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HDMI is DVI + sound so it's different from VGA. A HDMI port can be connected to a DVI one and vice versa. Regarding the quality, it's very much noticeable and VGA often cause interference with laptops.
As for the monitor, I'd recommend a Samsung syncmaster 245T
Oh wait the resolution is 1900x1200 nvm
And the cables are quite expensive, especially if you want long ones so they usually won't come with the monitor.
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1) +2) HDMI is waaay better than VGA
3) Yup
4) It mostly wont come with a HDMI cable (99%)
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P2350 Samsung is a decent cheap screen but no hdmi though
Keep in mind that HDMI is just DVI + audio. So if it's only picture quality that you are after the any 24 inch screen will do.
HDMI is what the shop make their money on so you won't get one with the box (most of the time)
Check out some Taiwanese models. Some of them are good value / price but their warranty are shocking.
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On January 09 2010 21:49 haduken wrote:
P2350 Samsung is a decent cheap screen but no hdmi though
Keep in mind that HDMI is just DVI + audio. So if it's only picture quality that you are after the any 24 inch screen will do.
HDMI is what the shop make their money on so you won't get one with the box (most of the time)
Check out some Taiwanese models. Some of them are good value / price but their warranty are shocking.
Hanns-G baby!
I would also get a monitor lower than 5ms, it can be noticeable when your gaming.
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You can even get 22 inch monitors with 1080p. But really, for monitors, 1080p is so...
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Whoops forgot about the GTR not being in the North American/China area.
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haha monster cables... I love it when the sales person tries to spin that on me.
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On January 09 2010 21:52 haduken wrote:
You can even get 22 inch monitors with 1080p. But really, for monitors, 1080p is so...
Should I just buy one of them Network Streaming thingies then? (Something like the WDTV Live). I have a 68cm Flatscreen CRT sitting in my room as well  Would it just be better to buy that than a new monitor (and save a bit of money).
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I read somewhere WD TV doesnt have built-in network streaming and requires some fine-tweaking while at it.
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not the old WD TV, the new one WD TV Live which has network streaming.
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If you cant see the difference between 1080i and 1080p, I dont see why not.
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On January 09 2010 21:39 Shauni wrote:
HDMI is DVI + sound so it's different from VGA. A HDMI port can be connected to a DVI one and vice versa. Regarding the quality, it's very much noticeable and VGA often cause interference with laptops.
As for the monitor, I'd recommend a Samsung syncmaster 245T
Oh wait the resolution is 1900x1200 nvm
And the cables are quite expensive, especially if you want long ones so they usually won't come with the monitor.
http://www.firefold.com/HDMI-to-HDMI-Cables-C485.aspx
range from 4$ to 20$ for really good cables. Refresh rate/transfer rate on the cables don't really matter. That shit happens inside the TV/Monitor.
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anything less than 42 (correct me if i'm wrong) inch screen will not tell the different between 1080i and 1080p.
Modern LCD TVs come with HDMI port anyway.
WD Live is pretty good.
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I think you will need something 23''+. Since its cheap anyway.
Look for it on Newegg. I am not gonna recommend any specific brand here because the choices are so vast and most of them are same quality.
But there are few things you should pay attention before buying:
1. Make sure buy the 16 : 9 ratio one.
2. Make sure that your laptop graphic card is capable of playing 1920x1080. If your laptop has a onboard graphic card, it will most likely can not play lag-less at 1080p.
3. Monitors usually dont come with HDMI
4. Dony buy cheap HDMI cable, since HDMI interface is very sensitive of the quality of HDMI cable.
For HDMI I recommend you buy Sony's.
5. VGA and HDMI in someway is identical proven that you have your source at 1080p but HDMI should have better colors.
6. The last thing is, unless you are watching bluray from your laptop(which is unlikely) I dont think 1080p video is worth it( assume that you download these video from the internet). Just download the 720p one. 720p is a big jump from DVD quality video as well and It put much less pressure on the laptop  .
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On January 09 2010 21:54 haduken wrote:
haha monster cables... I love it when the sales person tries to spin that on me.
I will say this though, the monster cables are really nice for my electric guitar.
Don't waste the money on a digital medium like HDMI, it's just 1's and 0's and it either works or it doesn't. Now for sending analog signals from your electric guitar to a vintage vacuum tube amp, I'd recommend the extra dough.
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Yeah, I don't think there's any difference between expensive and cheap digital cables, its pretty much impossible to get a bit loss.
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Cables do come in different grades but for your home PC stuff, it's completely nonsense to spend $200.
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On January 09 2010 23:15 haduken wrote:
anything less than 42 (correct me if i'm wrong) inch screen will not tell the different between 1080i and 1080p.
Modern LCD TVs come with HDMI port anyway.
WD Live is pretty good.
i can for sure tell the difference on my 23" 1080p monitor. things are smoother in 1080p (for gaming at least) because all the lines are shown on a single pass rather than being interlaced with two passes. closest thing i can compare it to off the top of my head would be going from an old CRT SDTV to a 240hz HDTV, the "animation" or movement appears a lot more fluid and lifelike, even with the same footage.
edit: although i should say that in 1080i, things appear a bit brighter to me, even with the same contrast settings on the monitor, and in GTA IV it seems it's less blurry or the motion blur has less of an effect or something, but the jaggies are more noticeable than in 1080p (for PS3).
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http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/122868.html is an informative article on the matter.
You have received a lot of good information here already so it may not be worth the click.
Not sure why it would be weird seeing 1080p in a slightly smaller resolution though, but I'm an old man whose eyes blur everything anyways.
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On January 09 2010 23:15 haduken wrote:
anything less than 42 (correct me if i'm wrong) inch screen will not tell the different between 1080i and 1080p.
Except the interlacing that is inherent in the video in the first place I think.
Interlacing...I hate it :B
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I'm actually looking at exactly the same question ^.^ No idea what to get though
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I reccomend ASUS monitors, theyre sick and the prices are incredibly 'forgiving' you get a lot and you don't have to pay half as much as the huge brand name HP etc stuff
HDMI , and almost all good monitors have the risk of display lag, which is a serious fault for gamers, so make sure there isn't any on monitors you buy.
the monitor i got (ASUS VW246H) is used at most fighting game tournaments, which like starcraft require precision so of course no display lag, great quality and even greater price.
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You'll be fine with any 1.3a HDMI cable. (I typed a huge paragraph on AWG but then I deleted it realizing it was pretty much pointless. All you really need to know is it refers to the thickness of the wires inside the cable. The smaller the number the thicker the wires which translates to a better connection over long distances. For your purposes, you'll be perfect with a 1.3a 24-28 AWG cable.)
There is absolutley no difference between a $10 cable and a $200 cable save maybe a few design differences.. Like someone said earlier, it's all 0's and 1's.
I bought this guy a few days ago.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240&cs_id=1024004&p_id=3663&seq=1&format=2
Do you have a laptop or a desktop? If it's a laptop you might want to invest in a >10 foot cable so you can connect to to HDTV's around your house or at ur friends houses to watch movies or whatever.
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On January 09 2010 23:20 Caphe wrote:6. The last thing is, unless you are watching bluray from your laptop(which is unlikely) I dont think 1080p video is worth it( assume that you download these video from the internet). Just download the 720p one. 720p is a big jump from DVD quality video as well and It put much less pressure on the laptop .
1080p is just sex is video form; it is so beautiful :X Using purevideo any modern nVidia laptop can handle 1080p; I haven't tried ATI's equivalent but I'd assume it is the same. Honestly, I'd say the opposite. 720p and a high quality dvd (~480p) aren't that different. Why piss around if you're not gonna go for real HD ,
1080p in software is dangerous; my expensive work macbook pro can't play 1080p stuff because it can't do hardware decode (rather, drivers are not supporting it; it's there in hardware).
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On topic, just look on newegg and find what you want. You can also get cheap HDMI cables there (HDMI is digital, you don't need expensive cables... lol). 1920x1200 monitors aren't bad either; that's 16x10 so you can have extra room for player controls if that's what you want. Unfortunately, larger 1080p monitors are a lot more expensive than the 22 inch ones. I can't help you there; I've been wanting to get a 35-50 inch HDTV/monitor for a while now, but they're all like $700 
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My Acer 22" LCD HDMI monitor came with an HDMI cable ^^. Cost me $111 from Tigerdirect
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On January 09 2010 21:49 haduken wrote:
P2350 Samsung is a decent cheap screen but no hdmi though
I have one and it is pretty good. One of the best TN.
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www.monoprice.com is a awesome place to get cheap cables. And yea 1080p on a pc monitor is just bleh imo.
Edit: But what do I know I only go up to 1050 on my samsung LCD.
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