monitor and video card

[musictime]

Hello everyone I am going to get a new monitor , and my friend and I have narrowed down to these three choices :
http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Acer-AL2016WBBD-Widescreen-LCD-Monitor/2637714/product.html
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=68090
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?ATT=--&CMP=AFC-C8Junction&Item=N82E16824254024
We don't know which one should be better and with a good price .
And I am wondering what's the difference between the 8800GTS card and the 8800 GT card ,which one should be better ? Thanks for your reading and need your inputs please .

 

[Simon F]

Hmm. Isn't this your second post like this? Any more and one might think you are spamming...

 

[Bludd]

That second link is hilarious; a 22 inch widescreen LCD for $200? On Ebay? Scam-alert!

 

[ShaidarHaran]

Upon further inspection it doesn't look like a scam afterall. The site just links to a Best Buy page showing the (assumed) correct price of $329.

 

[Blazkowicz]

And I am wondering what's the difference between the 8800GTS card and the 8800 GT card ,which one should be better ? Thanks for your reading and need your inputs please .

get the GT.

 

[Davros]

you can get a 22 inch widescreen for £135 considering we get ripped off in the u.k $200 doesnt seem unbeleivable

 

[Skrying]

That second link is hilarious; a 22 inch widescreen LCD for $200? On Ebay? Scam-alert!

You can buy a 22" monitor new at Newegg right now for $200. So, I'd say not a scam and not really a great deal.

 

[Bludd]

Ugh, it must be a TN-panel. I forget that those instantly make for cheap monitors.

 

[Skrying]

Ugh, it must be a TN-panel. I forget that those instantly make for cheap monitors.

All 22" LCD monitors (and the VAST majority) use TN panels. My own uses TN, and to be frank I'd take it over my 20" CRT any day of the week. Though my 22" has several features that made/make it significantly more expensive, such as a proper scaling chip and higher quality dithering, also PiP and 1:1 pixel mapping. Love this monitor sooooo much.

 

[Davros]

what exactly is 1:1 pixel mapping does that just mean it runs at its native res ?
ps: tn panels they arnt the 6bit ones are they ?

 

[Bludd]

I wouldn't touch a TN panel with a 11 foot stick.

 

[Skrying]

what exactly is 1:1 pixel mapping does that just mean it runs at its native res ?
ps: tn panels they arnt the 6bit ones are they ?

1:1 pixel mapping is when the programs resolution shows exactly how it is on the monitor. Its not zoomed in, its not stretched, its exactly how it is. That means on a 1680x1050 a 1024x768 image for instance would be in the center of the screen and take up those pixels on the screen. Its very nice for games that don't support widescreen.

TN panels are 6-bit, but this can be changed to the point where its not even noticeable (I've tested people who claimed to be able to tell the difference). One of my friends has a 20" Viewsonic that has a 8-bit panel, and he by far prefers the image on mine (The Viewsonic uses PVA technology, which IMO is worse than TN). If I had the choice I'd go with IPS>>>> TN > xVA.

 

[Davros]

TN panels are 6-bit, but this can be changed to the point where its not even noticeable (I've tested people who claimed to be able to tell the difference).

Its subjective of course but, I just dont like the idea of playing games in 18bit colour
ps: my lcd has just died so im using a crt at the moment and when i had my lcd I would of swore the image was just as good as a crt but it isnt. this is especially noticable in games/levels that are set at night where i can see much more detail now than i could on the lcd. but then again I wouldnt buy a crt now

 

[musictime]

Thanks all I've got a SAMSUNG 226BW , it is pretty cool indeed with 2ms . Thanks all for your replies .

 

[Albuquerque]

TN panels are 6-bit, but this can be changed to the point where its not even noticeable (I've tested people who claimed to be able to tell the difference). One of my friends has a 20" Viewsonic that has a 8-bit panel, and he by far prefers the image on mine (The Viewsonic uses PVA technology, which IMO is worse than TN). If I had the choice I'd go with IPS>>>> TN > xVA.

I think the 6-bit part can look really good in most scenes, but corner cases get really ugly -- like long, smooth gradients or low-contrast / low brightness scenes.

And I absolutely love my Dell 2007WFP IPS panel