A few questions before I take the plunge and become a WSGer

ajg · Post by **ajg** » 16 Feb 2006, 12:33

if your gonna max out a card, at least get a dell 30 inch widescreen :lol:

IIDX · Post by **IIDX** » 16 Feb 2006, 15:33

Samsung LN-R238W.Its a great all around widescreen.PC,HDTV,and is the choice TV for XBox 360.I am more than happy with it at a Native resolution of 1360x768.Also probably cheaper than the Dell.Great Set!!!

Problem is, that's an HDTV right? I heard that LCD TV's aren't the best for PC and have an overscan problem or something like that?

EDIT: Hmm looking interesting actually, do you know of any proffesional reviews of it? All I can find are user reviews.

Post by **skipclarke** » 17 Feb 2006, 02:21

Problem is the 1360x768

768 is very limiting for both PC games & DVD HD viewing.

You need a WWWW X 1080

& HDMI HDCP of course :roll:

IIDX · Post by **IIDX** » 18 Feb 2006, 08:09

Any other comments on using that Samsung LCD TV as a monitor?

dirtydog28 · Post by **dirtydog28** » 22 Feb 2006, 15:41

Hi , nice website ya have here well im a real noob , and after reading some reveiws and other info i lashed out and bought the benq fp202w 20 inch WS , my GF picked it up for me as I had to work, when I got home i was horrified to discover it is smaller than my standard 19inch lcd screen. So ive chucked it back in the box and will be exhanging it for a veiwsonic 2ms 19 inch screen. So what a goose I was thinking it would be a inch bigger than my 19 inch screen and wider, lol

If you guys can convince me to keep it other wise its back to the shop, i cant unwrap everthing or play with it , other wise Ill end up paying a restocking fee ETC., Oh and I am a hardcore FPS gamer.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 22 Feb 2006, 15:54

If you play Half-Liife 2 and Doom3/Quake engine games the most, then having a widescreen won't be a problem - if you play Battlefield 2, then sadly a hardcore FPS gamer will probably be better off with a 'standard' panel.

When changing aspect ratios, diagonals are going to mean slightly different things - to 'beat' a 19" 5:4 in height, you'll probably need a 24" 16:10 panel... :)

I still reckon you should give widescreen a chance, though. ;)

dirtydog28 · Post by **dirtydog28** » 23 Feb 2006, 03:27

Yep sounds like ill be sticking with the 19 inch lcd thanks :D

Post by **BongoTrumman** » 23 Feb 2006, 03:36

I agree with PS that you should give WS a chance. It is really something special and it will give you so much joy once you try it. You are the first person I have ever heard who wants to go back.

dirtydog28 · Post by **dirtydog28** » 23 Feb 2006, 14:04

I agre with WS just the 20 inch is so small, when 24 inch WS are a bit more affordable i will dive in then.

Post by **BongoTrumman** » 23 Feb 2006, 14:21

Ok,

I hope to see you on the WS side in a near future :D.

CodE-E · Post by **CodE-E** » 23 Feb 2006, 20:57

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2) I have an x800 pro flashed to 16 pipes, 2 gigs of ram and a 2.8c ghz p4. Is playing at the higher resolution (currently play stuff at 1280x1024) going to severely drop my framerates, or should I be fine for a while longer?

3) One issue I have with my current monitor is that things not playing in the native resolution look bad! If I get the 2405fpw and it turns out that some games don't play in widescreen, will using the black bars on the left and right to show 4:3 pictures make the games still look good?

2) Newer games won't amazingly well at 1920x1200 on your system, I think. I'm talking about stuff like the Doom 3 and NFS: Most Wanted engine and upcoming uber graphics engines like the Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion and the Unreal 3 engines.

3) Non-naitive resolutions will look a bit crap, aye. :(

I think it's better to get a 1680*1050 monitor. If you get a 1920*1200 one, you'll need to spend loads more on your system.

Post by **Paddy the Wak** » 24 Feb 2006, 00:53

Non native resolutions on the 2405 do not look crap.

tc17 · Post by **tc17** » 24 Feb 2006, 08:37

Hi , nice website ya have here well im a real noob , and after reading some reveiws and other info i lashed out and bought the benq fp202w 20 inch WS , my GF picked it up for me as I had to work, when I got home i was horrified to discover it is smaller than my standard 19inch lcd screen. So ive chucked it back in the box and will be exhanging it for a veiwsonic 2ms 19 inch screen. So what a goose I was thinking it would be a inch bigger than my 19 inch screen and wider, lol

If you guys can convince me to keep it other wise its back to the shop, i cant unwrap everthing or play with it , other wise Ill end up paying a restocking fee ETC., Oh and I am a hardcore FPS gamer.

It may be shorter in height, but the 20" is much wider than the 19". The 20" also uses a higher resolution.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 24 Feb 2006, 11:06

Non native resolutions on the 2405 do not look crap.

Seconded.

They don't look crap on the 2005 either.

They're both excellent in games, on the windows desktop it's more noticeable - of course, you'll be running @ native there, eh? ;)

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