Widescreen vs Fullscreen

Soulistic

So, what are your opinions? I have recently sold my pesky 15" screen and am looking to buy a new screen... Now, would like to get an idea of whether it would be better to get a 20" fullscreen or a widescreen? And is 20" enough? My budget for the screen is about £150ish...

Thanks!

motorguy

there is still a strong preference among buyers towards 4:3 computer screens, but i guess its up to you which suits your needs best.

Again, size is a personal thing. Some people can find a 20 inch screen overbearing on a desk, others will settle for nothing less.

Mobeer

Most applications are still made with a 4:3 format screen in mind, so I would stick with 4:3, unless the monitor were very large. But that's just my opinion.

GoofyGAT

Go into a store like PCWorld/similar & check them out firsthand.

There are many advantages (another article) of widescreen over the standard 4:3 - so widescreen for sure (OK, I'm a little biased!). Even the '4:3 applications' look & handle better in widescreen I reckon. And get the biggest reasonably good quality one you can afford for the money - they aren't overbearing unless 32" & above!

I was using a 15" CRT a year ago then bought a 19" widescreen not knowing what to expect. Initially, I was surprised that it wasn't as big as I thought it would be. It was a little weird to begin with - the wide 1440x900 res was a far cry from the 800x600 res I was used to on the CRT. But after making adjustments to some Windows display settings to make it 'appear' more like the latter, I was very pleased. I soon grew to love it & I'll never go back to 4:3 unless I had no other choice. G

wolfman

Widescreen for me. Wouldn't go back to 4:3. It takes some getting used to, but once you do it feels much more natural due to the shape on the eyes and less boxy.

20" should be fine and quite a nice step up from 15". 22" screens are becoming more common but can still cost a lot. I'd go for a nice 20" screen. Maybe a Dell.

Or the Belinea 10 20 30W is a good monitor, has had lots of good reviews.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AWESOME-GAMERS-TFT-BELINEA-20-1-102030W-WIDESCREEN_W0QQitemZ110160692112QQihZ001QQcategoryZ174QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You should be able to get something like that for about £130
My brother has one, very nice monitor for the price.

Inactive

Standard screen for me, remember you will get more visible screen from a standard screen on a like for like size basis.

I cannot see any benefits in a Widescreen Monitor to be honest, they just seem to be the latest fashion thing.:rolleyes:

GoofyGAT

Inactive wrote: »

I cannot see any benefits in a Widescreen Monitor to be honest, they just seem to be the latest fashion thing.:rolleyes:

Don't be so narrow-monitored .

You're saying that because you haven't used one &/or haven't made use of the benefits - see here for a few.

But as pgilc1 nicely put it, 'i guess its up to you which suits your needs best'. G

wolfman

It's a more natural shape/aspect for the eyes. Once you get used to it you'll probably not want to go back to 4:3.

Soulistic

Thanks for the help guys. I have now increased my budget to about £200... have narrowed my choices to:

Dell 2007FP
Samsung SM206BW
Samsung SM225BW

At the moment, I'm leaning on the 225BW.

Inactive

GoofyGAT wrote: »

Don't be so narrow-monitored .

You're saying that because you haven't used one &/or haven't made use of the benefits - see here for a few.

But as pgilc1 nicely put it, 'i guess its up to you which suits your needs best'. G

Obviously a biased review, you obviously didn't notice the top/bottom cropping on the W/S.
:rolleyes:

Why pay more, for less actual screen size?..beats me.

To each his / her own, as they say...

roddydogs

Inactive wrote: »

Obviously a biased review, you obviously didn't notice the top/bottom cropping on the W/S.
:rolleyes:

Why pay more, for less actual screen size?..beats me.

To each his / her own, as they say...

Surely all a W/s does is "stretch" the pic to fit, the feed from the Comp is not W/S or is it?:T