Putting together new Rig. Brainstoming each part.

[weEvil]

Looking at this monitor: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetai...6756&catid=

(Main Page with all listings): http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/subclass....ge=0&sort=3

Its 24" Wide. 1920 x 1200 resolution. Largest my desk will support and largest I found. Is there such a thing as a 26" monitor?

Is this a good deal? (Prices are in Canadian)

Or would it be wiser to go for a slightly smaller one at a significantly cheaper price?

If it seems like a ripoff, what about a TV instead? An HDTV on my desk instead of a monitor. I'm not really looking for resolution (probably won't get a videocard that can push that much resolution anyway), so pixel size isn't a concern as long as its not obscenely large.

Input please.

[ripken204]

its a great monitor, the specs are just nothing but amazing! but it does cost ALOT.

why exactly do you want a monitor that big tho? i would recommend get a large monitor unless there is a purpose. maybe get a 22 inch? that will be alot cheaper and still large.

[Polarman]

It's 50$ cheaper here:

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=...facture=SAMSUNG

And you can pay with paypal too.

I bought a lot from them.

[weEvil]

why exactly do you want a monitor that big tho? i would recommend get a large monitor unless there is a purpose. maybe get a 22 inch? that will be alot cheaper and still large.

1. Bragging rights.

2. More screen real estate. (fantasstic for photo editing and manipulation and cad which are hobbies of mine)

3. HD video. Full 1080p (and a bit) for HD DVD & BluRay.

4. Videogames. But not at HD. I'll cut down the res to 1/4 of the original. 1920 x 1200 -> 960 x 600 for gaming with full antialiasing so it doesn't look jaggy and resizes well on screen. (even upsampling of source image). That and I'm not getting a monster card like an 8800 for it, so it has to be lower res anyway.

But yeah, that is still very pricy. I'm just hoping the price is due to the newness factor. Its the highest end model so they price it at a premium even though it doesn't cost that much to produce. Like the 22". Its less than half the price but almost the same specs. So prices have to plummet on the 24" sooner or later.

Edited June 23, 2007 by brucevangeorge

[ripken204]

well for cad and photo editing it would be a GREAT monitor.

HD stuff would also look amazing.

of course you wouldnt be getting an 8800, you would need to get two of them for this monitor

i really want to get a monitor this big for website coding, it would definatly help alot.

[weEvil]

Are any of these LCD monitors actually 32-bit?

Or do they take a 32-bit source image and downsample it to 24-bit for "performance", like super fast response time and refresh rates.