New Widescreen Panel

[Elven]

Now my hardware is enough so I thought it's time for a new gaming grade widescreen panel to replace my LG 1715s 17inch panel.

I plan on a top end of £200 and that is my top end i've a house to decorate and fit out so I'm asking a bit to square off flooring cash for a pc upgrade of the gf.

I'm based in the UK and mainly use OCUK as my supplier currently I have my eye on the 20inch

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-051-SA&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

Which everyone says looks good but heh you guys know more then I do.

 

[Mr. Smith]

Samsung make superb screens...

Just don't get it from there... Link

If you ever need to RMA anything they don't like to help

 

[FarFarAway]

I'd get it from play (free del too), but yeah that's a nice screen indeed

 

[mVp24]

I have the 205BW(last years' model) very good monitor

 

[Elven]

The one from play.com looks good may give them a shot, to be honest i've used OCUK for a while now got my case, gpu, HD, some bits and bats from them no issues always good delivery.

Never returned anything though

 

[equk]

nice monitor

you could get a 22" for around the same price tho

 

[MikeEnIke]

nice monitor

you could get a 22" for around the same price tho

Aye, I was thinking the same thing. Sometimes quantity does indeed beat quality lol. Yes Samsung has phenomenal screens, but I would rather have 2 more inches then 1000:1 over 500:1 contrast or something of the sort. Great monitors, but I'd go larger myself.

 

[equk]

I'm looking at getting This One atm

LG L226WTQ

- Viewable Area: 22” Widescreen (1680x1050 Resolution)

- Interface: Analog / Digital

- Response Time: 2ms

- 16.7M Colours

- Contrast Ratio: 3000:1

- Viewing Angle (H/V): 170°/ 170°

- Brightness: 300cd/m2

- Supplied with DVI Cable

- 3 Years On-Site Warranty with LG

 

[FarFarAway]

What panel has that got equk?

 

[equk]

What panel has that got equk?

It's a TN panel.

Display Type: Flat panel display / TFT active matrix

TFT Technology: TN

I think the samsung mentioned above is also TN (2ms)

 

[Ham]

Dk if its the same screen but

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129575

206bw. Mite be nice if ebuyer had some decent listings for once though...

 

[FarFarAway]

Ye that's the right one

 

[Elven]

Heard bad things about Ebuyer, so far the Samsung on play.com has won me over.

 

[ionicle]

ebuyer has been fine for me, ...i've had like over 40 different dealings with em, had to RMA 2 times, and its been effortless, i'd give then 5**** tbh

i guess its personal preforance

but ebuyer is out there with the cheapest tbh...

EDIT: my sugestion would be a dell tbh...for moniter

 

[Elven]

20inch Samsung £189 delivered, I am happy with that

 

[ionicle]

lol, thats a good deal actually, i'm happy with my 19" widescreen though lol

 

[Elven]

Friend got a 19" Samsung for £159 jammy

 

[equk]

a 20" WS is the same height as a 17" non-WS

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6985/size21vu.png

which is why I would go for a 22" altho I have a non-widescreen 19" atm

 

[Elven]

Well this tft is about 2years old and I do alot of gaming on BF2142 which prefers widescreen, and with results i've seen from Samsung I'd prefer to get one of those.

 

[equk]

Cool I have a samsung atm

You do know a lot of manufacturers use the same panels? so there's really next to no difference in quality/performance etc.

This site is a good reference