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24" Samsung Monitor 1920x1200

darkcircuitdarkcircuit Member Posts: 211
in Hardware

Hey all,

I'm looking to replace my other half's cheap and cheerful 19" monitor with something akin to my own monitor (Samsung 24" 1920x1200) and I'm struggling to find a suitable 24" 1920x1200 Samsung monitor. I've been on Samsung's site and the vast majority (only 3 of them aren't) are 1920x1080, and I prefer the additional height offered by 1200.

I typically only buy Samsung monitors as I've had no problem with them so far and they seem to produce good colour reproduction. I'm not looking for anything for design work etc, just looking for something for gaming (low response time, etc). Can anyone suggest a monitor from a different brand or incase I missed one a decent Samsung one?

P.S. Please remember I'm looking for one running a resolution of 1920x1200.

P.P.S. I'm looking to spend between £200-250

Comments

  • XasapisXasapis Member RarePosts: 6,337

    You're right that it's kind of weird that all models in US Samsung site seem to be of the 1920x1080 variety. In my country's EU site I found models of the 1920x1200 variety. Like the


    S24A450BW


     


    I don't know if you're after a LED model, the one I mentioned is LED.

  • darkcircuitdarkcircuit Member Posts: 211

    Thanks for the reply :) I did notice that one but they have it down as a business model, which usually means that its not much good for gaming etc.

  • XasapisXasapis Member RarePosts: 6,337

    At this point I don't think that it makes much of a difference. If anything, I'd go for a 26" with the same resolution.

  • darkcircuitdarkcircuit Member Posts: 211

    Doing a bit of further digging I came across this one, but not sure its that good for gaming with a 8ms response time:

    Dell Ultrasharp U2412M 24" IPS LED Monitor:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Ultrasharp-U2412M-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B005LNDPPS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

  • Kuro1nKuro1n Member UncommonPosts: 775

    Im using a Benq monitor (G2420HDBL, probably not being produced anymore but i bet there is an alternative), cheap and works better than the samsungs I've had (they all died from bad capacitors). 

     

    EDIT: My bad, i just noticed it said 1920x1080, either way I guess BenQ has something anyway if you look around. : p

  • darkcircuitdarkcircuit Member Posts: 211

    Sorry for the double post, but I also found this one, which although is out of my budget has a lower response time and a gaming mode for lower input lag:

    Dell U2410 IPS Panel

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-U2410-24-Widescreen-Monitor/dp/B0031U1AFU/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1329826248&sr=1-1

  • simonwest80simonwest80 Member Posts: 173

    Have a look @ ;http://www.ebuyer.com/278390-samsung-syncmaster-s24a450bw-lcd-led-24-dvi-monitor-ls24a450bwt-en

    Ignore some of the stats - Ebuyer are quick to label it as 1920x1080, but someone has confirmed it is infact 1920x1200.

    You may also find all these are 1920x1200

    http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=1&sort=popularity&limit=10&store=5&cat=12&filtersubcat=2097&filterca149=1920+x+1200

     

    On a side note i would still suggest looking at a 1920x1080 for 2 reasons

    1)  Price - Similar sized monitors are half the price for 24" - yes the height is nice.........but is it really worth it and that necessary?

    2) Game optimisation - Most games will now be built with the "standard" that has now been set of 1920x1080, not saying that games wont stretch/shrink fine but with all the console ports etc the majority of games will be built around 2 resolutions 720 and 1080. 

  • RidelynnRidelynn Member EpicPosts: 7,383

    Dell actually carries decent monitors, if you can believe it.

    Also - ignore the "specs" listed for almost every monitor - they are almost all made up and completely ficticious. Something like response time is a totally subjective number, as there is no standard for measurement. 3 different brand monitors, using the exact same LCD panel, can report 3 different timings just based on whatever their marketing guys decide to print on the box. The ~only~ metric that matters is if it looks good to you.

  • centkincentkin Member RarePosts: 1,527

    Dell definitely carries good monitors at this time.

    I still use my 1920x1200 monitor from them that I got in 2005.

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    One of the quotes in my sig on a different message board is:

    1920x1200 is a monitor.  1920x1080 is a TV without a tuner.

    Essentially that is what you are dealing with -- if you get a 1200 monitor you are getting something designed top to bottom as a monitor.  If you go with the 1080s -- they (at least pretty much anything under twice the normal price) are all TV conversions.

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    1920x1080 does NOT work well for a monitor.  Such an extreme ratio is borderline for gaming and just bad for surfing the web and worse for coding/doing other more businessy things on a computer.

    Unfortunately we are starting to see some games not even support 1920x1200 as a format though.  If that trend continues then it will be an industry forces it thing.

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    Depending on how you use your computer, 2560x1600 could be a good choice for a future looking display. 

    I am actually kind of surprised you dont see 2880x1800 though which could be a better standard as it is 1.5 x 1920 instead of 1.33 x 1920.  Probably because 2560x1600 is a nice even 4096k.

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