Recent content by Spry

If you modded the standard HDTV/SDTV component cable like I did, the cable must be set to SD. I didn't mention it in my post but it is on that long AVS Forum thread. The piece of scotch tape can't cover any other pins, either. Before I did this my Xbox would reboot every time I switched...

I modded my cable and did the scotch tape trick. I cut a tiny sliver of tape and put it over the 28th pin of the connector. It works like a charm! There's an image of the 28th pin in the following thread on #168: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=924291&page=6 Just a...

That's good to know. When I bought the Samsung 6 months ago they were all TN. It all depends on how much you want to pay.

I'd get the Viewsonic. At the time of purchase, the Viewsonic and Samsung were the same price here in Texas. I don't believe the $100 difference in price is worth it. All the 22" LCDs are TN panels. You just need to look for back light bleed and dead or stuck pixels. Buy from a place that...

Most if not all 22" LCDs are TN panels. These have great response times but the viewing angles are limited. I compared quite a few 22" LCDs and the Samsung & Viewsonic looked the best to me. The reason I like my CRT better is the black levels. I don't care want anyone says, the black levels...

I bought the Viewsonic, but it had backlight bleed in the middle of the screen and a dead pixel so I returned it for the Samsung. My 226BW has minor bleed at the top and bottom edges of the screen but has no dead pixels and the color is outstanding. I picked up a 22" Acer panel for my...

I need some thoughts from y'all regarding a new rig. My needs include video & audio encoding and playing the new FPS games like Bioshock. I would like to play the games on medium or higher at 1680x1050. I plan to use the same case and 3 month old SATA optical and hard drives. Here's what I...