Hey guys,

My 6-year old 17" monitor has finally failed on me.

I'm now looking for a 22" wide screen monitor. Budget around RM450-600. Can i have some recommendations please? I don't need wall-mount feature, preferably black, non-glossy type. I use it mainly for movies, online gaming, surfing etc. I'm not gonna connect it to a gaming console, i.e. PS3 etc.

I've seen a lot of HDMI term in this thread, may i know what is it about? If you have HDMI port meaning you can watch Blu-Ray movies? Is it important? I've tried to google it but i don't really get what does it mean (can transfer audio/video data?), too technical i think. And also, is there any significant difference between the 21.5" and 22"?

My GC is Asus GeForce 8800GT 256DDR3, so i guess i'm using the DVI port?

Thanks in advance.

This post has been edited by Argiope: Oct 22 2009, 07:19 PM

Can i conclude that if i have external speakers, i won't be needing this HDMI?

I'm planning to go for the Samsung 2243SW. What do you guys think about this? What's the difference of 2243SW and 2243SW+? There are so many types out there, SWX, BW, BWX, P, T etc.

Also considering LG W2253TQ.

This post has been edited by Argiope: Oct 23 2009, 03:51 PM