[Tenchiro]

Mine has been doing alot of wierd things lately, and today as I was sitting there I kept hearing *ting* and would see a horizontal line flash across the screen, then *ting* and another one somewhere else would flash. Over and over, then it seemed to reboot itself.

So I am thinking I want a flat panel, widescreen that is going to be work well for gaming. Any $500ish suggestions?

 

[stinkyboy]

I've had several ViewSonics over the years. Nice prices, and great monitors.

http://salestores.com/vivp19lcdmo1.html

http://www.macworld.com/2004/11/reviews/viewsonic19inch/index.php

 

[DRB]

We got that same viewsonic that stink mentioned at buy.com for $300 and its now 269.

http://www.buy.com/prod/ViewSonic_VA912B_4_color_TFT_19_LCD_500_1_8ms_Active_Matrix_SXGA/q/loc/17151/202066933.html

Its not a widescreen but its a great monitor. I don't know if its highend enough for what you are thinking but BUY.com has some great prices.

 

[DRB]

http://www.buy.com/prod/Princeton_LCD2008W_20_LCD_600_1_8MS_300cd_m_1680x1050_Black_with/q/loc/17152/202211822.html

http://www.buy.com/prod/ViewSonic_N2050_20_LCDTV_PC_Display_1366x768_1000_1_N2050W/q/loc/17152/202043867.html

 

[binary visions]

I love my Dell 1905FP. It's not a widescreen, but they've got the 2005FPW version which is the 20" widescreen.

My Dell has no noticable ghosting (I've played a bunch of Doom 3 and Unreal Tournament on it), and it's nice and bright. The built-in USB hub is a nice touch, too, allows my cables to be a little less cluttered.

 

[urbaindk]

Mine has been doing alot of wierd things lately, and today as I was sitting there I kept hearing *ting* and would see a horizontal line flash across the screen, then *ting* and another one somewhere else would flash. Over and over, then it seemed to reboot itself.

So I am thinking I want a flat panel, widescreen that is going to be work well for gaming. Any $500ish suggestions?

Have you tried reseting its password? I hear that helps.

That *ting* sound is probably it degaussing itself randomly. I'm guessing.

 

[Tenchiro]

I am looking at a 20" Sceptre it has decent resolution and contrast ratio for less than $400

Display:

* Screen Size: 20.1" WSXGA+ TFT LCD
* Resolution: 1680 x 1050
* Pixel Pitch: 0.25mm
* Brightness: 300nit cd/m²
* Contrast Ratio: 800:1
* Output Color: 16.7 million colors
* Viewing Angle: 176° H/176° V
* Response time: 8ms

Input Connection:

* DVI 24-pin connector (480p, 720p and 1080i/1080p)

 

[Transcend]

My old dell 21" behemouth died that exact way. Next it will get all fuzzy and lose focus.

It's not degauassing, its like the tube fails for a second.

I love my new gateway (dear lord I can't believe I said that).
DVi, VGA, Composite, component, HDCP, full hd compatibility. A few hundred bucks cheaper then a cinema display, no backlight bleeding, accurate colors.