22" or 24" is bigger better ???

[Abarbarian]

Came into a small amount of money and was looking to buy a new monitor . Been looking at the 22" Samsung its around £240 and saw this 24" for £299 and was tempted .
Is bigger better or are their any downsides to bigger . I know that most 22" use about 50 w and the 24" usearound 100 w so they use twice as much power .

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3436238/-/Product.html?source=2007081166

 

[ChristopherP]

I have a Dell 2407WFP and its Brilliant!! How much are they now? I believe they have come RIGHT down in price since i got mine... (sods law)

 

[V_R]

The 24" is better, but you really need the hardware to drive it to its full potential.

 

[Alf]

They are better than 22", 2" better... If you ever plan on playing games i dont think your computer had the pixel pushing power needed to run games at its native resolution.

If you have the extra money to burn, i dont see why not

 

[Abarbarian]

I have a Dell 2407WFP and its Brilliant!! How much are they now? I believe they have come RIGHT down in price since i got mine... (sods law)

£446 from Scan .

£411 from overclockers

http://www.pcbuyit.co.uk/product.asp?dept_id=6&sku=225 £401

 

[floppybootstomp]

Yes, 24" is better than 22" - it's a no-brainer basically

Samsung are good. I have a 20" widescreen Syncmaster 205BW, I'm happy with it, been thinking lately about getting a 24" but nah, LCD TV first, then save up the shekels again.....

 

[ChristopherP]

I paid about £550 for mine from eBay. Worth every penny though.

 

[Spezi]

Go BIG or go home.

 

[Abarbarian]

I found these

BenQ FP241W 24 inch Wide Screen LCD Monitor £456
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=13324&category_id=364&manufacturer_id=0

Acer AL2416WB. £249
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/130842/rb/0


24" Iiyama Prolite B2403WS-B1 LCD Wide £317
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(21259)24-Iiyama-Prolite-B2403WSB1-LCD-Wide-3ms.aspx


ViewSonic VX2435wm £459
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4K2P

Samsung 245B £369
http://www.disking.co.uk/product_info.php?ref=77&products_id=98774382

24" LG L245WP Black Widescreen £458
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=644783

Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP £411
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-009-DE&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=



Some interesting articles,

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/which_screen_1.html

http://www.behardware.com/articles/666-2/a-look-into-dead-pixels-2007.html

http://www.behardware.com/articles/677-1/the-samsung-245b-the-1st-tn-24-tn-vs-24-pva-mva.html

I'm really tempted by a 24" but whilst I was looking around I see that you can get a 22" for £150 with pretty good spec so I'm stuck on the horns of a dilema . I might just wait a while as when I started this quest the Acer 24" was £299 and now its £249 and thats dropped in the last two days .

 

[Alf]

Heard the Dell ultrasharp is one of the better LCDs, but sure is expensive.
i would check up on that Acer model, still expesive, but cheaper than the rest

 

[Abarbarian]

I nearly went for a 22" at under £200 . I seriously considered the Acer AL2146WB under £250 that is some deal on a 24" monitor . But as they say theres one born every minute and I ended up being seduced by slick advertising and tempting reviews .

I hope its as good as the reviews ,

http://www.dvhardware.net/review93_2_dell_2407wfp.html

It was those Call of Duty screen shots that tipped me over the edge . Them and the 4 year guarantee along with the zero dead pixle thingy and Revision 4 firmware for £419 inc vat and delivery for next day .

 

[ChristopherP]

You bought the 2407WFP? Good man

 

[Abarbarian]

You bought the 2407WFP? Good man

I did Hope the old 9800 will let me get some sort of a display up as project X is way behind schedule

 

[ChristopherP]

Dont expect to be able to play games at full 1920 res though! Its a big old screen... worth it though!!

 

[Abarbarian]

I'm only on level 5 of Tomb Raider , and am stuck on level one of Beyond Divinity and keep getting shot by snipers in the easy mode of Armed and Dangerous . So as long as the old 9800 lets me play them I'll be happy for a while . By the time I've finished Project X I'll have saved up some loot for a good game and the place will be littered with the dead and dying corpses of my foes

 

[Alf]

since those are older games (and ports) i dont think they will be displayed in full res glory. Interloped, it will fill the screen anyway

 

[Abarbarian]

Haven't a clue about games and monitor settings as I'm just starting out on the games trail its just as complicated as the games themselves . I'm looking forward to watching movies on the big screen as I measured up and its a good few inches bigger than me TV and me 19" CTR . It should arrive tomorow , keeping me fingers crossed .

 

[Abarbarian]

Yep I'm happy me monitor arrived an hour ago . I'm going to plug it in in a while after I've spent a while looking it over . This is one big baby and so thin .

Heres the folk I got it from and I paid £419.48 inc postage but it seems to have gone up in price to £438.28 inc postage .

http://www.pcbuyit.co.uk/product.asp?dept_id=6&sku=225

I'm going to need a map to find me way around this vast screen , if you don't here from me for a while send out search parties

 

[Alf]

now you have more real estate than you know what to do with, have fun

 

[V_R]

Pics please!