Thank you for creating this thread in the first place.

So may i ask what are few good 19" widescreen lcd choices available nowadays that dun cost much ? :D

This post has been edited by ketan1785: Jul 25 2006, 10:40 PM

anyhow thx, well me just just trying to help out new potential buyer like me ,once upon of time,

well that will be viewsonic va1912wb, CMV or chenmei 19" and Samsung 940BW .all are available locally,

hopes this helps..

CMV 19" good quality product? any review from CMV user...?

from feedback from actual buyers from this forum, seems alot are satisfied with its price per performance scale.

hope user/owners of CMV 19" wide, will shed some lights here....

let say u have 20" wide lcd but low end graphic card series such as ati X550 or nvidia 7300gt..
will it be playable at good framerate?
what about the res setting?

Well.. the idea is.. a 20" wide LCD cost RM1k-1.5k+-..
A decent graphics card (7600GT) costs like.. RM800..
If you cannot even get decent framerate with 7300GT on a regular 17" (probably 1280x1020).. what more can you expect with a higher widescreen resolution (1680x1050)? Better use the money to get the better graphics card.. 20" Wide is the same height as a normal 17", just wider..

i think the limitation is ppl buy lcd based on the on-paper review, if can compare side-by-side, sure the outcome is more accurate

is Sony WideScreen 19inch a good choice?

for 19" wide, before i lay my evil eyes and hands on this 2025wm, my choice was viewsonic va1912wb...it is very cheap with good color reproduction. seen one myself on some display shelves. sure look better than the CMV in the same shop. maybe with some tweakings on the settings will beautify things up. but i rarely go for unheard brands when buying computer stuff.


btw, know ur needs. do u really need a wide? or even change ur current displays? or just hand itchy to get new gadgets? lol...if u go LCD, things must be in native res to look good. know ur computer capabilities.

for different models of WS lcds, the best way is go to a few shops to look at the actual thing, and get reviews from the net. and see if it suits ur profile. video reviews also very helpful from certain hardware sites.

This post has been edited by SpikeTwo: Jul 27 2006, 08:49 AM

hmmmm, pretty curious whether i can plug my ps2 to the lcd screen to play or not. coz if not mistaken ps2 dun support wide screen. do they ???

try here
http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/chimei..._widescreen_lcd

well, d idea is there..but people don't buy lcd just 4 gaming..
for casual gamers, they don't need such high end gc..
bigger display is more important since native res for sure supported in general use..
d idea is is it worth to switch to widescreen 4 d average joe since the priority of upgrading the hardwares is not like buying cheap things from 'pasar mlm'..

i need help here...

i m currently planning 2 get new wide screen lcd btu my gc is gforce 4 64mb ony...quite outdated....so,can the lcd support it?

Recommended you upgrade la.

I am not sure whether geforce 4 supports widescreen or not but you are going to miss out on so much with a lousy gc while having a good monitor. You can get the latest low-cost gc which is around RM200-Rm300 (for non-gamers).

This post has been edited by Computer^freak: Jul 27 2006, 05:30 PM

that means most probably my gc wont support my monitor rite?if cant support,how is the display?totally crap?or juz not nice?or cannot c anything?

Err..... since u mention about yr old type system, then buy wide screen LCD monitor wif brand new item.....

hey bro i think my viewsonic vx2025 have very serious prob..."THE BLACK OUT" prob...every 3~4hours...!!!

gosh is was horrible..

i cant stand lo...

how's dell 24"? any major defects?

From some reviews, it doesn't seem to suffer from any major defects. The only defect is the banding issue which seems to persist even in the new revision, A02(although the effect has been reduced).

I'm using Benq FP92W with my GForce 4 Ti4800 SE 128MB.......1440x900 no problem.....now playing Battle for Middle Earth 2 with wide screen

This post has been edited by siewsphone: Jul 27 2006, 10:25 PM