Monitor recommendation?

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Originally Posted by xnomad

Thanks for all the replies guys. Now that I've started looking I'm spoiled for choice.

My CRT resolution is 1280x1024 and I run pretty much everything on COD on high with no dramas.

Now I'm worried about having a too high native res when stepping up to wide screen.

So you guys say that the IPS panels are the go? What about LG then? I found cheap LED backlit IPS panels with faster response times than the Dells.

http://www.lg.com/au/common/compare/...%3Fvalue%3DALL

I also remember losing quite a bit of the cockpit when borrowing the widescreen from work. You had to look down to see the lower half of the instrument panel.

Here's my CRT:
http://imgur.com/953y0

Here's the borrowed from work flatscreen:
http://imgur.com/RkOwW

1. completely disregard manufacturer's response times - each manufacturer uses its own standards for measuring response times and it depends on what it actually measured ... thus it can not be used for comparison of the every day use or between different models/manufacturers
   
   
2. get an IPS panel, TN can't even reproduce all the colors and PVA panes are just too slow
   
   
3. there are 16:10 (1920x1200) and 16:9 (1920x1080) resolutions - if possible I would recommend a 16:10 panel because if you do anything else other than gaming and watching movies the higher vertical area will be very useful

Based on that I can recommend the following IPS Panels:

(from cheapest to the most expensive)

23", 16:9
Dell U2311H

24", 16:10
HP ZR24w
Asus PA246Q (upgraded and factory calibrated panel from the U2410)
Dell U2410

Out of those 4, my choice would be the Asus PA246Q, or Dell U2311H.