Thinking of getting a widescreen monitor? Do!

Just bought a 22" widescreen panel. I wasn't sure whether I'd prefer WS or not but read a few reviews that seemed positive so I took the plunge.

I love it! I'm glad I bought it & would recommend one to anyone else who was perhaps, like I was, thinking about buying one.

F.E.A.R looks great, C&C3 & CS:S also look miles better than on the 19" 4:3 that I was using. I can safely say that's it's changed the way I look at games forever!

BTW, they don't have to be expensive. Because I was sceptical, I didn't want to spend too much so I went for the cheapest I could find. A Video Seven W22D11. Only 340 euros! & it's f**** great! Only 2 things I don't like: speakers are poxy but who uses monitor spkrs anyway? & it's very bright but so are a lot of TFTs. Turn it right down & it's fine.

So if you are thinking of upgrading your monitor go ahead & buy WS!

I bought a widescreen monitor a couple of months ago. Sold it a week after and used my old crt screen again :)

I didnt like the changes the widescreen monitor had with it, too movies and games. Yes a widescreen monitor gives you are lot of room on your desktop but thats actually the only positiv thing i had with it. Some games dosnt support it and movies get very small unless you want them to be stretched and then they look ugly. And i watch a lot of movies trough my pc so i want it to show all movies perfectly.

Although I realise that a monitor is hardware, my point in this post is that from a gamer's point of view, I'm impressed with my new screen & recommend1 to other gamers that might be considering 1. If I was talking about memory, I would've posted it in hardware. I feel that because visual experience is important to a game it would be better placed on this forum.

Also, the games I have that don't support WS ran fine on this monitor at 1280x1024 with a black border at both sides. They look fine. If you go to Widescreenforums they have fixes & patches for tons of games too.

Although I realise that a monitor is hardware, my point in this post is that from a gamer's point of view, I'm impressed with my new screen & recommend1 to other gamers that might be considering 1. If I was talking about memory, I would've posted it in hardware. I feel that because visual experience is important to a game it would be better placed on this forum.

Also, the games I have that don't support WS ran fine on this monitor at 1280x1024 with a black border at both sides. They look fine. If you go to Widescreenforums they have fixes & patches for tons of games too.

IMP_ACT

I hated those black bars and it should work perfectly without needed to go to some websites and finding fixes. Why do that when you have a great working monitor? The only plus with those monitors is that they use less energy and they look cooler, but i want all my movies and games to run perfectly without having to look for fixes or help all the time, especially when you have a lot of games.

I hated those black bars and it should work perfectly without needed to go to some websites and finding fixes. Why do that when you have a great working monitor? The only plus with those monitors is that they use less energy and they look cooler, but i want all my movies and games to run perfectly without having to look for fixes or help all the time, especially when you have a lot of games.mimic-Denmark

1. A "square" (4:3) screen for your SD shows and movies.
2. A widescreen (16:9 or 16:10) for games/movies in that ratio, and
3. A projector for your theater films, which are commonly in 2.35:1.

I bought a widescreen monitor a couple of months ago. Sold it a week after and used my old crt screen again :)

I didnt like the changes the widescreen monitor had with it, too movies and games. Yes a widescreen monitor gives you are lot of room on your desktop but thats actually the only positiv thing i had with it. Some games dosnt support it and movies get very small unless you want them to be stretched and then they look ugly. And i watch a lot of movies trough my pc so i want it to show all movies perfectly.

mimic-Denmark

Thats too bad. A widescreen really does make a difference, and I havent come across a movie that doesnt take advantage of it. Actually, if you want to get technical, a widescreen monitor allows movies to be shown in their originalform since all movies are widescreen to begin with and are cut down to size for conventional, non-widescreen monitors.

As for games, yes...there are some that dont support it. But those games are, from my experience, all fairly old and since theyre ugly by today's standards its hard for me to say that they look worse due to the stretching. Playing Fallout 2 with stretched-out characters hasnt stopped me from enjoying it!

[QUOTE="mimic-Denmark"]

I bought a widescreen monitor a couple of months ago. Sold it a week after and used my old crt screen again :)

I didnt like the changes the widescreen monitor had with it, too movies and games. Yes a widescreen monitor gives you are lot of room on your desktop but thats actually the only positiv thing i had with it. Some games dosnt support it and movies get very small unless you want them to be stretched and then they look ugly. And i watch a lot of movies trough my pc so i want it to show all movies perfectly.

mrbojangles25

Thats too bad. A widescreen really does make a difference, and I havent come across a movie that doesnt take advantage of it. Actually, if you want to get technical, a widescreen monitor allows movies to be shown in their originalform since all movies are widescreen to begin with and are cut down to size for conventional, non-widescreen monitors.

As for games, yes...there are some that dont support it. But those games are, from my experience, all fairly old and since theyre ugly by today's standards its hard for me to say that they look worse due to the stretching. Playing Fallout 2 with stretched-out characters hasnt stopped me from enjoying it!

I do know that about the movies, and ive watched the same movie on a crt and then on a widescreen, but the difference wasnt that big, atleast not so that i went HOT DAMN ;)

And the strething bothers me a lot, and ireally hated that if a game dosnt have the widescreen resolution then the game is just in the center and it all looks so small and like a waste because you arent using the entire screen. Plus some games that do have the widescreen resolutiuon then the resolution is so high up that it needs a lot more computer power.

[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"][QUOTE="mimic-Denmark"]

I bought a widescreen monitor a couple of months ago. Sold it a week after and used my old crt screen again :)

I didnt like the changes the widescreen monitor had with it, too movies and games. Yes a widescreen monitor gives you are lot of room on your desktop but thats actually the only positiv thing i had with it. Some games dosnt support it and movies get very small unless you want them to be stretched and then they look ugly. And i watch a lot of movies trough my pc so i want it to show all movies perfectly.

mimic-Denmark

Thats too bad. A widescreen really does make a difference, and I havent come across a movie that doesnt take advantage of it. Actually, if you want to get technical, a widescreen monitor allows movies to be shown in their originalform since all movies are widescreen to begin with and are cut down to size for conventional, non-widescreen monitors.

As for games, yes...there are some that dont support it. But those games are, from my experience, all fairly old and since theyre ugly by today's standards its hard for me to say that they look worse due to the stretching. Playing Fallout 2 with stretched-out characters hasnt stopped me from enjoying it!

I do know that about the movies, and ive watched the same movie on a crt and then on a widescreen, but the difference wasnt that big, atleast not so that i went HOT DAMN ;)

And the strething bothers me a lot, and ireally hated that if a game dosnt have the widescreen resolution then the game is just in the center and it all looks so small and like a waste because you arent using the entire screen. Plus some games that do have the widescreen resolutiuon then the resolution is so high up that it needs a lot more computer power.

Thats true. So far the only 16:10 resolution Ive seen is 1680x1050 or something like that, and for most new games you need atleast a 7900 to get that with medium settings.

I am surprised that people still buy 4:3 monitors/televisions. Everything is going widescreen now... the difference is night and day. The earth's horizon is horizontal- that is how we see and how our brain works. It only makes sense that movies are filmed in widescreen. 4:3 tvs should not have been sold to begin with. Now a difficult and expensive transition must ensue.Engrish_Major

I would never buy an LCD/TFT screen. I think the difference is huge, and YES I've used really high quality flatscreens and yes 2ms is still noticable. Lucky for me CRTs are cheap as hell nowadays. The inherent limitations in the technology, with the native resolution and all, is a huge turnoff for me.

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"]I am surprised that people still buy 4:3 monitors/televisions. Everything is going widescreen now... the difference is night and day. The earth's horizon is horizontal- that is how we see and how our brain works. It only makes sense that movies are filmed in widescreen. 4:3 tvs should not have been sold to begin with. Now a difficult and expensive transition must ensue.kyrieee

I would never buy an LCD/TFT screen. I think the difference is huge, and YES I've used really high quality flatscreens and yes 2ms is still noticable. Lucky for me CRTs are cheap as hell nowadays. The inherent limitations in the technology, with the native resolution and all, is a huge turnoff for me.

I see your point, but the argument here is not CRT vs LCD, but widescreen vs 4:3.

1920x1200 is 16:10

And once you go widescreen, you don't go back!

I have this Samsung 22". It's absolutely brilliant. Fully recommend it to anyone who spends a lot of time o their pc gaming or watching movies.RocKtheCasbaH

take this to either your blog or hardware.white45e

Yeah, you're right, this should be in the hardware forum. But...I'm still biting the bait.

Yup I know, I bought a WS for the first time a year ago and haven't looked back once. Right now I got the samsung 22", and its really awesome in games and movies. :DGainwardrobe

Same here. Next step will be to just integrate everything for me...purchase a big lcd hdtv and run the computer through it. Next year, next year. My computer is setup for watching tv on it, so the next logical step would be to do it through a big tv. I've talked to a friend who's already done this. It looks great.