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On August 09 2012 03:01 Mackem wrote:
I've been sort of put off the Asus PA238Q by seeing how bad the backlight bleeding is on it. I might just go for the Dell U2312HM instead; Use DVI for my PC and buy the VGA cables for the Xbox 360 or I could use a DVI to HDMI cable for the Xbox and VGA for the PC. Would there be any differences in doing this?
My graphics card has 2 DVI ports and a mini-HDMI port (Came with a mini-HDMI to HDMI adapter)
I recently bought the U2312HM and had to use the DVI input to connect it o my laptop because with VGA I had some line moving up and down on the screen. The are only one VGA, one DVI and one DisplayPort inputs, no HDMI. Otherwise, I'm really satisfied by this screen.
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Hi, I feel like this is a stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure - when speaking about monitors, swivel is like turning your head, or a rotating gun turret, while pivot is what you want if you want to make your monitor portrait instead of landscape? Thanks
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I believe that's the case. Swivel is spinning the monitor clockwise or anticlockwise. Pivot is turning your monitor 90 degrees.
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Hey guys, i am currently using a samsung syncmaster 2243lnx (21,x) 1680-1050 with vga, its nearly 3 years old, i ve zero knowledge bout monitors and what to get, i would buy from mindfactory.de and my budget is 200EUR but less would be good. i am running a 460 768mb graphic card and i guess i want to ve 24 inch and max resolution of 1920-1080.
can u guys suggest a good budget monitor? its mostly for gaming (gonna play guild wars 2 and sc2 and some fifa)
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Can i use mini display port for 120hz?
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Hey guys, just looking for advice and recommendations.
I'm looking for another monitor to go with the 21.5" LED-HDTV that I'm using now. I want this new monitor to be my main monitor to do my gaming on and my HDTV as a side monitor for music, ventrilo and other programs.
Can anyone recommend me a good monitor under $160 USD that is at least 22", preferably 24"?
Also, what's the deal with LED backlit monitors? Are they better than just regular LCD? Also, should I be getting LED so the brightness will match with what I'm using right now?
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On August 24 2012 00:44 mardi wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Hey guys, just looking for advice and recommendations.
I'm looking for another monitor to go with the 21.5" LED-HDTV that I'm using now. I want this new monitor to be my main monitor to do my gaming on and my HDTV as a side monitor for music, ventrilo and other programs.
Can anyone recommend me a good monitor under $160 USD that is at least 22", preferably 24"?
Also, what's the deal with LED backlit monitors? Are they better than just regular LCD? Also, should I be getting LED so the brightness will match with what I'm using right now?
Read the OP. All your questions are answered in the OP.
Pretty much only the Asus VS229H-P fits in that budget.
On August 17 2012 04:20 Lineridarz wrote:
Can i use mini display port for 120hz?
On August 17 2012 17:35 Lineridarz wrote:
anyone know?
Google knows....
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I bought a PA238QR recently, I am wondering what optimal settings would be for it. I have it just set in "Game Mode" right now with ASCR on and Trace Free set to 0 with Contrast at 80, brightness 80, skin tone "normal" and saturation set to "cool". I don't actually know what any of these settings do though. I am happy with color for this monitor, huge change from my TERRIBLE 19" Acer monitor I had posted about previously. Can anyone shed light on what the settings do? Also when would I use sRGB, I thought it looked rather bland with that setting on, but I could be mistaken. Is anyone familiar with this model and what kind of configuration would be best (preferably for gaming). The big draws to this monitor were I know IPS is a very good panel type for colors, and I like the height adjustment and pivot features, as well as the human sensor (even though I don't have it on) as well as the thin bezel, usb hub and on board speakers which I may use.
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ASCR on is supposed to change the brightness dynamically to try to get a better effective contrast ratio. Often times, it doesn't really do much of anything in practice. For other implementations, many find it annoying and leave it off.
Trace Free is the pixel overdrive control. To make changes from one color to another happen faster whenever the image is changing, the monitor can overshoot the actual values for a bit, which makes those transitions happen faster (so less motion blurring, ghosting). Too much overdrive, and you see pixels overshoot into too far of a change as compared to what it's supposed to be. On most Asus monitors, 40 or 60 works best. See here:
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/review/2011/review-asus-pa238q-part10.html#Responsiveness
I would personally turn brightness down a lot. Contrast at default 80 is probably right.
The other two settings aren't available in some modes anyway...
Standard or sRGB usually are most accurate, calibrated or uncalibrated. Some of the settings just have weird contrast, making dark colors too dark or light ones too light.
If you don't have anything to calibrate the monitor, just look at the colors here to eyeball:
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast.php
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Still don't know what monitor to get for £200. Mainly for PC (Battlefield 3, StarCraft 2 etc.) and sometimes Xbox 360. Not sure if I should go for an IPS like the U2312HM/PA238Q or a TN panel? Was also looking at the Asus VG236H but can't find that anywhere in the UK.
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Probably no reason to get anything but the Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM right now. Since amazon.co.uk is selling it for 160 pounds.
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On September 06 2012 18:02 Womwomwom wrote:
Probably no reason to get anything but the Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM right now. Since amazon.co.uk is selling it for 160 pounds.
Yeah I think I might get the 2312HM and connect my PC via DVI and Xbox via VGA cables (My 560Ti doesn't have a Displayport, only mini HDMI -__-)
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Forgive me for being stupid but I'm not sure how the splitter would work? I've never used one before.
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It's not so much a splitter as a switch.
You plug multiple source devices into the switch's input and connect the switch's output to the monitor. Toggle the switch to select between inputs, so the monitor will display that video from the selected source. It also automatically toggles to the correct source if only one is active.
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So what cables would I use? I'm a bit confused haha!
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It's an HDMI switch. You connect HDMI from the computer and HDMI from the Xbox 360 and get HDMI out of the switch. That would also require an HDMI -> DVI converter (passive is okay) somewhere between the switch and the monitor. Like wom said, it may not even work, but it should.
The problem is that older Xbox 360s (if you have one) don't support HDMI output, so this isn't going to work without some more wrangling. Other than that, I can't think of what could be the cause for confusion.
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Ah OK, I was thinking of using DVI for my PC and the official Xbox 360 VGA cables for that. VGA won't have worse quality than HDMI for my Xbox will it? I have one of the old 'fat' Xbox 360s.
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On August 04 2012 21:22 Joedaddy wrote:My PC Specs: Intel Core i7-3820 (Quad Core, 10MB Cache) Overclocked up to 4.1GHz 16GB Quad Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon HD 7870 Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Budget for a new monitor: $150.00 USD I'm having this rig bult (should be here ~Aug. 15), and I'm now trying to figure out which monitor to get. Originally I thought that just any 'ol plain jane monitor would be fine. But, I'm seeing words like "ghosting" and "blurring." A quality gaming PC is something I have been wanting for years but couldn't afford until recently. I don't want to have problems with ghosting and such, so I'm here asking you guiys for help. Is ghosting that** big of a problem in lower quality monitors? Or is it like the boogey man, something used to scare people into spending 500 bucks on a monitor. Any suggestions on a budget monitor that won't have problems with ghosting/blurring would be appreciated too. Thanks <3 + Show Spoiler +I have no interest in 3D. I just want a monitor that will have a smooth, clear picture without problems.
Yeah I recommend you head to anandtech and just check the top budget builds. 16gb is great for 3d maya and photoshop users, but not necessary for games. And the thing is, what will you be looking at more, the monitor screen or your computer? Why spend $150 worth on something you will be looking at forever. Sell half that ram, and spend $400 on a korean 27" s-ips monitor.
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