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Starcraft 2 - Best Monitor - 16:9 - 27''

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vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
June 19 2010 22:51 GMT
#1
What you think about this monitor
http://www.necdisplay.com/Products/Product/?product=186bb118-0c70-4c6a-a511-6d39c54f61bd

PA271W-BK-SV
2560 x 1440 resolution that means 16

What you think is 27'' too big for Starcraft 2?

blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
June 19 2010 22:52 GMT
#2
I use a 24 inch, I don't think thats too big I doubt 3 more inches is too big either .
When I think of something else, something will go here
vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
June 19 2010 22:53 GMT
#3
I would like to buy this before game is out. Just trying to make no mistake
anmajaeyoon
Profile Joined March 2009
19 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-19 22:59:55
June 19 2010 22:55 GMT
#4
Generally what is considered the best for gaming are small (17' to 19') crt monitors with 125hz. However with SC2 supporting wide screens it has now become a little bit more tricky as you have to choose from more view versus higher refresh rate. The one you linked to definitely wont improve your ability as a player but rather will just make it look nicer, if that's what you want then go for it.
Elec
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada136 Posts
June 19 2010 22:55 GMT
#5
i got a 24 inch too

its the smallest monitor with a 1920x1200 rez
or was when i bought it 2 years ago
Yellow Shinny VW beetle with # plate R3AV3R
ryanAnger
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States838 Posts
June 19 2010 22:56 GMT
#6
I really don't think you could go wrong buying a large monitor. It's 16 which has been decided is the best for Starcraft 2 so I don't see an issue with it at all.
On my way...
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
June 19 2010 22:56 GMT
#7
Looks expensive, even for an IPS screen.
TaKemE
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark1045 Posts
June 19 2010 23:05 GMT
#8
There is no reason to buy an expensive ISP monitor for gameing. You should go after a cheaper TN for higher response time. Also i dont think starcraft 2 support 2560 x 1440, so it will just scale 1920x1080.
Motiva
Profile Joined November 2007
United States1774 Posts
June 19 2010 23:08 GMT
#9
You'd likely have the same exact winrate with a monitor that costs 1/20th the cost of that monitor. The choice is yours, and shouldn't be necessarily related to SC2.
hellsan631
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States695 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-19 23:09:30
June 19 2010 23:08 GMT
#10
the bigger the monitor, the longer it takes for you to move your mouse cursor across the screen, and the more area there is to keep track of with your eyes.

if you sit far away, then it would be fine.

but i find myself struggling to keep up sometimes on my 24in monitors with sc2.

TBH, just get a 3d gaming monitor and play sc2 in 3d
virgozero
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada412 Posts
June 19 2010 23:11 GMT
#11
why the hell are you basing ur choice of monitor of sc2?

that monitor is the sex but w/ sc2 it will be just like any other monitor

1280x720, 1366x768, 1600x900, 1920x1080, 2560x1440 WILL ALL SHOW THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUFF on your screen. SC2 locks its FOV (field of view)

What you do get is more clarity (if your on max graphics).
Skeyser
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada219 Posts
June 19 2010 23:13 GMT
#12
I wouldn't buy that unless you're into the photo editing business.
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2408 Posts
June 19 2010 23:16 GMT
#13
How about you buy a cheap monitor and get me a new computer?

The monitor looks really good, but I think you should get a cheaper one. This is waaay to expensive, and SC2 doesn't need the best monitor there is, just a decent one. You should look for something around $900 imo.
https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Monitor
TaKemE
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark1045 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-19 23:22:06
June 19 2010 23:19 GMT
#14
A 7ms G-T-G (16 ms) Response Time and higher input lag is not realy good for gameing. Yes ISP got better colors but that dosent matter much in games where you almost cant tell the difference unless your an expert.

I would be better to get one of the new 120hz monitors if you want the best for gameing:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009222

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-8846
EnderW
Profile Joined March 2010
United States170 Posts
June 19 2010 23:20 GMT
#15
On June 20 2010 08:11 virgozero wrote:
why the hell are you basing ur choice of monitor of sc2?

that monitor is the sex but w/ sc2 it will be just like any other monitor

1280x720, 1366x768, 1600x900, 1920x1080, 2560x1440 WILL ALL SHOW THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUFF on your screen. SC2 locks its FOV (field of view)

What you do get is more clarity (if your on max graphics).


this is false. your field of view does get bigger based on your aspect ration. But your screen resolution will not affect your FOV. gamespot tested this and found that 16 has the largest FOV.
Learn from the mistakes of others, because you wont live long enough to make them all yourself.
vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-19 23:26:01
June 19 2010 23:25 GMT
#16
On June 20 2010 08:05 TaKemE wrote:
There is no reason to buy an expensive ISP monitor for gameing. You should go after a cheaper TN for higher response time. Also i dont think starcraft 2 support 2560 x 1440, so it will just scale 1920x1080.

Is this true?? Can Starcraft 2 Support 2560x1440 without scale?
EnderW
Profile Joined March 2010
United States170 Posts
June 19 2010 23:27 GMT
#17
On June 20 2010 08:25 vradovic wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 20 2010 08:05 TaKemE wrote:
There is no reason to buy an expensive ISP monitor for gameing. You should go after a cheaper TN for higher response time. Also i dont think starcraft 2 support 2560 x 1440, so it will just scale 1920x1080.

Is this true?? Can Starcraft 2 Support 2560x1440 without scale?


it is true, 1920x1080 is the highest resolution supported by SC2 right now. whether that will change at release is questionable, but my guess is that it will not.
Learn from the mistakes of others, because you wont live long enough to make them all yourself.
vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-19 23:29:40
June 19 2010 23:28 GMT
#18
On June 20 2010 08:19 TaKemE wrote:
A 7ms G-T-G (16 ms) Response Time and higher input lag is not realy good for gameing. Yes ISP got better colors but that dosent matter much in games where you almost cant tell the difference unless your an expert.

I would be better to get one of the new 120hz monitors if you want the best for gameing:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009222

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-8846



Thank you and all others for replay!!
I will think about this two.

I have atm Samsung 2233rz.
But I would like to buy 16 : 9
Raelcun
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States3747 Posts
June 19 2010 23:31 GMT
#19
On June 20 2010 07:55 Elec wrote:
i got a 24 inch too

its the smallest monitor with a 1920x1200 rez
or was when i bought it 2 years ago


I have a 22 inch that runs 1920x1280 just fyi.
teekuppi
Profile Joined April 2008
78 Posts
June 19 2010 23:39 GMT
#20
i play with my 40" hdtv as a monitor and it's really good, and i haven't noticed any downside by playing with it
zoLo
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States5896 Posts
June 19 2010 23:49 GMT
#21
I use a 23" LCD monitor, but I use a lower resolution ingame since I don't want to play SC2 on max resolution.
vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
June 19 2010 23:51 GMT
#22
On June 20 2010 08:49 zoLo wrote:
I use a 23" LCD monitor, but I use a lower resolution ingame since I don't want to play SC2 on max resolution.


why?
earky
Profile Joined March 2010
United States87 Posts
June 19 2010 23:59 GMT
#23
You don't need to worry about color calibration like that unless you are working in print or something. This is for professional use, you could get a worthy monitor of that size for a fraction of the price.
I'm a graphic designer, PM me and I'll gladly help you out!
Challe
Profile Joined June 2010
Afghanistan58 Posts
June 20 2010 00:01 GMT
#24
I have a 27 inch. its good for sc2 but not so much for sc1
cougar22
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada98 Posts
June 20 2010 00:01 GMT
#25
$1,649.00???

I could buy like eight 24" monitors for that price.
vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-20 00:03:01
June 20 2010 00:01 GMT
#26
On June 20 2010 09:01 Challe wrote:
I have a 27 inch. its good for sc2 but not so much for sc1


Nice. Can you play on max resolution ?
vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
June 20 2010 00:03 GMT
#27
On June 20 2010 09:01 cougar22 wrote:
$1,649.00???

I could buy like eight 24" monitors for that price.


+ I must pay like +600$ for transport and custom
lyk503
Profile Joined May 2009
United States261 Posts
June 20 2010 00:03 GMT
#28
On June 20 2010 08:08 hellsan631 wrote:
the bigger the monitor, the longer it takes for you to move your mouse cursor across the screen, and the more area there is to keep track of with your eyes.

if you sit far away, then it would be fine.

but i find myself struggling to keep up sometimes on my 24in monitors with sc2.

TBH, just get a 3d gaming monitor and play sc2 in 3d



Have you ever heard of mouse sensitivity?
z0mgz starcraft
pshych0
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
274 Posts
June 20 2010 00:11 GMT
#29
I'll buy a 27'' monitor when the first SC2 tournament features something bigger than 21''...probably most will still use 19''
shit happens
vradovic
Profile Joined September 2008
United States293 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-20 00:14:00
June 20 2010 00:13 GMT
#30
I just want to play from home.

this article here say they run sc2 on 2560 x 1600
http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,705223/Starcraft-2-Beta-maxed-out/Download/
MangoTango
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States3670 Posts
June 20 2010 00:13 GMT
#31
On June 20 2010 07:52 blade55555 wrote:
I don't think thats too big I doubt 3 more inches is too big either .


That's what she said :o

I find that my 21" monitor is almost too big. I've moved it to the back of my desk but it's still too big.
"One fish, two fish, red fish, BLUE TANK!" - Artosis
EnderW
Profile Joined March 2010
United States170 Posts
June 20 2010 00:15 GMT
#32
On June 20 2010 09:13 MangoTango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 20 2010 07:52 blade55555 wrote:
I don't think thats too big I doubt 3 more inches is too big either .


That's what she said :o

I find that my 21" monitor is almost too big. I've moved it to the back of my desk but it's still too big.


I agree w/ this. I've hooked my computer up to my 22" Monitor, which I am using now, and it is almost too big for desk use.

I've also tried it on my 27" and 37" monitors that i use for multi tabling poker, but they are simply too large to use on my desk without my eyes straining immensely
Learn from the mistakes of others, because you wont live long enough to make them all yourself.
spinal2k
Profile Joined June 2010
Portugal148 Posts
June 20 2010 00:18 GMT
#33
On June 20 2010 08:11 virgozero wrote:
why the hell are you basing ur choice of monitor of sc2?

that monitor is the sex but w/ sc2 it will be just like any other monitor

1280x720, 1366x768, 1600x900, 1920x1080, 2560x1440 WILL ALL SHOW THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUFF on your screen. SC2 locks its FOV (field of view)

What you do get is more clarity (if your on max graphics).


false.

here you go

SC2 Resolution Comparison

regards
Wanna turn up the heat?
BladeRunner
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States407 Posts
June 20 2010 00:40 GMT
#34
I use this monitor with great success... It has a "thru mode" where you can turn off all the post-processing that normally slows down input response on LCD's. The edges get a little blurry but the response is quite good. I use it with my PS3 for fighting games & am very picky about input lag on FPS like Quake 3. I can't notice any lag in SC2 but I'm not as good at detecting as some of you may be. When I did the high speed camera vs CRT test (which some on SRK dispute the accuracy of) I found a 0 to <1 frame delay, which is really good for an LCD that's under $300.

Problem is, I still don't think they're selling this in the US and I'm not sure when or if they ever will. I brought it back from my last trip to Akihabara.

http://www.lg.com/uk/it-products/monitors/LG-lcd-monitor-W2363V.jsp

photo against CRT with thru-mode on:
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9803/dsc6075h.jpg

photo against CRT with thru-mode off:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1928/dsc6079.jpg

If you haven't seen it already, there a huge thread on SRK about this topic because as you know fighting game players can be quite picky about input lag:
http://shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=174085
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