Seto Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?d...&cid=MT.983 http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?d...&cid=MT.282 http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?d...&cid=MT.282 Ok I've been looking at the 3 monitors I have listed, I recently bought a 2053BW Samsung monitor, and it is perfect. Although I don't have a desktop computer anymore, so I am planning to sell my monitor and buy one of the following above since the resolution is fucked up on a xbox 360 when using the 2053BW (native resolution is 1650x1080) which one would you recommend? or prefer? They all have similar specs(all which is better than my other monitor), I am leaning towards the Asus one, since I've never had a problem with Asus, and my laptop's screen is pretty good, and really bright compared to other laptops. I'm hoping their monitors would do the same. I was looking at the 18.5" one since its almost $ cheaper, but it is 3" smaller than the other two, I would like a bigger monitor but since I'm not working as much as I use to I'm considering it. I am also leaning more towrads the Asus one since it is cheaper than the 21.5" Samsung one and it has HDMI which might come in handy for me later on. The thing is the Asus one is out of stock atm. Which one would you get? If I get the 18.5" I'll pocket around 35$ from selling my old one, If I get either of the 22" ones I'll be paying about 60-70ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joz Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 get a 11" crt its godly, man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator IAmNumbaOne Posted April 28, 2009 Administrator Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I would go with the ASUS, but they're out of stock. What are your 360 hook-up options (Audio/Video Cables)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator IAmNumbaOne Posted April 28, 2009 Administrator Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...-L0B-_-24236047 I have the promo if you're not a subscriber. Damn nice monitor if you wanna flip the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...-L0B-_-24236047I have the promo if you're not a subscriber. Damn nice monitor if you wanna flip the bill. Yea I was already looking at that one, but the thing is that is American prices it is at least 400+ in Canada. Those moni's I listed are canadian prices if you look it up on the newegg site it will be like 50-60$ cheaper. I was thinking about the asus one too, I have the VGA cable and the original cables it came with. I was also planning to get a ps3 and getting the HDMI cable for it. But the only moni that has the HDMI ports is the Asus one so I can wait for that one to come in stock. One more question is the price:size ratio, Is it worth $ just to get the extra 3"? I know I would want to get it bigger, since I am use to a 20" moni. So the 18.5 would seem really small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator IAmNumbaOne Posted April 28, 2009 Administrator Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Never EVER settle for a smaller size when it comes to screens. You'll never get a screen and say "Damn, I wish I would have gotten that smaller one..." I used a monitor (22") with my 360 for awhile and I can tell you that anything smaller wouldn't have cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Never EVER settle for a smaller size when it comes to screens. You'll never get a screen and say "Damn, I wish I would have gotten that smaller one..."I used a monitor (22") with my 360 for awhile and I can tell you that anything smaller wouldn't have cut it. Alright, I figured that I would think that too, but then right now I don't really wanna pay $ outta my own pocket lol. Anyway which monitor do you use? Is it 22 or 21.5? so the 18.5" is out of the question. I just don't want to wait for the Asus one to come back in stock.. damn XD Also one more thing, if anyone has a better one or similar one to recommend please do so. must be a 16:9 resolution though because I don't want the resolution to be cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator IAmNumbaOne Posted April 29, 2009 Administrator Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 22" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 What is the resolution you play on? I hooked it up to my 20" 1650x1080 monitor and it was cropped off. It bugged me too much so that's the only reason why I'm buying a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator IAmNumbaOne Posted April 29, 2009 Administrator Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 It was a 1680x1050 monitor so I put it on 720p. You should be able to adjust the resolution output in the xbox setup menu if you're using VGA. Just lower it down from 1920x1080 to one of the other ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Posted April 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 It was a 1680x1050 monitor so I put it on 720p.You should be able to adjust the resolution output in the xbox setup menu if you're using VGA. Just lower it down from 1920x1080 to one of the other ones. Didn't your picture get stretched or squished? or have black bars on the side/top? It was fine when I played on my 17" non wide screen monitor, but then it was too small to do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator IAmNumbaOne Posted April 29, 2009 Administrator Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 No black bars or anything. Did you try changing the resolution on the xbox to something the monitor can handle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 No black bars or anything.Did you try changing the resolution on the xbox to something the monitor can handle? Umm I tried every single resolution... the best one was the 1280x1024 one.. but it got cropped on the sides. When I tried the other resolution its even worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator IAmNumbaOne Posted April 30, 2009 Administrator Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Got a link to the model of your current monitor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/detail/...=LS20AQWJFV/XAA Thats the one I'm using right now, well not really using.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator IAmNumbaOne Posted April 30, 2009 Administrator Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Weird, the x768 resolution should look fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Posted May 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Weird, the x768 resolution should look fine. I don't know.. It gets cut off XD there are a few resolutions that look fine but it has black bars on either the side or top which is annoying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seto Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?d...&cid=MT.863 23.6 for 50$ more ..pretty much same monitor.. worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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