New Monitor

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

I currently have a Samsung SyncMaster 930B monitor. Its a great monitor. But I'm wanting to go to a widescreen say 22,24,27, or even 30 inch. What brands does everyone like and what specs should I be most crutial about. All input appreciated. Thanks.

[LA_MERC_sLingbLade]

Im not much help andy but I just read a consumer reports review on Dell monitors and I was very surprised buy the low scores on just about every catagory they judged. So im looking around as well.

[LA_MERC_Shadow]

I bought a dell 24 and I've had no problems with it at all. Dunno about consumer reports. I have the same as Robby

[LA_MERC_th33_r00k]

I bought the 22" someone recommended, and love it. sLing, come over and take a look at it. It is bad ass.

[LA_MERC_Onji]

dell 24" here as well, great great monitor

[Rollout]

Onji, what is the native resolution on yours??

I have a 19" Iiyama CRT, AWESOME picture but a little small. I can't seem to find a LCD to match the picture. I bought a Samsung like Andy's at Christmas and sent it back, the color quality is NO WHERE NEAR my CRT.

Any thoughts???

[LA_MERC_eX1|eS' ch1|d]

For monitors you should see them in person and hopefully all right next to each other so you can compare. There's lots of stats out there but different companies use the stats differently too. Dell is one of the best. I have a 20" widescreen and it's awsome, way better than my 17" Sony.

[Ab1dab1]

I've got a question for the guys with Widescreens.

How does BF2 handle the widescreen format? Does everything get stretched or can you run BF2 at the monitor's native setting?

I've got the video card to handle it, just haven't jumped to a widescreen LCD yet....still running a standard 19" LCD.

Abi

[LA_MERC_Dirge]

dell 24" same as dj and onji! great monitor! right for the price too I think target has one too?

[LA_MERC_th33_r00k]

Dell 22" Widescreen here Ab1, and it runs BF2 like a champ.

[LA_MERC_sLingbLade]

Ok Ok..I love mine to(dell) Maybe it was some of the newer models they were testing, I will have to find the article. Consumer reports is probably the debil anyway soooooooo. Like I said im no help :)

[LA_MERC_th33_r00k]

This is my exact monitor.

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-5205

[LA_MERC_eX1|eS' ch1|d]

BF2 doesn't support widescreen but I can't say I've noticed anything that looks streched. Rollout or someone was telling me that you can modify the properties on your shortcut to force BF2 to run at whatever you want but I never tried it.

[Rollout]

What is the model number for the 24" Dell, can you get it from Newegg??

[LA_MERC_Onji]

cant get it on newegg.

most of us have the 2405fpw, but they replaced it with the 2407wfp

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-5647

I actually got mine off of ebay. It was new, unopened.

[LA_MERC_Drifter]

I have the same as Onji and Robby. I love mine!

[Rollout]

I ended up ordering the BenQ FP241W from Newegg, wish me luck. Thanks for all the great input!!!!

[mkramer1121]

The 20.1 inch from BenQ is awesome. I have it and it is amazing for the price. To get BF2 to run in widescreen, you need to do the following. Create a shortcut on your desktop. Rt Click, and got to properties. Copy this to the target field:

"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +widescreen 1 +szx 1680 +szy 1050

It modifies the resolution to 1680x1050, which is the defualt rez for the 20.1 inch BenQ. Hope this helps.

[Rollout]

Thanks Kramer, I got the 24" with a native resolution of 1920 x 1200 (8800 GTX), do I simply replace your 2 values above with mine?

Thanks! Oh and quit killin' me, I'm an old slow man!!!

[mkramer1121]

Yup, just modify it. You'll notice the Map and HUD stretched a bit, but the players will be correct size. And I pick on old slow men in BF2, they're easy to hit, their walkers and wheelchairs reflect the sun...just ask goose! :D

[Rollout]

Kramer, widescreengamers listed this as the command line, it use the standard "fullscreen 1" rather than your "widescreen 1". Do you think it matters or should I just STFU and try them both?? :)

"C:\Games\Battlefield 2 Demo\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1200

[Ab1dab1]

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll probably have to wait until the holidays....but at least I've got time to shop around to figure out what I want ;)

In the meantime I might play around with my wife's Dell 19" widescreen to see if there is a difference. I played around with it on DDO and things looked horrible so I took my monitor back (but that was months and months ago).

Thnx
Abi

[Rollout]

OK, the first challenge of the new monitor, when I change the command line for 1920x1200, the game goes to the BF2 start screen then stops starting and crashes to desktop. It runs fine at the 1600x1200 from within the game, but the monitor resizes it to fit the entire screen, so with the size it needs to be 1920x1200, it isn't crisp at 1600x1200. Need some help Kramer and anyone with a 24" monitor.

[Rollout]

FALSE ALARM!!! Kramer, I copied and pasted your command line, updated the values and viola!!! IT WORKS!!!

The first go around I simply added to the existing command line. It has no space between menu and 1 or fullscreen and 1, don't know what the deal was but this is AWESOME!!!

Thanks Shadow, Onji and Dirge for recommending 24" goodness!!!

Andy, you gotta come over and see this beauty :)

[mkramer1121]

Glad I could help...see, if you LISTEN and copy like i said, all is golden.

[Chi_Townz]

Dude, if you can go large...Do it!

I have an Acer 22" Wide I got for Xmas, and have had no issues with it yet.($200)

[Rollout]

How do you listen to a text message hummmmm......don't know?? :)

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

I've been tooling around for about a week now. I do like teh 24" monitors that Robby, Darren, DJ and a few others have. I also like the 24 that Rollout got. But while I've got the green light I wanted to get what I can. So a 30" is just calling my name. I love my Samsung I have now and this is the one I've got my eye on. Any thoughts guys.

Samsung 305T 30" Widescreen 6 ms 1000:1, WQXGA 2560X1600 Dual DVI-D, USB.

But the 24" is so much more affordable like the

Samsung 245BW 24" 5ms 1000:1 DC3000:1 WUXGA 1920X1200 DVI

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

This one looks nice too
BenQ FP241WZ 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 6msGTG, 1000:1, WUXGA 1920x1200, DVI, HDMI, Black, 500 cd/m²

[Rollout]

Andy,
The BenQ has WAY better viewing angles than the Samsung. Look at all the reviews on newegg. Some people bought both Samsung and BenQ and there is no comparison. This thing is awesome compared to the Samsung I brought to work for you and I to look at because I couldn't stand the lack of view angle (remember???)!!! I know our DLP's rule, but their monitors don't!!!

You need to come over before spending any money bro!!! I LOVE the W, so trhe WZ could only be better!!!!

[Rollout]

Oh yeah, the game only plays 1600 x 1200(the MAX in game resolution), so a 30" WON'T buy you a better picture, it will just stretch it more than a 24". Believe me 1600 x1200 RULES compared to 1280 x1024!!!!

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

You're a hell of a salesman Chris. I'll be getting teh BenQ

[LA_MERC_Diesel]

I love my 24" Gateway WS
Picked it up from Bestbuy, got my reward dollars, and it is really nice for the price, I like some of my old Dell features better, but overall I really like the look and feel of this one more

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

I love my 24" Gateway WS
Picked it up from Bestbuy, got my reward dollars, and it is really nice for the price, I like some of my old Dell features better, but overall I really like the look and feel of this one more


Who's this yahoo. Anyone know this Diesel character?

[LA_MERC_johncst]

he is an old fart

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

he is an old fart


Negative Ghost Rider, he can't be an old fart. That's becuase he's my age.

[LA_MERC_johncst]

then we all must be old

[Ab1dab1]

Andy...

When ya don't play ya get all old and rusty. Diesel is like da tin man left out in da rain. SQUEAK.....SQUEAK.....SQUEAK.

You on the other hand......a physically fit fightin machine. Hell...I've seen Andy shiot a claymore in full sprint. Now that takes talent. Diesel can't do that cause it gets hung up on the colostomy bag.

Abi

[Rollout]

Did you get your shiot yet?? I want to here your impressionsf the BenQ!!!!!

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

Not yet, but I will post an analysis as soon as it gets here.

[Rollout]

What in the world are You doing up at 3 AM posting!!!!!

[LA_MERC_Wetzny]

What in the world are You doing up at 3 AM posting!!!!!

He was Jamming with the 'Stones...

[LA_MERC_th33_r00k]

Andy has always been a late nighter with a few of us. Y'all should try it sometime:stick

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

There'll be enough time for sleep in the grave.

[LA_MERC_th33_r00k]

Another late night do0ds. It sure is lonely in here at 2:50 a.m. MST.

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

;201766']Andy...

When ya don't play ya get all old and rusty. Diesel is like da tin man left out in da rain. SQUEAK.....SQUEAK.....SQUEAK.

You on the other hand......a physically fit fightin machine. Hell...I've seen Andy shiot a claymore in full sprint. Now that takes talent. Diesel can't do that cause it gets hung up on the colostomy bag.

Abi


LMFAO, Mike, do you have a retort. Defend yourself man. LMFAO, Good one Abi. And FYI you too can learn the shiot claynmore in full sprint move yourself too. All it takes is a box of laxitives and a deep seeded desire to get the hell out of the way of enemy fire.

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

P.S. The 24" BENQ is absolutely amazing. I did the Kramer change to add the 1920 by 1200 widescreen rez change on my BF2 shortcuts. And it looks good except the text on the left side of the screen is ****ed up. What's the deal wit dat.

[LA_MERC_johncst]

P.S. The 24" BENQ is absolutely amazing. I did the Kramer change to add the 1920 by 1200 widescreen rez change on my BF2 shortcuts. And it looks good except the text on the left side of the screen is ****ed up. What's the deal wit dat.

it the user I think

[LA_MERC_Andyconda]

It is I just needed to select the right resolution in BF2. Works like a champ now.