knight-rider

Hi,

I am looking for a LCd monitor which is perfect for movie/video watching,gaming & webpage viewing. What types would be better ( widescreen or normal)? I heard widescreen is 2" smaller in height if we compare it with same size normal monitor. Plz give me a solution.

NessTheHero

I have two widescreen 19 inch monitors. One is an Acer and one is a samsung. The samsung is INCREDIBLE and I'm sure lots of people will agree with me that samsung is an excellent brand when it comes to monitors.

So, I'm recommending a 19 inch samsung for gaming, movies, and all that stuff.. You can get those cheap now, approx 180 monies.

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WBaS

Widescreen is the way to go, especially if you think you'll be watching movies. The widescreen aspect ratios aren't as distorted as the 4:3 ratio. What price range are you looking at? Will you be using HDMI? I just picked up a Samsung 216BW and I love it so far. I also have an older 19" Dell LCD with the 4:3 ratio, but I much prefer the 16:10 widescreen.

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onlycodered

I've been doing research for my new LCD and I have to say that the Samsung 216BW is quite amazing for the price. That's the one I'm going to get. Has a great response time and contrast ratio.

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blupupher

Yes, Wide screens are "shorter" than their standard counterparts.

If going widescreen, I personally would not get anything smaller than a 22". 19" widescreens are jut too small.



I personally like my 19" standard monitors. The view pictures better and are just the right size.
That being said, my next monitor will be a 22" widescreen, since I like haveing the sidebar on Vista on top all the time, the widescreen will give me that extra bit of screen space.

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Coma

What? There's no distortion at all. It depends how the video was mastered... widescreen is just wider, and that's it.

NessTheHero

Isn't 4:3 just widescreen with the edges chopped off?

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WBaS

Woops! Yes you guys are right my bad! I was thinking of movies on a tv. How they format it differently for 4:3. What I mean to say is that you get a wider viewing angle, which for most instances (like watching movies, or playing games) is better.

Sorry for the confusion!

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benfica101

In Australia, Samsung Moniters are very Expensive they can be up tp $350-$400 for a 22'' wide LCD, i went and purchesed a Asus VK222H 22'' Wide lcd moniter got for $320 aus dollers, really great screen, its got a HDMI port really handy if you a PS3.

Lenny_D

I agree that this is a great monitor. I have one (although mine's for sale right now to upgrade to a dual 24" setup) and I've loved it over the past 6-7 months. If your interested in purchasing one on the cheap, PM me.