Good time to buy a 22"? Urgent help please!

how long of a wait is it between acquiring the possible monitors?

if you can get a 24inch, do it man! but a 22 inch is gonna be GORGEOUS!! TRUST ME!!! 

widescreen monitors look fantastic, a 19" alone is a fabulous gaming monitor, and I assure you that the wider the screen, the more fun you'll have!

 Its absolutely true, the experience is enhanced greatly when switching from a regular screen to widescreen (especially smaller to bigger), CRT monitors are gross, although have higher resolutions, you'll NO DOUBT have more fun with a widescreen LCD and youll be in love with a 22 or a 24

its all up to you though, 22" or 24"? having a powerful PC is spoiled when ur using a small 17inch, but anyway if you dont have to wait too long inbetween acquiring the monitors, I'd say wait for the 24, but if u gotta wait like a month, get the 22 buddy!

I would get the 24" around july sort of thing. what prices do you think they would be going for at that time? i coudltn sepnd more then $600 Australian dollers. ($400 US?)Samulies

I would get the 24" around july sort of thing. what prices do you think they would be going for at that time? i coudltn sepnd more then $600 Australian dollers. ($400 US?)Samulies

its free pritty much.

and the 24" has a better res then 22" ones.

22" ones have 1680 x 1050 giving them a pixle pitch of 0.282
24" ones have something like 1900 x 1200 giving them a pixle pitch of 0.27 or something ?

what i would really like to know is how much a 24" one would cost around august this year sort fo thing. any estimates? 

I would go for the 226BW. It's a great monitor.RazorGR

The thing its, its only free becasue my dad is shouting me 1/2 of it, nad buying my old screen that im using now. So i couldnt sell that. Also, if i wait till i get my new PC and get the 24" at the same time, il still get $250 outa dads pocket and an extra $200 for this one now. The only thing is how much will 24" screens be at that time. (august)Samulies

[QUOTE="neodragon"]Well Samsung makes their own panels, so this looks like a good choice. The Dell 2407FP is also very nice, but it's a gamble what panel you are going to get.

Wow, looking at some prices now I'm wondering if a free 22" is not a bad deal. You're still getting all the equivalent cash right, or am I missing something? If you are I would still go with the 24", just because if you get a nice one they look amazing.ATLReppa770

HDCP compliance is important to consider, basically it allows the monitor to view protected HD content, which is what Windows Vista is all about.

I would check out your local electronics store and see if the extra 2" is worth it to you.

HDCP? High Definition ComPatible..right or no? -- Also, that Samsung won't be able to play HD videos? I don't get it, what's the difference if I play a HD trailer that I have (1080P) on that Samsung and a HDCP compliant monitor??ATLReppa770

Your trailer isn't encrypted (like HD-DVDs) so it will play just fine

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"]HDCP? High Definition ComPatible..right or no? -- Also, that Samsung won't be able to play HD videos? I don't get it, what's the difference if I play a HD trailer that I have (1080P) on that Samsung and a HDCP compliant monitor??neodragon

Your trailer isn't encrypted (like HD-DVDs) so it will play just fine

[QUOTE="neodragon"]

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"]HDCP? High Definition ComPatible..right or no? -- Also, that Samsung won't be able to play HD videos? I don't get it, what's the difference if I play a HD trailer that I have (1080P) on that Samsung and a HDCP compliant monitor??ATLReppa770

Your trailer isn't encrypted (like HD-DVDs) so it will play just fine

Your HD content is going to be encrypted either way...

It's just that if you don't have an HDCP compliant monitor you won't be able to play it.

That is if you plan on watching Blu-Ray or HD-DVDs 

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"][QUOTE="neodragon"]

[QUOTE="ATLReppa770"]HDCP? High Definition ComPatible..right or no? -- Also, that Samsung won't be able to play HD videos? I don't get it, what's the difference if I play a HD trailer that I have (1080P) on that Samsung and a HDCP compliant monitor??neodragon

Your trailer isn't encrypted (like HD-DVDs) so it will play just fine

Your HD content is going to be encrypted either way...

It's just that if you don't have an HDCP compliant monitor you won't be able to play it.

That is if you plan on watching Blu-Ray or HD-DVDs

And if I decide to watch trailers, instead...? 

And if I decide to watch trailers, instead...?

ATLReppa770

Trailers are fine, as is other content. I'm talking about the hypothetical future 3 years from now, when everyone will be downloading digital content legally, but it will all be HDCP encrypted. This has currently been implemented in the new media formats. 

damn, this page takes so long to load. Thanks a lot Neodragon. =Dfrost_mourne13

Well use firefox, geez XD