Widescreen & Response Time

[Mobius]

Hey all, I believe I will be ordering an LCD monitor in the next day or two and I had a few questions anyone could help me with.

1.  I'm looking at a widescreen monitor and I was wondering.  Say you have a regular 19" monitor and a 19" widescreen monitor.  Are the screens both the same height?  If the screens are measured diagonally,  wouldn't the widescreen one actually be shorter because the greater width of the widescreen contributes more to the diagonal length than the regular size, and therefore seem somewhat smaller?

2.  Would I really notice much of a difference between a 2ms response time and an 8ms response time?  I've been using an LCD that's a couple of years old for the past couple of weeks and I haven't noticed any ghosting or anything, but I don't really know the response time for it either.

3.  If you I do get a widescreen monitor, can I still use standard sized resolutions without the image being streched to the widescreen width?

Thanks for the help.


Here are the two I am currently deciding between...
VX922
VX2025WM

[Sukhoi_37]

1-My friend ordered a 19" Widescreen, and it was about 1-2 inches shorter than my regular 19". I'm not sure if there are any regular height 19' Widecreens, so make sure you look at the dimensions before you buy.

2-Response time is a little weird for myself. I have a 12ms monitor, and I don't notice ghosting in any game I play (Far Cry, NFSU2, FS9, CoD2, BF2) If I were you, I would get 8ms because it provides fast response with resonable price. 2ms is VERY FAST, although I rarely see any of them. If you have cash to burn, get 2ms to reduce the chances of ghosting, otherwise 8ms.

3-I'm not sure, hopefully other forum members will be able to answer that.

[Mobius]

Thanks.

[Mobius]

All right, I made my decision, I'm buying this one: BenQ FP91G+

Yeah, I know, it isn't one of the ones I listed, but it seems to be the one for me.

[ripping]

i got me a LCD a month or so ago (my first- discounting laptops). Its a Dell 24" (1920x1200).
your right in thinking a similar diagonal sized widescreen will be shorter than a regular aspect screen. My 24" is about the same height as the Viewsonic P95F I have (I run that at 1600x1200).

 I doubt you will find any TRUE 2ms LCD screens. The faster times are usually due to the manufacturers specifying a grey to grey response time rather than a 100% on to 100% off response. I think the Dell i have sports a 16ms on/off timing. I do notice a little ghosting (I think) while watching a fast moving DVD, but I'm very happy with the screen overall.

Not sure about retaining a standard aspect ratio on the widescreen. There are only a couple of games I use that do not do widescreen. I've got used to the stretching, rather than finding a fix.

[elite marksman]

Sukhoi, a widescreen is by definition different dimensions than a regular screen. Regular computer and tv monitors are 4:3, meaning that they are 4 inches wide for every 3 tall, and the screen size is the diameter of the rectangle. With a widescreen, the screen is 16:9, meaning that it is 16 inches wide for every 9 inches tall.
If you tried to make a 19" screen with the width of a 19" widescreen, you would end up with a 20 or 21" screen.

I can't imagine how much of a difference 6ms would make. My uncle has an 8ms screen, and there aren't any ghosting problems on it. For value, I'd go with the 8ms.

[Mobius]

Thanks everyone, I decided there was no point in wasting money on a 2ms monitor, so I saved a bunch of money with thhe one I ended up getting.

[elite marksman]

You should be able to avoid the stretching by using one of the widescreen resolutions, such as 1280x768. I know there are others, but thats the only one my old card supports, so thats the only one I'm sure of the resolution. Just look for a resolution with a significant difference between the two numbers.