I decided to create a thread that is productive just for widescreen monitor users, be it lcd or crt, or even crt tv. As long as its widescreen ratio,

The aim is to help and share experience, guides ,tips among users, and create awarness on behalf of widescreen benefits or maybe cons, if there are any.

Here's goes

Faqs and usefull sites for widescreen users

1. http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/...title=Main_Page
2. http://www.widescreenbabes.com/
3. http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/mpages/widescreen1.shtml
4. http://www.hardforum.com/
5. http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...e+Multi-Patcher
(Vista theme mod, that require little system resources)
6. http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/index.php

Application that can takes the benefit of widescreen display

1. Adobe Series
2. Microsoft office ( run several spreadsheet a time, etc)
3. Powerdvd/Windvd
4. Bs player (divx, etc)
5. New pc games ( counter-strike, quake 4, age of empire 3,etc)
6. Internet explorer (browse with dual browsers, vertically)
7. CDisplay ( to view dual pictures vertically, nice for comic scans)
8. VMware (run a virtual pc/desktop, for debug, dual platform networking, etc)
9. Ave desk (ultra low resource required dock like stardock,but its free and fast)
10. Rklauncher (same as ave desk, but a shortcut bar instead)

Here's some simple guides and infos I can cook up suppose to includes list of games that support widescreen rez natively and some tat don't, but tat one need some time to compile a list, which is quite a lot.

So any things u guys want to share or ask regarding widescreen can post here, I can try my best to help if possible and others will too I hope.

So , welcome and enjoy your stay guys.....official widescreen club is launch huraay~!!


Sample of my desktop with avedesk and rk launcher,both apps required no instalation and takes very little resources.




Please keep the thread clean, no bragging, flame wars, etc. solely Q&A , and information contribution.

Edit by sniper: oooh...I luv u Paris ..sorry...couldn't help myself:P

This post has been edited by Hwoarang45: Jul 15 2006, 06:59 PM

Reserve space.

Ps:
If anyone wants to mod thier desktop to thinner,cooler and better layout like vista, go to neowin.net ,listed above,register an acc,

1)then install the UXTheme Multi-Patcher (860kb) , reboot.
2)Look for Vista Visual Styles Pack.exe (2.209MB),
3)Set your vista themes on Properties\Appearance
$)Viola~ enjoy.~~

ps: eh sniper, hahaha itchy itchy already yah, if u want i can send u ta pic.its in 1440x900

Review and infos link

Acer AL1916W | 19" | 8ms | TN PANEL
Apple Cinema Display | 20" | 14ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Apple Cinema Display | 23" | 14ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Apple Cinema Display | 30" | 14ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL

BenQ FP202W | 20" | 8ms | TN PANEL
Link1
Link2

Dell 2005FPW | 20" | 16ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Dell 2007WFP | 20" | 16ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Dell 2405FPW | 24" | 16ms | Samsung PVA PANEL
Dell 2407WFP | 24" | 16ms | Samsung S-PVA PANEL
Dell 3007WFP | 30" | 14ms GTG | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL

Viewsonic va1912W | 19" | 8ms | TN PANEL
Link1
Link2
Link3

ViewSonic VA2012WB | 20" | 8ms GTG | TN PANEL
Link1

Viewsonic vx2025W | 20" | 8ms GTG | P-MVA PANEL
Link1
Link2
Link3

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LCD SHOOT OUT between Dell and Apple cinema
Link

The influence of electronic components on LCD colors(lots of lcd faqs)
Link

Dell 2007WFP vs. Viewsonic VA2012wb
Link

Aspect Ratio Explain



LCD Buyer's Guide from anandtech forum
Click Me!

This post has been edited by Hwoarang45: Jul 25 2006, 08:23 PM

Widescreen size | Resolution

15" | 1280 x 768
17" | 1280 x 768
19" | 1440 x 900
20" | 1680 x 1050
21" | 1680 x 1050
22" | 1680 x 1050
23" | 1920 x 1200
24" | 1920 x 1200
30" | 2650 x 1600


Popular widescreen LCD that can be found in Malaysia

Acer AL1916W | 19" | 8ms | TN PANEL
Apple Cinema Display | 20" | 14ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Apple Cinema Display | 23" | 14ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Apple Cinema Display | 30" | 14ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
BenQ FP202W | 20" | 8ms | TN PANEL
Dell 2005FPW | 20" | 16ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Dell 2007WFP | 20" | 16ms | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Dell 2405FPW | 24" | 16ms | Samsung PVA PANEL
Dell 2407WFP | 24" | 16ms | Samsung S-PVA PANEL
Dell 3007WFP | 30" | 14ms GTG | LG.Philips S-IPS PANEL
Viewsonic va1912W | 19" | 8ms | TN PANEL
Viewsonic vx2025W | 20" | 8ms GTG | P-MVA PANEL

Benefits of a widescreen monitor (from first hand experience with a 19" normal aspect ratio CRT vs a 24" widescreen LCD):

- You have more to see in games, thus you may have an advantage in many games like Counter-Strike: Source

- You can place two apps side-by-side like a webpage tutorial and Adobe Photoshop, and you don't need to constantly refer back to the other page

- Like above, you can watch a movie or TV episode while surfing the internet at the side

- Human vision is more akin to 16:10 than it is 4:3

- More desktop space pixelwise when comparing same-size models (1680 x 1050 compared to 1280 x 1024)

Here is the reference & comparison video resulotion standrad including Aspect Ratio:



Now Wide Screen Display will become more popular including watch wide screen DVD movie & latest gaming.....

This post has been edited by Daywalker: Jul 15 2006, 09:03 PM

u can also find tons of widescreen babes in www.skins.be. it has more babes than those in widescreenbabes. lol...

Viewsonic VX2025 widescreen user here

i love the sorrund gaming method. Looks pretty coll though ~

now my second thnings im going to get is Speakers hehe

"Hwoarang" familiar name in DT ....

Haha anyway , i like to use my 19' Wide screen for Wide screen View of DVD playback ...

No more missing scence at both side or Darken Edge at Top and Bottom ...

With my Xi - Fi ... haha ... My computer is better than My home 29' home theater ...

Anyway ... while serving website .. if put full screen ... some page "cacat one" because they only set them to "1024X768" or "800X600" .... either it come to the midle or side , left one side empty ..

cool.. finally turned on my new 2407. still needs time to adjust to widescreen. totally new experience for me

gestapo, any light leakage on your 2407?

if 2407 drop price i would like to get it as well...

then i'll pass my 20.1" to my bro

btw what is the use of viewsonic cd for? nothing special to me also?

Good thread Hwoarang45...

For hi-quality wallpaper, click this link...
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/index.php

This post has been edited by norazwan79: Jul 15 2006, 06:46 PM

Thanks for sharing infos guys, and i hope more people can gain more exposure to widescreen goodness,

And guys , please keep this thread as clean as possible, minimise the chatters and post only faqs, guides, q&a ,etc.
kay~~

reviews updated, for common locally available wide lcds models.


Please keep the thread clean, no bragging, flame wars, etc. solely Q&A , and information contribution.

This post has been edited by Hwoarang45: Jul 15 2006, 07:34 PM

viewsonic cd is just a driver. lol...make ur computer know, u are using a bad ass widescreen LCD.

someone posted this is the lcd thread,

20" wide has the same height with 17", i think it is better off to get a 20" than 20" wide.

hi all, noob question here..

Is 'FEAR' & NFSMW can support 20" wide screen arr ?

most of the latest games can support widescreen. For games not supported you have hacks for them. Get them at www.widescreengamingforum.com.

welp, ppl get wide because, they want wide. not the size. of course, that's preference. you cant compare 20" normal with 20" wide. to get 20" 4:3, it is better off to get 24" wide.




FEAR and NFSMW...no. you need to hack it. it is easier for FEAR, just edit the settings.cfg file, as for NFS, u need a hack software + camera hack. EA has been long outdated without supporting wide. Monolith has learned from FEAR and they implemented wide support for Condemned:Criminal Origins. the game is already wide, those 4:3 monitors will display black bars, while widescreen also has black bar, just that it is smaller, looks more natural.

This post has been edited by SpikeTwo: Jul 15 2006, 11:45 PM

Are you sure there are black bars? To my knowledge from the 20 or so games I've installed that don't have native widescreen resolution and no quick fix, the image just gets stretched to fit the entire screen.

anyone have any news on the Benq FP241W?

full 1080p support....