20", 21" or a 22" Monitor with Scaling?

[Jules]

Anyone know a decent 22" monitor that has scaling for under $300? Reason is because i need it for my Ps3.

 

[TheOtherRizzo]

All monitors have some kind of scaling, usually stretch to full screen. There are no 22" monitors in existence that can display a 16:9 image without distorting it to 16:10.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: TheOtherRizzo
All monitors have some kind of scaling, usually stretch to full screen. There are no 22" monitors in existence that can display a 16:9 image without distorting it to 16:10.

What other options do i have?

 

[TheOtherRizzo]

I think all Dell monitors have settings that make them scale the image without distortion.

 

[Jules]

My E207WFP doesn't have that

 

[s44]

Only the Gateway does it right in that size, but I'm not sure if it works over HDMI/DVI as well as component. Rather more than $250 though.

 

[madh83]

You can always set your video card to scale instead.

Edit: Whoops misread your post, lol my mistake

 

[Martimus]

Here you go:

http://www.monitorwarehouse.co...rt_monitors_34_ctg.htm

Might be a little expensive though.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: madh83
You can always set your video card to scale instead.

How would i do that if im playing on my ps3?

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: Martimus
Here you go:

http://www.monitorwarehouse.co...rt_monitors_34_ctg.htm

Might be a little expensive though.

Don't want a CRT, thanks though.

 

[Martimus]

Don't want a CRT, thanks though.

No problem. I just know that is the easiest way to scale well to other screen resolutions, which was your stated problem. Hope you figure out what will work for you!

 

[PingSpike]

To my knowledge, sceptre makes the only 22" that has different scaling options that can be selected from within the monitor. Maybe a gateway? Never really found any confirmation of that.

 

[kmmatney]

My 24" Soyo can scale between 16:10 and 4:3 resolution in the monitor. it only has VGA and DVI inputs, though, and I have no idea if it will work with a PS3. I bought it for $299.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: kmmatney
My 24" Soyo can scale between 16:10 and 4:3 resolution in the monitor. it only has VGA and DVI inputs, though, and I have no idea if it will work with a PS3. I bought it for $299.

I need a monitor that can do 16:9

 

[BernardP]

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: TheOtherRizzo
All monitors have some kind of scaling, usually stretch to full screen. There are no 22" monitors in existence that can display a 16:9 image without distorting it to 16:10.

What other options do i have?

You can buy a 23-inch or 26 inch HDTV TV set with component and HDMI input. The resolution is 1366x768 and these sets have the proper 16:9 aspect ratio.

This is the reason you see TV sets being used in stores to display PS3 and XBox 360 demos. The consoles are made for 16:9 HDTV, not for computer monitors.

Beware of some new 19-inch TV sets with 1440x900 native rez.

Personally, I would live with the 16:9 > 16:10 compaction if I wanted to use a computer monitor with a console.

 

[themisfit610]

I have a BenQ 24", and it has aspect ratio correct scaling - my friend's Xbox 360 outputs 1080p, and I have small black bars on the top and bottom to "fit" 1080p inside 1200p.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: BernardP

Originally posted by: MyStupidMouth

Originally posted by: TheOtherRizzo
All monitors have some kind of scaling, usually stretch to full screen. There are no 22" monitors in existence that can display a 16:9 image without distorting it to 16:10.

What other options do i have?

You can buy a 23-inch or 26 inch HDTV TV set with component and HDMI input. The resolution is 1366x768 and these sets have the proper 16:9 aspect ratio.

This is the reason you see TV sets being used in stores to display PS3 and XBox 360 demos. The consoles are made for 16:9 HDTV, not for computer monitors.

Beware of some new 19-inch TV sets with 1440x900 native rez.

Personally, I would live with the 16:9 > 16:10 compaction if I wanted to use a computer monitor with a console.

I tried that but it looked really crappy. Any 20" have the scaling option?

 

[BernardP]

Thinking a bit more about this, it seems there is currently no monitor with 16:10>16:9 scaling. The only solution I see is that a 16:9>16:10 scaling option would be implemented in a future firmware update of the PS3. This would work in a way similar to NVidia Scaling on a computer.

If enough PS3 owners ask for this option, Sony might implement it. This doesn't solve you short-term problem though.

 

[clickynext]

I have a Dell 2007WFP and it does 1:1 scaling for 16:9. The only annoying thing is that it always defaults to filling the screen when changing resolutions, so you always have to change it manually to 1:1.

Of course, this is 20", but if one Dell has it, there must be others...

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: clickynext
I have a Dell 2007WFP and it does 1:1 scaling for 16:9. The only annoying thing is that it always defaults to filling the screen when changing resolutions, so you always have to change it manually to 1:1.

Of course, this is 20", but if one Dell has it, there must be others...

hmm seems like im gonna have to get a 20" if i want it to scale right.

 

[Jules]

anyone know a 20", 21" or 22" that scales 16:9???

 

[Jules]

need to order one tonight. any advice?

 

[Jules]

bump anyone?

 

[SunSamurai]

If you want to play PS3 , you dont want a computer monitor

Also, ALL LCDs have scale distortion from their native resolution.

 

[Jules]

Originally posted by: aeternitas
If you want to play PS3 , you dont want a computer monitor

Also, ALL LCDs have scale distortion from their native resolution.

Thanks for the info.