That review delivery was so slow and stilted, I only lasted halfway... 

+1 for Yhatzee:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1516-Aliens-vs-Predator 

Much more like it. Who said he was getting stale?? 

That other review is US american, Zero Punctuation is british. Hmm... 

wasn't even worth pausing my music. Not to speak of my wasted time. Not funny. 

The guy forgot to bring the funny. 

The time to get a TFT is finally here. Going for a 19" one (everything above is too large for my needs, or is it?). What can you tell me about widescreen displays? Seems weird for a computer monitor. How does one work in games - is the display streched? Any real benefit? 

Why on earth would you want to map on a small 19" when you can map on a 22-24" on a MUCH larger resolution? 

http://www.amazon.de/LG-L227WTP-PF-TFT-Monitor-Kontrast-30000/dp/B001H2K2IK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1268855687&sr=8-1

and i'm pretty much satisfied with it, even though I found the colours too intensive at first and calibration was a bitch. Now that i'm used to it, it seems that even if it is wrong (which i don't really know), it's not problematic. Nothing occurs to me as wrong, and i have a crt next to it. it looks different and less intense, but the samsung looks better now.

Gaming is fine unless you're really hardcore gamer and even then you can get used to it.

i'd also agree that larger is better, unless you're desk is in a really, really confined space 

the crt looks different and less intense. 

Yes, finally not more nagging about wrong screenshot brightness!

I have a LG Flatron L227WTP and love it. A bit too bright for working so I reduce gamma a bit. 

What did you calibrate? Do you use sRGB? 

So sick of being blasted by electron guns.

Here's a question... for gaming and mapping, 16:10 or 16:9 aspect ratio?

Also, are there good panels that have component or composite inputs? I would want to plug my game system (PS2 currently) into this. 

I run a 24" Acer at 1920x1080 (16:9) and it works great. I also have a 23" tv with enough separate inputs for my Wii, PS2 and Xbox so I never have to unplug any of them. I just switch modes and there ya go. 

Switched from an old 17" flat screen with three colors to an HP LP2475W 24" monitor, and loving it. Component, HDMI, display port, composite and DVI inputs, great adjustability and viewing angles, and works as a USB hub. 

i'd go with 16:10.

the popular ones are both 16:10: 1680x1200 and 1440x900. the gigantor 1920x1200 is also 16:10.


besides, if you watch a video that's in 16:9 in a 16:10 monitor, it's the same size. ^_^ 

i had a 16:10 19x12 and now im 16x9 1080p

The 16:10 definately felt better. 16:9 is too wide and not high enough.

My freind just got a 22inch ASUS from the same range as my 24inch ASUS and his is 16:10, mine 16:9, and they feel the same size. What you gain in width from 22inch 16:10 to 24inch 16:9 you loose in height.

Also a 22" 16:10 is likely to be cheaper than a 24" 16:9, but really I would rather have the former.

What i really want is a 24" 16:10 again, but if i decided to upgrade now I would get a 26" :D 

The reason I'm aiming for such a small screen is that I sit very close to it (not much space on the table) and want to be able to keep it in full view without having to move my head/eyes too much. In this sense, 22 or 24" must be like sitting in the front row in a cinema. Or so I presume. 

Unsure whether this was posted or not but it's neat

(Long link)

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html?awesm=on.ted.com_8Chc&utm_campaign=jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world&utm_medium=on.ted.com-twitter&utm_source=direct-on.ted.com&utm_content=ted.com-talkpage 

made me want to go and try WoW. Im a WoW virgin.

But yeah - she was pretty good looking 8-P 

WoW is for virgins. 

Vondurgins... 

I spose there's not many people on those icebergs. 

 

Sorry Ijed - no time for RemakeQuake for the next 10'000 hours, I have to play World of Warcraft so we can save teh world!!!