LCD monitor advice for x850xt

paul06660 · Mar 25, 2007, 06:37 AM

Hello again.
I need some advice in matching a nice LCD monitior for my
Sapphire x850xt agp video card.

I want to get a 22'' widescreen, but if that is too much for the video card to handle, then point me to a good 19'' monitor.

Thanks
paul06660

Namslas90 · Mar 25, 2007, 06:53 AM

The card can support Widescreen; the issue is 'will the game or application'? A 22" LCD monitor should be fine.

Zalmann · Mar 25, 2007, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namslas90

The card can support Widescreen; the issue is 'will the game or application'? A 22" LCD monitor should be fine.

Exactly what I was just about to type down!

Pinchy · Mar 25, 2007, 07:28 AM

Yeah it would be fine with a 22", but dont expect to play the latest games at max settings with max pixels

paul06660 · Mar 25, 2007, 10:42 PM

I primarily play first person shooters and racing games.
Need 4 Speed Most Wanted and Prey are my favorites and I need to know if they would support widescreen.
I might just go with a 19'' widescreen instead because I want to keep cost down and keep a resolution that would not slow down the video card.
And one other question, what is the proper refresh rate for a 19'' widescreen?

Thanks
paul06660

Pinchy · Mar 26, 2007, 07:22 AM

Anything from 60-100Htz is a good refresh rate. There are a fair couple of games that support widescreen

_SPEED · Mar 27, 2007, 12:03 AM

Get yourself the biggest highest resolution TFT you can afford. Even if your X850XT cant drive the MAXIMUM res with max effects, you can always dial back the resolution. It will still look good.

And you will be grateful for a hi-res TFT for all your 2D desktop work. Just switch on cleartype and "large fonts" and "large icons" and your desktop will look very nice.

Go for 1600x1200 or 1920x1200.

x800professor · Mar 27, 2007, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ▒▓█SPEED

Get yourself the biggest highest resolution TFT you can afford. Even if your X850XT cant drive the MAXIMUM res with max effects, you can always dial back the resolution. It will still look good.

And you will be grateful for a hi-res TFT for all your 2D desktop work. Just switch on cleartype and "large fonts" and "large icons" and your desktop will look very nice.

Go for 1600x1200 or 1920x1200.

Native resolution would be a major problem with a high resolution monitor like that. Running a game out of it on any LCD severely degrades image quality.

Mussels · Mar 27, 2007, 03:39 AM

As an owner of a 22" widescreen, its time for me to jump in with the big facts.

Native res: 22" wides use 1680x1050 - if you lower it to say, 1280x1024, you will STRETCH to fill the screen. ATI are meant to have a driver option to fix this, it DOES NOT work. I went to Nvidia over this issue, it occured with any drivers, on my x300se x550, X1650, X1900GT, X1900XT,
but even Nvidia onboard works fine by adding black bars around the edges (think similar to widescreen movies on a 4:3 monitor)

As for a good 19", i really really like my secondary screen, a 19" Samsung, teh 940n - you might want the 940B, its got DVI.

P.S: make sure you get one with DVI! this scaling option *ONLY* works on DVI monitors.

Mar 25, 2007, 06:37 AM	#1
paul06660 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 79 (0.03/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	LCD monitor advice for x850xt Hello again. I need some advice in matching a nice LCD monitior for my Sapphire x850xt agp video card. I want to get a 22'' widescreen, but if that is too much for the video card to handle, then point me to a good 19'' monitor. Thanks paul06660

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Mar 25, 2007, 06:53 AM	#2
Namslas90 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 3,908 (1.59/day) Thanks: 107 Thanked 577 Times in 533 Posts System Specs	The card can support Widescreen; the issue is 'will the game or application'? A 22" LCD monitor should be fine. __________________

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Mar 25, 2007, 07:28 AM	#4
Pinchy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,650 (1.80/day) Thanks: 302 Thanked 360 Times in 344 Posts System Specs	Yeah it would be fine with a 22", but dont expect to play the latest games at max settings with max pixels __________________ mATX rig: TT Lanbox Lite, GA-G33M-DS2R, q9300, 4GB G.Skill Pi PC8000, 2x640GB Samsung F1's in RAID 0, LG 20x DVD+/RW, HIS IceQ HD4670 512MB, Gigabyte G-Power PRO, TT 450W TR2 RX Modular PSU HTPC: i-Cute iBox, GA-MA780GM-S2H, 4850e, 2GB G.Skill PC6400, 1x640GB WD SE16, Onboard HD3200, D-link XtremeN PCIe, Leadtek WinFast DVR3100 H Tuner, 450W Vantec PSU Server: Custom made case, EPIA Mini-ITX mobo, 1GHz VIA, 1GB PC2700 SO-DIMM, 1TB WD, Gigabit PCI LAN card, 60W 12V AC adapter

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Mar 25, 2007, 10:42 PM	#5
paul06660 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 79 (0.03/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	I primarily play first person shooters and racing games. Need 4 Speed Most Wanted and Prey are my favorites and I need to know if they would support widescreen. I might just go with a 19'' widescreen instead because I want to keep cost down and keep a resolution that would not slow down the video card. And one other question, what is the proper refresh rate for a 19'' widescreen? Thanks paul06660

Mar 26, 2007, 07:22 AM	#6
Pinchy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,650 (1.80/day) Thanks: 302 Thanked 360 Times in 344 Posts System Specs	Anything from 60-100Htz is a good refresh rate. There are a fair couple of games that support widescreen __________________ mATX rig: TT Lanbox Lite, GA-G33M-DS2R, q9300, 4GB G.Skill Pi PC8000, 2x640GB Samsung F1's in RAID 0, LG 20x DVD+/RW, HIS IceQ HD4670 512MB, Gigabyte G-Power PRO, TT 450W TR2 RX Modular PSU HTPC: i-Cute iBox, GA-MA780GM-S2H, 4850e, 2GB G.Skill PC6400, 1x640GB WD SE16, Onboard HD3200, D-link XtremeN PCIe, Leadtek WinFast DVR3100 H Tuner, 450W Vantec PSU Server: Custom made case, EPIA Mini-ITX mobo, 1GHz VIA, 1GB PC2700 SO-DIMM, 1TB WD, Gigabit PCI LAN card, 60W 12V AC adapter

Mar 27, 2007, 12:03 AM	#7
_SPEED Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Get yourself the biggest highest resolution TFT you can afford. Even if your X850XT cant drive the MAXIMUM res with max effects, you can always dial back the resolution. It will still look good. And you will be grateful for a hi-res TFT for all your 2D desktop work. Just switch on cleartype and "large fonts" and "large icons" and your desktop will look very nice. Go for 1600x1200 or 1920x1200.

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Mar 27, 2007, 03:39 AM	#9
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