monitor........ which one?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse...1500006485.htm

EDIT it should read 20" widescreen

[Luckypants]

You don't say what you use your PC for. If watching movies, then the widescreen format would be better. For eveything else the good old square format is a better option.

I presume you are upgrading your current monitor which is smaller? Will your graphics card support a sufficient number of pixels at good enough colour depth to make full use of a larger screen?

Originally Posted by Luckypants

You don't say what you use your PC for. If watching movies, then the widescreen format would be better. For eveything else the good old square format is a better option.?

dunno? i just want to replace the old CRT bulk, just surfing, i dont watch films, or play gmes

Originally Posted by Luckypants

I presume you are upgrading your current monitor which is smaller? Will your graphics card support a sufficient number of pixels at good enough colour depth to make full use of a larger screen?

i dont think i have a grafix card?

As they're both the same price and manufacturer, I'd go with the first one (black display)

You get a higher overall resolution (and LCDs tend not to work very well outside of their optimum), the same brightness, as near as makes no difference identical dot pitch, but a slightly lower contrast.

The only downside I can see is that both are analogue input only, so if your PC doesn't have the blue d-shaped VGA connectors, neither are compatible.

I use a pair of 19inch windscreen's on my desktop at home. It works well for me, my work laptop is also wide screen.

At work I use a pair of 18inch traditional shaped ones.

Overall I prefere the widescreen's, but im not your average user. I have unix shells and all sorts open and not just web browers.

Once you get use to them, there fantastic for surfing the web, having applications open side by side, etc. It depends on what you use a computer for I guess.

Dan

Originally Posted by orose

The only downside I can see is that both are analogue input only, so if your PC doesn't have the blue d-shaped VGA connectors, neither are compatible.

2 quid and a DVI-VGA connector will fix that

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by hovis

dunno? i just want to replace the old CRT bulk, just surfing, i dont watch films, or play gmes


i dont think i have a grafix card?

In that case go for the square one. You will get slightly more screen height with that, seeing as both are 20" and screen size is measured diagonally.

You will have screen driving hardware, if not a separate graphics card, then 'on board' graphics. The same still applies, will the graphics support a higher resolution to make the most of your new screen? You may find that your graphics will only support widescreen formats at higher resolutions, so check that first before you buy. To check, got to Control Panel ---> Display ----> Settings and adjust the screen area to see what higher settings are available.

Originally Posted by orose

The only downside I can see is that both are analogue input only, so if your PC doesn't have the blue d-shaped VGA connectors, neither are compatible.

whats that then?

Originally Posted by orose

The only downside I can see is that both are analogue input only, so if your PC doesn't have the blue d-shaped VGA connectors, neither are compatible.

whats that then?


edit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA_connector

got one of these

[Viney]

Originally Posted by Sudoxe

I use a pair of 19inch windscreen's on my desktop at home. It works well for me, my work laptop is also wide screen.

At work I use a pair of 18inch traditional shaped ones.

Overall I prefere the widescreen's, but im not your average user. I have unix shells and all sorts open and not just web browers.

Once you get use to them, there fantastic for surfing the web, having applications open side by side, etc. It depends on what you use a computer for I guess.

Dan

*coughs*geek