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Title: Monitor
Post by: DanteDrac on October 24, 2006, 10:56:00 PM
QUOTE(snakekevlar @ Oct 24 2006, 04:23 AM) View Post

OK guys looking to you for Help..... im looking to get a new monitor for my PC...Xbox 360 and am stuck on  these 2
 the The Westinghouse   37" 1080p LVM-37w3 Monitor...  1920 x 1080 or
 Dell 30 inch UltraSharp Widescreen Digital Flat Panel ....2560x1600
    what do you guys think...?

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Both of those are overkill as the 360 can as of now only put out at 1280x1024 max.  That being said go with the Dell 30".  I use the Dell 24" and love it on both my PC and xbox360.
Title: Monitor
Post by: epsilon72 on October 25, 2006, 07:09:00 AM
I recommend the Westinghouse for sure, as not much can output WQXGA, and on top of that the Dell only has DVI and VGA rather than the Westinghouse that has HDMI, 2x DVI, VGA, 2x component, (and a few 480i connections i didn't count 'cause I don't use them).  I may be a bit biased though, since I own that exact monitor.  It works awesome for the 360, and looks really good at 1280x1024 16:9 mode.  It'll be even better once the fall update rolls around.  Good luck finding one, they're selling like hotcakes.

oops, edit:

It works really well for the PC too, there's just one thing it gets tripped up on:  If you have an NVIDIA card, it gets tripped up on the latest series of drivers and only displays 1080i through DVI instead of 1080p.  Just get slightly older driver versions and it'll work fine.  

You'll have to sit 3 feet away from it though, it makes for one HUGE computer monitor!
Title: Monitor
Post by: sinister slipknot on October 25, 2006, 12:01:00 PM
QUOTE(epsilon72 @ Oct 25 2006, 01:16 PM) View Post

You'll have to sit 3 feet away from it though, it makes for one HUGE computer monitor!



I wouldnt recommend sitting closer than 3 feet from a TV anyway.
Title: Monitor
Post by: epsilon72 on October 25, 2006, 10:40:00 PM
QUOTE(snakekevlar @ Oct 25 2006, 03:21 PM) View Post
Thanks to all that replied... smile.gif .. i went with the Westinghouse from newegg with free shipping and $200 off the total.. to my house was $1584.23 with 2 year protection plan

 .. good to here about it being good for a pc monitor cause that is mostly what i plan on using it for have a samsung 910T 19" now so should be a huge screen change for me.... i have a pretty big Computer room so im thinking about hanging it on the wall if i have a problem with it being to close...


epsilon72 thanks for giving me the heads up on the Nvidia drivers i have 2 7950s SLI on a FX62...with the latest drivers .... tongue.gif ..... sooo what is the best rez to run for pc use...? and would it be a good idea to get the DVI to hdmi for the pc or just go with DVI...

                                                                 

                                                                 Payce,.,., smile.gif


I use DVI, at 1920x1080 @ 60hz of course smile.gif