Author Topic: Superfly Re:Samsung Syncmaster 244T widescreen monitor purchase (Read 1025 times)

Citabria · « **on:** April 26, 2007, 02:04:05 PM »

My monitor is old. its a Sony E540 21" Trinitron which I have always thought highly of but I been messing with it so much trying to get AH looking the way I like that I think I just broke one of the phosphors and now its tits up as far as color and brightness and contrast. I think I killed it.

So I am gonna cough up the dough for a new screen.

Superfly you mentioned the Samsung Syncmaster 244T widescreen monitor.
you said its the best looking monitor you have ever seen. Is this compared with CRT screens too? I found them priced as low as 731 dollars while the retail price was around 1400.

I am leary of LCD screens since I have always used CRT screens on my desktops and always thought the LCD screens on my laptops sucked.

thanks for any help.

hubsonfire · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:24:42 PM »

wth kind of resolution would you run at that size? that's ginormous.

Furball · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:27:35 PM »

I run AH through a Sharp Aquos LCD TV... It is awesome.

Citabria · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:30:31 PM »

i run ah at 1280x1024 right now...

so to be safe till i get a new vid card would probably run it at 1280 x768?

Furball · « **Reply #4 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:31:20 PM »

I run AH at 1280 x 1024 on a Radeon 9500

Superfly · « **Reply #5 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:31:42 PM »

I run the game in 1920x1200, and it is the bomb. As far as the difference to a CRT... It is basically like using a plasma HDTV instead of a regular tube tv. (You can actually have it act as an HDTV) It's bright, rich in color and I love it. I have a LCD 17" at home, and it looks practically dull compared to the Syncmaster.
You'll love it.
I have a Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT at work.

Citabria · « **Reply #6 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:41:30 PM »

sounds awsome. and thx for info Super!
any of you ah dweebs out there have the widescreen and using it to play AH? that has got to be very impressive looking playing in widescreen bet it gives a great sense of... well movieness hahah.

lilprop · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:42:56 PM »

Does anyone have experience using a projector for gaming?

SKurj · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:46:18 PM »

Run it at native res if you can. Anything other than native res will not look good... guaranteed

BlauK · « **Reply #9 on:** April 26, 2007, 03:48:53 PM »

Widescreen looks nice, but you will lose some of your vertical viewing angle

I just bought a new LCD monitor, but stayed away from a widescreen. I want to use 1280x1024 while playing AH (screen ratio 5:4 instead of 16:9... or whatever it is in widescreens).

AFAIK, the DirectX allows the 90deg horizontal view and then adjusts the vertical angle according to screen ratio.... meaning less angle for widescreens.

[edit:]
However, some have used the pivot capability of their widescreens and actually gained some vertical view

wasq · « **Reply #10 on:** April 26, 2007, 04:03:50 PM »

I'm running 1650x1050, and as BlauK said I lose some vertical. I can't see all of the gauges, and I have a very limited high-12 view. I can manage with it, but it's always a trade-off.

I'm still waiting for the 2-monitor support in AH.. I have a 17" 1280x1024 monitor on top of my 20" 1680x1050, and it's really great in X-Plane. I can have the gauges on one monitor and main view on the other. Or have both views as 3D views e.g. one from outside, one from inside.

SKurj · « **Reply #11 on:** April 26, 2007, 04:24:32 PM »

I use 1680x1050 on a 22" widescreen

Not having any issues with views, at least that I have noticed. Once I get the TrackIr hooked up it becomes even more of a null issue...

Masherbrum · « **Reply #12 on:** April 26, 2007, 04:39:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
I run AH at 1280 x 1024 on a Radeon 9500

Same res on a 7900GT

Atoon · « **Reply #13 on:** April 26, 2007, 06:20:46 PM »

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Originally posted by SUPERFLY
I run the game in 1920x1200, and it is the bomb. As far as the difference to a CRT... It is basically like using a plasma HDTV instead of a regular tube tv. (You can actually have it act as an HDTV) It's bright, rich in color and I love it. I have a LCD 17" at home, and it looks practically dull compared to the Syncmaster.
You'll love it.
I have a Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT at work.

I think its great you have time to share your opinion on monitor choices!

Viking · « **Reply #14 on:** April 26, 2007, 06:26:02 PM »

I use a projector with a screen about six feet wide. It's like playing at the cinema!