Would u buy a 25.5" LCD @ 1920x1200 or a 27" @ 1920x1080?

[jlee]

Just to throw another option out there...my roommate has a 26" 1080P Vizio HDTV running as a monitor. IMHO, it's beautiful.

 

[mm2587]

regarding dot/pixel pitch, i thought that was much more important for CRT;s? Since LCD's have been mainstream i've never even seen them advertised as LCD's naturally have tighter pixel pitch. from PC Magazines definition:

On CRTs, the dot pitch is typically from .28 to .51mm, while large presentation monitors may go up to 1mm. On LCD monitors, dot pitch is typically from .16 to .29mm.


are u saying that on the 27" images/games will look less sharp/crisp because of the higher pixel pitch?

EDIT: hmmm just found out the 27" has a pixel pitch of 0.3114 mm & the 25.5" has 0.287mm, im guessing that's because of the higher resolution of the 25.5"? or is pixel pitch completely independant of resolution?


erm, i dont live in the US, im currently in Korea/Japan working. it was on sale for 420, 000won in Korea, which w/ the exchange rate is $360 USD. avg price is ~450, 000, which is $386 to be exact.

pixel pitch is completely dependent on resolution and size of the monitor. you have to fit "x" pixels in "y" space. the more pixels in "y" space the the smaller the pixel is and therefore the pitch.

 

[Hallowed_Dragon]

I registered just to tell you about this monitor 😀.
I have bought this monitor with a bit of fear because of the resolution and the response time of 5ms. Let me tell you that I am amazed by it. I has very good picture quality compared to my old Asus VW222. I behaves very nice in shooters and MMOs. Personally I don't see any difference between this monitor's 5ms to the previous 2ms I had.
Movie quality is excellent, browsing is a breeze and the menu for it is very nice.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[konakona]

I've noticed you wrote in the OP that you have already checked them out in stores, did you get to see monitors with other panel types while at it? You may well end up liking it, but not everyone is a big fan of large TNs (shortcomings of TNs tend to get more apparant on a larger monitor).

There are a bunch of 'lesser brands' in korea that sport IPS/PVA at affordable prices. For one, I have learned doublesight/planar monitors are actually OEM manufactured by a korean firm called PCBANK and used to go for much less in korea.

Some of them look pretty darned cheap, though I would do some reading and asking around to be sure of the quality: (I am assuming you can read korean 🙂)

 

[Emulex]

these TN suck bizzalls for watching tv or even surfing. i'm spoiled but S-PVA or IPS all day long makes you miserable looking at a TN panel for anything other than 256 colors 🙂

 

[JAG87]

I worried about that when I got my 25.5" monitor. I have absolutely no issues with that, it's just not something I think that the vast majority of people would notice.

That's you and the vast majority. I have a 0.25mm pixel pitch and I wish it was smaller. The smaller the pixel pitch, the less aliasing is visible.

Plus the image is just sharper and a lot more resembling of eyesight rather than a screen door, I don't think I need to mention that it's common sense.

So I have the T260HD and my little brother has an Acer 21.5" 1080p monitor (forgot model #).

My complaint is that his monitor has a microscopic pixel pitch. I was playing a game on his comp, and I seriously had to pull the monitor up closer because everything looked so damn tiny on his monitor.

That's because you are used to a bigger screen, where everything is bigger. If you used a 30 inch monitor you would get used to the smaller pitch, and if you looked at your 26 inch monitor after a couple of months you would say wtf, this looks brutal.

Again this is strictly from a PC usage point of view, if you sit 3 feet from your monitor it doesn't really make the same impact.

 

[poohbear]

I registered just to tell you about this monitor 😀.
I have bought this monitor with a bit of fear because of the resolution and the response time of 5ms. Let me tell you that I am amazed by it. I has very good picture quality compared to my old Asus VW222. I behaves very nice in shooters and MMOs. Personally I don't see any difference between this monitor's 5ms to the previous 2ms I had.
Movie quality is excellent, browsing is a breeze and the menu for it is very nice.
Just my 2 cents.

Thanks halloweddragon! ur feedback is much appreciated & thanks for registering to provide that! 1 more + for this monitor then. 🙂

I've noticed you wrote in the OP that you have already checked them out in stores, did you get to see monitors with other panel types while at it? You may well end up liking it, but not everyone is a big fan of large TNs (shortcomings of TNs tend to get more apparant on a larger monitor).

There are a bunch of 'lesser brands' in korea that sport IPS/PVA at affordable prices. For one, I have learned doublesight/planar monitors are actually OEM manufactured by a korean firm called PCBANK and used to go for much less in korea.

Some of them look pretty darned cheap, though I would do some reading and asking around to be sure of the quality: (I am assuming you can read korean 🙂)

Thanks Konakona, i can read Korean but dont understand alot of it (eg kinda like how u can read spanish/french but dont understand). Which brandname other than PCbank are u talking about? i've never seen a "PCbank" brandname anywhere? can u specify a brandname? all the monitors listed on that page were ~ $200, that would be impossible for an IPS/PVA right? thanks in advance dude.

 

[poohbear]

oops double post

 

[poohbear]

Konakona is this what u mean?:

http://blog.danawa.com/prod/?prod_c=982062&cate_c1=860&cate_c2=13735&cate_c3=14883&cate_c4=14891

scroll down and it has all the specs. its a 24", 1920x1200, 6ms, PVA for only $200!! Its a no name "Aimecca", and the design is kinda ugly, but the specs and fact its a PVA for $200 is ridiculous no?

or this no name "Davi" brand (26", S-IPS, 1920x1200, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time) for a more realistic $400. It's got a nice design too:

http://blog.danawa.com/prod/?prod_c=653172&cate_c1=860&cate_c2=13735&cate_c3=14883&cate_c4=14892

holy $hit thanks for that info konakona!! finding lots of nice S-IPS models in the 24-26" range in the $350-$440 price range. Crazy! for these brand names that are'nt famous, is there anything to worry about if the specs are solid?

 

[konakona]

yeah well panel isn't the only thing that goes into the monitor, the driving circuitry, backlight and etc all add up to the overall quality. Another thing is the cheaper brands are rumored to get lower quality panels, though seeing how even dells are not exempt from poor QC in the recent 2209WA fiasco, this may matter little.

So most of my friends in korea seem to be torn between expensive brands (LG, samsung) and lower tier brands with superior panel tech or larger size in the same price bracket. You should probably look up one of the local tech BBS to see which one is supposed to be decent. Here is one in case you get a chance 🙂

 

[poohbear]

kool. i'm really liking the specs on the Davi 26" S-IPS panel. it looks nice, but for $400 its making me wonder what they did to get it so cheap? Even a low quality S-IPS would be better than the best quality TN?

check it out:

http://blog.danawa.com/prod/?prod_c=653172&cate_c1=860&cate_c2=13735&cate_c3=14883&cate_c4=14892

very nice, but again all those specs for only $400 is making me raise an eyebrow.

 

[Paratus]

I went with a 24" 1920x1200 IPS (HP LP2475w)

After adjustment colors are awesome and I love having more vertical resolution. I came from a 1280x1024 19"