1920x1200 vs 1920x1080 montors.

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#1 StormFire66
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Well im getting a new monitor soon, looking to get a 24 inch monitor at either 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 resolution. Can't really decide on which to get yet. I will be the using the monitor equally for both playing pc games and watching DVDs and Blu Ray movies. But i don't know which will be the best for what i want. Any suggestions?

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I think you want 16:9 resolutions now-a-days. So 1920x1080 would work better I believe.

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#3 Marfoo
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It's really just a matter of aspect ratio. Most movies use 16:9 (1920x1080) or wider, whereas a computer usually uses 16:10 (1920x1200). Gaming on 1920x1080 has no draw backs, watching movies on16:9 is always better. Usually 16:10 is a better work space than 16:9.

If you do a lot of working on your computer, say Photoshop, movie editing, music making etc... It helps to have the slightly taller screen for a more balanced workspace. For entertainment purposes such as gaming and movies 16:9 is adapted very well.

So it all really depends, would you like a slightly wider display, or a wide display that's a bit more balanced for general computing?

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#4 stele29
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Both are suitable. My opinion is that if your primarily using it for computer stuff, then 1920X1200 is better as it tends to be more supported, plus more pixels is not a bad thing (unless your computer can't push them that is). Performance wise, the difference is negligable. Just go with the one that offers the features you want.

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It's really just a matter of aspect ratio. Most movies use 16:9 (1920x1080) or wider, whereas a computer usually uses 16:10 (1920x1200). Gaming on 1920x1080 has no draw backs, watching movies on16:9 is always better. Usually 16:10 is a better work space than 16:9.

If you do a lot of working on your computer, say Photoshop, movie editing, music making etc... It helps to have the slightly taller screen for a more balanced workspace. For entertainment purposes such as gaming and movies 16:9 is adapted very well.

So it all really depends, would you like a slightly wider display, or a wide display that's a bit more balanced for general computing?Marfoo

Looks like ill probably get a 1920x1080 monitor then. Im mainly just going to be using the monitor for games and movies so the extra space for work does not bother me.

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#6 Marfoo
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[QUOTE="Marfoo"]

It's really just a matter of aspect ratio. Most movies use 16:9 (1920x1080) or wider, whereas a computer usually uses 16:10 (1920x1200). Gaming on 1920x1080 has no draw backs, watching movies on16:9 is always better. Usually 16:10 is a better work space than 16:9.

If you do a lot of working on your computer, say Photoshop, movie editing, music making etc... It helps to have the slightly taller screen for a more balanced workspace. For entertainment purposes such as gaming and movies 16:9 is adapted very well.

So it all really depends, would you like a slightly wider display, or a wide display that's a bit more balanced for general computing?StormFire66

Looks like ill probably get a 1920x1080 monitor then. Im mainly just going to be using the monitor for games and movies so the extra space for work does not bother me.

Sounds good, happy gaming.

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#7 StormFire66
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[QUOTE="StormFire66"]

[QUOTE="Marfoo"]

It's really just a matter of aspect ratio. Most movies use 16:9 (1920x1080) or wider, whereas a computer usually uses 16:10 (1920x1200). Gaming on 1920x1080 has no draw backs, watching movies on16:9 is always better. Usually 16:10 is a better work space than 16:9.

If you do a lot of working on your computer, say Photoshop, movie editing, music making etc... It helps to have the slightly taller screen for a more balanced workspace. For entertainment purposes such as gaming and movies 16:9 is adapted very well.

So it all really depends, would you like a slightly wider display, or a wide display that's a bit more balanced for general computing?Marfoo

Looks like ill probably get a 1920x1080 monitor then. Im mainly just going to be using the monitor for games and movies so the extra space for work does not bother me.

Sounds good, happy gaming.

Thanks.

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The extra space does make a difference in games as many of them will run at 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios. Movies will have small letterbox bars but a lot of movies are in 2.35:1 anyway so those would all have bars on a 16:9 anyway. If the price is comparable between the two I'd go with the 1920x1200 resolution display (I have a few of each resolution). The only issue I have with actual 1920x1080 displays is most of them are TVs rather than monitors and have all the pluses and minuses associated with that.

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get 1920 x 1200 then you have far more screen space for you desktop. you can always set a 1920 x 1200 monitor to 1920 x 1080 but the 1920 x 1080 can never to 1920 x 1200. New games all support 1920 x 1200 and it really makes no difference for dvds.
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get 1920 x 1200 then you have far more screen space for you desktop. you can always set a 1920 x 1200 monitor to 1920 x 1080 but the 1920 x 1080 can never to 1920 x 1200. New games all support 1920 x 1200 and it really makes no difference for dvds. imprezawrx500
If your watching movies you need a 1080 monitor. Otherwise you will have black bars on the 1920x1200 monitor. It makes a big difference for Dvds
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1920x1200. Higher resolution and more screen space (16:9 vs 16:10) is always better. 1080p content will just leave thin black bars of unused screen at the top and bottom, which actually shows you how much more space you'll have with a 1920x1200 monitor than with a 1080p monitor (You get about an inch and a half more vertical viewing space on a 24" 1920x1200 vs the same size 1080p monitor). Go for 1920x1200 unless you're looking to save a few $$$. Also, don't cheap out on a monitor. The listed specs are often misleading and cheaper monitors eat juice like nobody's business. My 24" uses 45w of power (Samsung T240), many cheaper ones (Asus, etc) use upward of 125w and often have artificially enhanced pictures (over-saturation / brightness) to try to mask their inferiority.

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[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]get 1920 x 1200 then you have far more screen space for you desktop. you can always set a 1920 x 1200 monitor to 1920 x 1080 but the 1920 x 1080 can never to 1920 x 1200. New games all support 1920 x 1200 and it really makes no difference for dvds. STAR_Admiral
If your watching movies you need a 1080 monitor. Otherwise you will have black bars on the 1920x1200 monitor. It makes a big difference for Dvds

What he is saying, is you can adjust the 19x12 to 19x10 for DVD viewing.
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[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]get 1920 x 1200 then you have far more screen space for you desktop. you can always set a 1920 x 1200 monitor to 1920 x 1080 but the 1920 x 1080 can never to 1920 x 1200. New games all support 1920 x 1200 and it really makes no difference for dvds. STAR_Admiral
If your watching movies you need a 1080 monitor. Otherwise you will have black bars on the 1920x1200 monitor. It makes a big difference for Dvds

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, many movies aren't 16:9 anyway so you'll get black bars even with a 16:9 display. -Byshop
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[QUOTE="STAR_Admiral"][QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]get 1920 x 1200 then you have far more screen space for you desktop. you can always set a 1920 x 1200 monitor to 1920 x 1080 but the 1920 x 1080 can never to 1920 x 1200. New games all support 1920 x 1200 and it really makes no difference for dvds. Byshop
If your watching movies you need a 1080 monitor. Otherwise you will have black bars on the 1920x1200 monitor. It makes a big difference for Dvds

AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, many movies aren't 16:9 anyway so you'll get black bars even with a 16:9 display. -Byshop

Yeah, Byshop is right, there are tons of movies out their that are wider than 16:9 anyway, so the letterboxing is going to be apparent anyway. If you do watch a 16:9 movie on 16:10, 60 pixels on the top and bottom is not a distracting letterbox at all.
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[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]get 1920 x 1200 then you have far more screen space for you desktop. you can always set a 1920 x 1200 monitor to 1920 x 1080 but the 1920 x 1080 can never to 1920 x 1200. New games all support 1920 x 1200 and it really makes no difference for dvds. STAR_Admiral
If your watching movies you need a 1080 monitor. Otherwise you will have black bars on the 1920x1200 monitor. It makes a big difference for Dvds

and the same can be said for most 16:9 monitors you still get black bars. many dvd players let you set it some most of the black bar is removed.
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Sorry for hijacking the thread :) ,but i'm on my mobile right now and i can't make a new thread :( . Is the benq T2200HD good monitor ? ,if not plz suggest another one at the same price :)