NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I just ordered a brand new Samsung SyncMaster 19" Flat-Panel TFT-LCD Monitor with the following specs... Display Type LCD Screen Size 19" Viewable Screen Size 19" Maximum Resolution 1280 x 1024 Aspect Ratio 16:9 Response Time 2 ms Brightness 300 cd/m² Contrast Ratio 2000:1 Dot Pitch 0.294mm Flat Display Yes Inputs 15-pin D-sub, DVI-D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the monitor I currently have and am replacing Compaq FP 5315 specs... Viewable Size 15" Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch 0.297 mm Max Resolution 1024 x 768 / 75 Hz Color Support 24-bit (16.7 million colors) Max Sync Rate (V x H) 76 Hz x 61 kHz Response Time 45 ms Interface VGA (HD-15) Image Brightness 250 cd/m2 Image Contrast Ratio 350:1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I boldfaced the specs i belive important and I am asking some of you guys who know your stuff if I will see a drastic improvement in the 19" monitor while gaming/normal use 45ms respond time compared to 2ms seems like a major imrovement 15" to 19" is pretty good 350:1 contrast ratio to 2000:1 contrast ratio is huge what do you guys think??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 does it have digital or analog cord hookups (or both) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 The old monitor has analog but the new one will have digital which I hear offeres a much better picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 ok, sounds pretty good, whats the max refresh rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 im not sure..ill try to find what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 DVI-D input <-------is that a digital input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 DVI-D input <-------is that a digital input :wtg: Make sure you get a DVI cable (unless the monitor comes with one) so you can use the digital input. By the way, what kind of video card do you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 geforce fx 5500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 does the dvi cable plug into the same port on the video card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoCubs720 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 hey NDfightingIrish, do you have a flat-panel monitor now? and how much did you pay for the new one? I have the same video card and Im really curious to see how your new monitor works because I'm looking for a new monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 ohhhh man i just looked on bestbuy.com to see how much dvi cables cost (60-80$)....NO THANKS, I don't need to spend another 80$ fewww... good thing the monitor I ordered comes with the dvi cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 does the dvi cable plug into the same port on the video card The DVI cable will go from the DVI port on the card to the DVI input on the back of your monitor. This will allow you to use the digital signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 ohhhh man i just looked on bestbuy.com to see how much dvi cables cost (60-80$)....NO THANKS, I don't need to spend another 80$ fewww... good thing the monitor I ordered comes with the dvi cable Good deal, that will save you some money. Most people don't realize that they need the DVI cable for the digital signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 so do i need a new graphics card because there is only one port on my graphics card and its analong i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 hey NDfightingIrish, do you have a flat-panel monitor now? and how much did you pay for the new one? I have the same video card and Im really curious to see how your new monitor works because I'm looking for a new monitor. hey chicago yeah i have a 15" flat pannel with a response of 45 ms The new 19" samsung (gaming monitor) I ordered has 2 ms responce, 2000:1 contrast ratio and some other awsome features/specs and it ran me for 269.00 at bestbuy.com sounds like alot but you get what you pay for I think the 45 ms ---> 2ms will be quite noticible btw its backordered so i wont be able to let you know how it works for 1-2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 so do i need a new graphics card because there is only one port on my graphics card and its analong i think Hmm.. Is your card made be Nvidia or a 3rd party company using the Nvidia chipset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 I only see one there...is there a big difference between analog and digital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 WAIT what does a dvi input look like a smaller circle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 3d fuzion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 3d fuzion oh man i only have vga and s video out is there a big difference between dvi and analog like noticable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro23 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 WAIT what does a dvi input look like a smaller circle? No. That's a S-Video OUT. 3rd pic down... White port on the left is a DVI port.: HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDfightingIrish Posted July 29, 2006 Author Share Posted July 29, 2006 oo alright do you know if there is a difference between dvi and analog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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