I am curious as to who is using what monitor and size for their wargaming?
PE
Westinghouse tv/monitor which is 39 inches.
I've got an Acer 22 inch.
I usually game on my laptop. 17"
I'm looking at alternatives to upgrade, though.
Samsung 42 in. LED TV. Have an occasional comuter screen start-up off center problem but re-start corrects it. Skyrim looks very fine.
I'm using a 24-inch Samsung (SyncMaster P2450).
Just bought a Asus 27" monitor, upgraded from an Acer 21.5" monitor. No more squinting.... 8)
Acer 19" but I've been looking at some 22" higher-res monitors over the last couple of days.
25" HP (2509)
24'' acer
23" Samsung LED
24' Samsung
Quote from: undercovergeek on March 27, 2013, 11:44:34 AM
24'' acer
I just knew you would have a bigger one than me :-[
PanzerEast, I've used a ton of older crt and newer flat screen LED/LCD monitors with good results but my all-time favorite is a 27.5" Samsung Syncmaster:
Below is Newegg's title. Unfortunately it is all but sold out and is a couple of years old.
SAMSUNG LS27A550HS/ZA ToC Rose Black 27" 2ms GTG Widescreen LED Backlight LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DCR 1,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
I'm guessing I have the smallest monitor here (at least for desktops), as I use an Acer 19-inch LCD.
I'ved used 24" and 27" and I have found that the '24 appears to be the optimal screen size (imo). A lot has to do with how close you set to the machine, but in wargaming (CK2, EU3, DW, HOI3.....etc) I have found that having larger real-estate is not always a big benefit as it relates to gaming. Because of how I set I do not have to looks as much in a FPS game either.
PE
2 Acer 22" monitors.
I've been using a 23" Acer G235H (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009266) for about two and a half years on my Windows 7 PC and I'm quite pleased with it. The monitor on my Windows Vista machine was a 22" Acer AL2223W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009102) which I was also very satisfied with. Prior to it, I used a 19" CRT Samsung Syncmaster 9555 DF (http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Dynaflat-Syncmaster-955DF-Monitor/dp/B00004Z9FF) on my Windows XP machine. Of the three, I liked the display of the CRT monitor best. But the thing was huge and very heavy.
Quote from: Kushan on March 27, 2013, 01:54:52 PM
2 Acer 22" monitors.
Do you play any games that take advantage of the duel screens?
Dell 22". I plan to upgrade at some point, though...soon, hopefully.
I'm about to pull the trigger on a Maingear desktop. I bought the Asus 24" 144hz monitor for a pretty reasonable price on NewEgg to go with it. I've heard great things about gaming on the 120/144 hz refresh and can't wait to see it for myself --
Quote from: sandman2575 on March 27, 2013, 02:18:39 PM
I'm about to pull the trigger on a Maingear desktop. I bought the Asus 24" 144hz monitor for a pretty reasonable price on NewEgg to go with it. I've heard great things about gaming on the 120/144 hz refresh and can't wait to see it for myself --
1ms Response Time (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313). I'm impressed.
3 Dell 24" monitors
Sceptre 24in 1920X1200
Hannspree 21". Eventually, after I move, I'll hook up my old Sanyo projector again for flightsimming. Nothing like flying with a 120" screen ;D
ViewSonic 22"
The notable thing, here, is that it's a 16:10 widescreen ratio, which is an uncommon find anymore. The latest ones all have 16:9 widescreen ratios (like an HDTV) so most of the new monitors don't have as much viewable vertical size. While 16:9 is okay when watching HD movies, I don't think it fits as well into gaming and especially strategy gaming that involves maps because you have a lot more side-to-side view and not so much up-down room. The reason most monitors are 16:9 anymore is simple: it's cheaper to make the screens that way because they don't need separate lines to run the more computer game-friendly 16:10 ratio screens - they can just use their HDTV lines to make monitors interchangeably. Unfortunate. :-[
So, yeah, 16:10 is da bestest. They also look to have a larger screen area compared to the similarly-sized wider ones, too, if only because it doesn't look so damn narrow in the vertical.
If someone is in the market for a new monitor, I suggest signing up for Newegg's newsletter because they usually have a few computer monitors on sale every other week, lately.
Vizio 37"
(I originally picked up an LG 39" to replace the Vizio 34" I donated to a cousin at college, but it was a little too big for my desktop and I decided I didn't much like the 3D conversion effects, so I returned it and went back to a 2D Vizio. Both are great TVs, though, especially for the cost.)