Which monitor?

[pcgamer321]

So, I'm looking for a monitor for my PC, and I nailed it down to two.
I mostly use my PC for gaming, messaging, and browsing the web, with the occasional movie.
Which would be the better pick?
BenQ G2400WD
LG L227WTG- PF

 

[qbfx]

Since the two monitors are well regarded units it really depends on the performance of your system - if it can handle 1920x1200 then go 24" for 10 bucks more - better for browsing the web and the occasional movie.

 

[ArchAngel777]

That LG is wonderful! I love mine dude, seriously... The glossy screen is beautiful. I have owned several monitors in the past two years, searching for that perfect one. Closest one I have found for myself is the LG you mentioned. Go check it out at a best buy store and see it in person. I am sure you will find it enticing...

 

[cmdrdredd]

Do most games these days support 1680 x 1050?

 

[Sam25]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
Do most games these days support 1680 x 1050?

Good question. I searched on Google and it seems a lot of the new games do actually support even higher resolutions. The thing is some people have had problems running them at very high resolutions resulting in sudden black screens. But you can check out the games which are run at 1650 X 1050 resolution and higher and the subsequent results here:

http://www.widescreengamingfor...p/Essential_Games_List

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Sam25

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
Do most games these days support 1680 x 1050?

Good question. I searched on Google and it seems a lot of the new games do actually support even higher resolutions. The thing is some people have had problems running them at very high resolutions resulting in sudden black screens. But you can check out the games which are run at 1650 X 1050 resolution and higher and the subsequent results here:

http://www.widescreengamingfor...p/Essential_Games_List

no, i mean 1900x1080 and 1900x1200 is a very standard resolution in most games I've seen. I'm wondering if 1680x1050 is standard enough that the games have a native support for that resolution.

 

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[pcgamer321]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Sam25

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd
Do most games these days support 1680 x 1050?

Good question. I searched on Google and it seems a lot of the new games do actually support even higher resolutions. The thing is some people have had problems running them at very high resolutions resulting in sudden black screens. But you can check out the games which are run at 1650 X 1050 resolution and higher and the subsequent results here:

http://www.widescreengamingfor...p/Essential_Games_List

no, i mean 1900x1080 and 1900x1200 is a very standard resolution in most games I've seen. I'm wondering if 1680x1050 is standard enough that the games have a native support for that resolution.

I don't understand what you mean.
Why would a higher resolution have more games with that?

 

[Sam25]

pcgamer321 wrote: "Why would a higher resolution have more games with that?" >>> I don't understand your question...could you elaborate a bit.

 

[qbfx]

I think every modern game supports 1680x1050, 1920x1200 etc.

 

[Sam25]

Originally posted by: qbfx
I think every modern game supports 1680x1050, 1920x1200 etc.

Yes, agreed. I've read that some old games also can be tweaked a tad bit to play at higher resolutions.

 

[qbfx]

Yeah, I don't game myself (apart from F3 sometimes) but I think you can tweak some .dat or .ini files and enter custom resolutions ..

 

[Sam25]

Originally posted by: qbfx
Yeah, I don't game myself (apart from F3 sometimes) but I think you can tweak some .dat or .ini files and enter custom resolutions ..

Yes, true. What I wonder is will playing a little older games at high resolutions slow down the frames per second making the game stutter?

 

[qbfx]

I don't see why would this happen.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I ordered the BenQ off of newegg. Good price this weekend and the monitor got very good reviews considering it's a TN and is considerably cheaper than the Samsung offering. For the slight lag, I'll take this 24" over the LG 22" which I was looking at before. I doubt highly that I'll notice the lag at all. The extra resolution will help more.