high end monitor

[radar]

hi
im looking for a high end monitor.22" or bigger,also widescreen.price range up to 400$.
needs to handle first person shooter games,video and picture editing.
any input,thanks

[dat720]

That covers just about every brand name 22" on the market.......
In saying that look a the Samsungs, very good quality.

[HymnToLife]

Be careful with Samsung, I have a SyncMaster 226cw (22") and it displays horribly wrong colours (and offers no decent way of tweaking them, you have to do that in your graphics card's control panel). So I bought a Iiyama ProLite B2403WS (24"), and couldn't be happier with it. It's a bit pricey, but it's really top-notch (the -slightly- cheaper E2403WS might be a good choice, it has just a few goodies missing, like the vertically-adjustable stand, it is also a tiny bit less reactive, though). If a 24" is too expensive for you, however, I heard Samsung's SyncMaster 226bw is a very good 22" one.

[burfadel]

Be careful with Samsung, I have a SyncMaster 226cw (22") and it displays horribly wrong colours (and offers no decent way of tweaking them, you have to do that in your graphics card's control panel). So I bought a Iiyama ProLite B2403WS (24"), and couldn't be happier with it. It's a bit pricey, but it's really top-notch (the -slightly- cheaper E2403WS might be a good choice, it has just a few goodies missong, like the vertically-adjustable stand, it is also a tiny bit less reactive, though). If a 24" is too expensive for you, however, I heard Samsung's SyncMaster 226bw is a very good 22" one.

The Samsung 226bw has been replaced by the 2253bw and 2253lw (slight differences between them). They, like the 226bw are a 2ms monitor which is great for games and fast motion, and have a dynamic contrast of 8000:1 (which is the best I've seen). The 'typical' contrast ratio is 1000:1, which is also the best typical contrast. When you see a monitors contrast ratio, they're usually always the dynamic contrast ratio if supported, or the typical ratio is its 800:1 or below. Most are truly 700:1. Hope that makes sense! Either way, the 2253bw is the best monitor I've seen (a friend bought one) and I am seriously considering selling my Asus VW222u monitor for one! The vw222u is also a 2ms 22 inch monitor. It, like supposedly the 226cw, requires adjustment with the graphics driver. Thats really no issue. The vw222u looks superb once set up correctly as well. Out of the box its common that the brightness needs turning down considerable on the monitor, but there's plenty of headroom there for further adjustment.

I don't meant to steal the thread, but I'd love to hear other peoples experiences with the 2253bw/lw!

[HymnToLife]

It, like supposedly the 226cw, requires adjustment with the graphics driver. Thats really no issue. The vw222u looks superb once set up correctly as well. Out of the box its common that the brightness needs turning down considerable on the monitor, but there's plenty of headroom there for further adjustment.

That is an issue when one is not using Windows, and doesn't have a full-featured graphics driver available. My Iiyama looked perfect straight out of the box.

[radar]

hey thanks for all the input.
im leaning towards the Samsung,lots of good reviews.i was getting confused with types of screens(a,b,c).some people were saying that you can see light bleed from the upper and lower edges of the screen.also what do you think of the glossy finish.

[LoRd_MuldeR]

I can say that I'm pretty happy with my Samsung 226cw. I use it for coding/office, image/video editing, DVD/HD playback as well as gaming.

[radar]

what are your thoughts on Samsung T220 22IN

[burfadel]

hey thanks for all the input.
im leaning towards the Samsung,lots of good reviews.i was getting confused with types of screens(a,b,c).some people were saying that you can see light bleed from the upper and lower edges of the screen.also what do you think of the glossy finish.

The 226cw would look better over the 226bw since its a higher end 8 bit panel monitor that you pay more for, instead of a 6 bit TN panel. You won't find any 8 bit panels cheaply, and with the latest monitor technologies a lot of the disadvantages of having a lower colour gamut can be overcome. (the colour range of normal, 6 bit TN panel LCD's isn't anywhere near as good as CRT's, the 8 bit panels come close.

That was a problem with some 226bw's in terms of slight light bleeding, as Samsung apparently contracted out some of the manufacturing? Anyways, thats not a problem with the newest 2253bw/lw monitors. The later 226bw's are great, but they're an old model now as I said earlier, and have been replaced.

Light bleeding is fairly normal for LCD's, thats one reason why many people prefer plasma tv's. LCD screens don't actually emit any light themselves, there is a light at the back shining through the LCD's! Thats why blacks never look truly black (although the 2253's 8000:1 black would look very good). Its also why digital watch screen don't emit light (unless its a lit screen of course)! and also why LCD's are hard to read in bright areas or in sunlight.

Glossy screens actually look clearer and cleaner, however matt screens have the advantage of not reflecting too much light. If you have a light source behind you of any kind, and especially if the room is fairly dark, glossy screens can reflect that light and be annoying whereas matt screen diffuse the light source and not be a hinderance to the user.

[foxyshadis]

The best site for scientific high-end and mid-end monitor reviews, to me: BeHardware (http://www.behardware.com/html/cat/22/).

[fly_away]

I'm happy user of Samsung, it's good choice for people who want more quality with less money spending :)

[dancho]

check this sites for more quality reviews and infos:

http://www.prad.de/en/index.html

http://www.hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=78