Samsung 216BW or ViewSonic VX2035WM?

I was wondering which monitor should I get?Samsung 216BW or ViewSonic VX2035WM?
Samsung gets my vote with its sexy piano black panel. Also, it has HDCP where as the ViewSonic's I believe doesn't have (I'm not 100% sure on this).Samsung 216BW or ViewSonic VX2035WM?
I'm not sure what's HDCP for. Thanks for the reply tho, I'd like to hear more opinions
i have the samnsung 216bw its a great monitor good colors look has 3000:1 contrast ratio and 2 ms response time games look wonderfull on it. I have my pc hooked up to the dvi input and my 360 in the vga input.
me too hahait kicks ass eh?
[QUOTE=''Blackfriend8'']i have the samnsung 216bw its a great monitor good colors look has 3000:1 contrast ratio and 2 ms response time games look wonderfull on it. I have my pc hooked up to the dvi input and my 360 in the vga input.[/QUOTE]Same thing I did. I love this montior. I actually picked mine up yesterday and am very happy with it so far.
Thanks for the help guys, I found another monitor which I'm not sure what was the name but it has 1600x1200 res.How does that compare to the 1680x1050?
I recommend some LCD monitor whit better panel than TN. Like Dell 2007WFP, or samsung 215TW. Dell uses S-IPS panel, which has much betterimage quality,much better colors, and more inputs. Samsung mentioned (215TW) uses S-PVA panel, which is also superiour to TN panel on samsung 216BW. It has little worst image quality than Dell, but it is little faster. I wouldnt go for TN panel.
[QUOTE=''domke13'']I recommend some LCD monitor whit better panel than TN. Like Dell 2007WFP, or samsung 215TW. Dell uses S-IPS panel, which has much betterimage quality,much better colors, and more inputs. Samsung mentioned (215TW) uses S-PVA panel, which is also superiour to TN panel on samsung 216BW. It has little worst image quality than Dell, but it is little faster. I wouldnt go for TN panel.[/QUOTE] I'm a little confused by this. Does anyone actually own a Viewsonic VX2035WM?
Samsung is better
[QUOTE=''dDFoxy''][QUOTE=''domke13'']I recommend some LCD monitor whit better panel than TN. Like Dell 2007WFP, or samsung 215TW. Dell uses S-IPS panel, which has much betterimage quality,much better colors, and more inputs. Samsung mentioned (215TW) uses S-PVA panel, which is also superiour to TN panel on samsung 216BW. It has little worst image quality than Dell, but it is little faster. I wouldnt go for TN panel.[/QUOTE] I'm a little confused by this. Does anyone actually own a Viewsonic VX2035WM?[/QUOTE]

there's a couple different kinds of LCD panels, each of which have their own characteristics. very short version:



TN = they're cheapest, and have the fastest response time. 6bit panels - so bad with colors, have to dither to emulate 8bit colors, meaning lots of gradient problems compared to others. usually have a hard time with dark shades, IIRC. they're also the worst with viewing angles.. looking from below messes the image up quickly, looking from above washes it out quickly. horizontally it's decent. if it's a 22'' or cheap, it's probably a TN. listing 16.2 million colors or having lower viewing angles are a dead giveaway of a TN.



MVA = somewhere in the middle price-wise. they're the best with blacks and deep contrasts, and are 8bit panels, so are better with colors overall than TN's. they're best with movies (don't remember why), and are supposed to be the worst (but still good enough for most people) for gaming, with input lag being behind the other two. their viewing angles are much better than TN's, but some people said that straight-on there's a bit of a dark patch towards the center - nothing you'd notice unless you compare it to another monitor side-by-side. the 'better' 17-20'' LCD's and most of the 24''+ ones are MVA.



IPS = most expensive, almost always. they're generally the best with colors, and the best with viewing angles. they're not the best for response times, but the higher-quality ones are generally 'good enough,' just like the MVA panels. i think you only really see them in ~20'' size.. there's one eizo 22'' one that costs like $800, and the apple cinema displays use IPS. otherwise, it's hard to find one bigger than 20'', and even at that size you're paying $300-400+ when you could get a TN or MVA for $200 or less.



there's variations on each one, usually popping up as a prefix - like S-IPS, P-MVA, etc. there's a big stick at [H] that's useful, i think.
I can never tell which monitors have TN, MVA or IPS
[QUOTE=''Makari''][QUOTE=''dDFoxy''][QUOTE=''domke13'']I recommend some LCD monitor whit better panel than TN. Like Dell 2007WFP, or samsung 215TW. Dell uses S-IPS panel, which has much betterimage quality,much better colors, and more inputs. Samsung mentioned (215TW) uses S-PVA panel, which is also superiour to TN panel on samsung 216BW. It has little worst image quality than Dell, but it is little faster. I wouldnt go for TN panel.[/QUOTE] I'm a little confused by this. Does anyone actually own a Viewsonic VX2035WM?[/QUOTE] there's a couple different kinds of LCD panels, each of which have their own characteristics. very short version: TN = they're cheapest, and have the fastest response time. 6bit panels - so bad with colors, have to dither to emulate 8bit colors, meaning lots of gradient problems compared to others. usually have a hard time with dark shades, IIRC. they're also the worst with viewing angles.. looking from below messes the image up quickly, looking from above washes it out quickly. horizontally it's decent. if it's a 22'' or cheap, it's probably a TN. listing 16.2 million colors or having lower viewing angles are a dead giveaway of a TN. MVA = somewhere in the middle price-wise. they're the best with blacks and deep contrasts, and are 8bit panels, so are better with colors overall than TN's. they're best with movies (don't remember why), and are supposed to be the worst (but still good enough for most people) for gaming, with input lag being behind the other two. their viewing angles are much better than TN's, but some people said that straight-on there's a bit of a dark patch towards the center - nothing you'd notice unless you compare it to another monitor side-by-side. the 'better' 17-20'' LCD's and most of the 24''+ ones are MVA. IPS = most expensive, almost always. they're generally the best with colors, and the best with viewing angles. they're not the best for response times, but the higher-quality ones are generally 'good enough,' just like the MVA panels. i think you only really see them in ~20'' size.. there's one eizo 22'' one that costs like $800, and the apple cinema displays use IPS. otherwise, it's hard to find one bigger than 20'', and even at that size you're paying $300-400+ when you could get a TN or MVA for $200 or less. there's variations on each one, usually popping up as a prefix - like S-IPS, P-MVA, etc. there's a big stick at [H] that's useful, i think.[/QUOTE]What about S-PVA and PVA???
[QUOTE=''dDFoxy'']I can never tell which monitors have TN, MVA or IPS[/QUOTE]Lucky you. I CANT stand TN panels. My mom has one in job and everytime and it sucks. It has horrible viewing angles and bad colors.
[QUOTE=''dDFoxy'']Thanks for the help guys, I found another monitor which I'm not sure what was the name but it has 1600x1200 res.How does that compare to the 1680x1050?[/QUOTE]1600x1200 is 4:3 aspect ratio and 1680x1050 is 16:10 (widescreen). go for the 1680x1050
[QUOTE=''domke13''] [QUOTE=''dDFoxy'']I can never tell which monitors have TN, MVA or IPS[/QUOTE]Lucky you. I CANT stand TN panels. My mom has one in job and everytime and it sucks. It has horrible viewing angles and bad colors.[/QUOTE] I meant I can't find the different technologies on specifications
[QUOTE=''Gigagamer2''][QUOTE=''dDFoxy''] Thanks for the help guys, I found another monitor which I'm not sure what was the name but it has 1600x1200 res.How does that compare to the 1680x1050?[/QUOTE]1600x1200 is 4:3 aspect ratio and 1680x1050 is 16:10 (widescreen). go for the 1680x1050[/QUOTE] Thanks, I just though 1600x1200 could output Widescreen but it looks bad on lower resolutions
Does the Gateway FPD2275W use TN?