W/S Moniter Recomendation :Samsung AnY Good?

[Garrett]

I’m after a new monitor and I more or less decided that it will be a W?S one and thought I narrowed it down to a iiyama but have read a review and it did not do so brilliantly. The same people thet reviewed it reviewed a Samsung and it got all round good points and a review. But am sure I read some where else that the screen on Samsung’s had a very high gloss finish and reflected stray light a lot.

I’m not to keen on the finish of Samsung’s as they are silver.
1 This is also a reflective finish.
2 Its a painted finish which unlike black or cream that can be the natural underlying colour of the plastic, and either be scratched or worn off and very quickly look tatty.

Any recomendation or comments on Samsung moniters?

[Games Guru]

I have the Dell 2405 it's excellent.

[Garrett]

I have the Dell 2405 it's excellent.

Nice but £400 is what I want to spend very tops.

[Tigerblade]

Why not Dell's current 20" model? Or even check out the newer version, cheaper with less inputs. Guess it depends if you are gonna do more with it then just slap a PC on it.

EDIT - Just found out a friend is selling an immaculate boxed Apple 23" ACD for £300. Pm me if you'd be interested and i'll give u his details.

[Garrett]

Why not Dell's current 20" model? Or even check out the newer version, cheaper with less inputs. Guess it depends if you are gonna do more with it then just slap a PC on it.

EDIT - Just found out a friend is selling an immaculate boxed Apple 23" ACD for £300. Pm me if you'd be interested and i'll give u his details.Just had a look at the details of it and its not what I realy want.

Thanks for the offer;)

[n0bby]

Why not Dell's current 20" model? Or even check out the newer version, cheaper with less inputs.I've just bought the cheaper version you mention (it's the E207WFP) - and I'm sending it back. On mine there's a distinct graduation of brightness, dark at the top of the screen and getting brighter at the bottom, which is so bad that even at 50% brightness setting the Taskbar looks really washed out. Plus every so often it flicks to black momentarily. I'm not impressed. The more expensive Dell Ultrasharp panel is meant to be a pretty good performer, but its response time (16ms) seems rather average compared to the cheaper panel (5ms) and as I do a lot of gaming I'm a bit wary of this.

I was also looking at the 21" Samsung as an alternative, but was similarly put off by its silver finish. So, if anyone else has any recommendations I'd be interested to hear them.

[Garrett]

I now have the Samsung 215 and although put of by the finidh I could not find one at the same price that had the same specs or good reviews.
I took the plunge and Im glad I did., Although wondering if I ever play old games on it how they will be displayed on a W/S. But as for modern games I find W/S is a lot better.
It not quite the brilliant silver I expected more of a leaning to silver grey, and the finish is matt.

[n0bby]

Hi Garrett - yep, I caught up with your purchase on the other thread. That's clinched it, I'm ordering mine now. Thanks for the info! :thumbsup:

[Garrett]

Hope this give a idea what it will look like. although the colours are not quite true.

[n0bby]

Cheers, just ordered, and it should arrive tomorrow. I'm glad the silver's a matt finish - I was worried it'd be horribly shiny. Looks cool in the photo... But mine won't be displaying that WOW stuff - just every FPS known to man! :grin:

[Garrett]

Cheers, just ordered, and it should arrive tomorrow. I'm glad the silver's a matt finish - I was worried it'd be horribly shiny. Looks cool in the photo... But mine won't be displaying that WOW stuff - just every FPS known to man! :grin:Not the reflecton at the bottom of the moniter thats a clock with a silver finish but not as matt as the moniter and it is a lot lighter, I would say half way between grey and and bright silver. Oh and make sure you get a bill of sale I did not and had to request one as the garantee will either go off it or the consinment dat to the suppliers, so no bill of sale you could loose up to a couple of months on it.

Have you seen the other thread for testing/spotting dead pixels?

[JohnG]

This monitor seems to be getting some really good reviews - I'd be interested to know what you think of it after a couple of weeks :)
I'm particularly interested in what the older games that don't support widescreen resolutions look like.

[n0bby]

I'd be interested to know what you think of it after a couple of weeks :)
I'm particularly interested in what the older games that don't support widescreen resolutions look like.I run a dual monitor setup, so anything that doesn't run acceptably on the W/S can still be run on the 19" 4:3 secondary monitor... I'll try a variety of games out when it arrives, and report back as to how they perform.

[clanger]

I was heading towards the Samsung 215TW, but some of the review here:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/guides.htm

..suggest it it's a bit slower than, for example, the NEC LCD20WGX2 and that the Samsung isn't perhaps the best choice for hardcore gamers.

Could anyone with the Samsung comment on the responsiveness; It's for games I want it (with a £2.5K-8800GTX machine).

On the other hand, it says the Europe/UK version of the 20WGX2 doesn't support HDCP. I read somewhere this has implications with protected content under Vista. What content is it referring to..anyone?

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/content/nec_20wgx2_content3.htm#hdcp

[Garrett]

I read comments on one forum both from hardcore games that some are suited with the monitor response time and others not.
So far I have only seen 4 games running on mine and as of yet have not found fault with the response time. WOW, Guild Wars, Thief III and Oblivion.

I will see if I have Counter Strike on my present HD and see how that plays.

I have to say I earlier this year upgraded from a Ge-Force 3 graphic card to a Radeon X1900 and notices a big improvement, this was an upgrade from an Iiyama monitor and got nearly as much vibrancy again in the colours.

I think read that Samsung made the screens for someone else Dell there screens are reflective, but I do not seem to be getting ant reflection of mine.

[Garrett]

From the Overclockers Forum (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17209584)


Samsung have exploited a relatively open sector of the market with the release of their 21" Samsung 215TW monitor. While the resolution remains the same as the 20"WS market, the extra inch in size can help add immersion to games, provide extra space for viewing movies and help make text that little bit bigger for those who find the 20" market text too small. The 215TW is built around Samsung's own LTM210M2 S-PVA panel, and the specs are certainly impressive. The monitor also offers a wealth of adjustments and inputs as detailed above making it a very versatile monitor.

Samsung have used their MagicSpeed overdrive technology to boost grey to grey transitions and in practice the screen is reported to offer comparable responsiveness to the 8ms P-MVA generation (Belinea 102035W and Viewsonic VX2025WM for instance). Contrast is good not only on paper, but in practice with high brightness and excellent black depth. Viewing angles are wider than TN Film models but remain a little behind S-IPS panels. If you're looking for a slightly larger screen with some very impressive ergonomic features then this is a good choice.

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TOM'S HARDWARE: "The build quality is good, but the plastic used isn't very attractive. The base has the characteristic shape of Samsung's old BF monitors. But let's not be too hard on Samsung. This is far from being an ugly monitor - it's just that clearly not enough design effort has gone into the build, especially if you look at what Samsung has done with monitors like their 970P. The design may be a bit nondescript, but the ergonomics isn't. The control buttons are grouped together on the façade. The OSD is very practical. There is a tilt adjustment, but no height adjustment.

The panel's colour rendering was very good, but the default settings didn't produce accurate colours. You'll need to spend a little time tweaking them. We got a very good calibration curve with our own adjustments (Red=66, Green=39, Blue=40). The black level is excellent. And since the brightness is intense, the result is a very remarkable contrast. Samsung specifies 1000:1, and we measured 938:1. Kudos is in order. This monitor gets the benefit of the huge effort Samsung has made to improve the contrast of these displays. However, at the risk of seeming like a nitpicker, I will point out that the panel's brightness is excessive at the calibration point. That makes it ideal for video, but for office applications, you'll have to adjust the brightness down, and in so doing you will lose a little colour fidelity. Tested with the Gretag Eye-One Display 2, the 215TW had no big surprises in store. The performance we measured is in line with what we expected. However we did notice slight compression in the red channel as the light intensity increased.

The panel's uniformity was good but not exceptional. It was in the high average, with all values grouped within 20% of the total range. The upper right corner was less bright, but that wasn't visible to the eye, with either dark or light images. The panel proved to be fairly fast, and unlike its competitors, it was also fairly accurate. The Overdrive technology is under control. We noted only one instance of overshoot, at 200. Overall the latency was respectable, albeit a notch below the best in the category. Overdrive was well controlled, with only a slight overshoot of under 0.5 frames.

If you seek a monitor geared for office applications, I'm afraid this isn't it. Text was very sharp, but the default brightness is just too intense. For photography use, however, provided you've taken the time and effort to tweak it, this display delivers fine colour with exceptional contrast. So this monitor would be a good choice for amateur photo work. For pros, though, the brightness is too high to spend entire days in front of it. Gaming was also a very nice experience with the 215TW, and with its well controlled Overdrive, you won't pay the price of a lot of video artefacts for its good reactivity. Latency was perceptible at times, though, especially compared to other models - mostly TN panels - that are faster....And since this model offers good pixel interpolation, you'll be able to play in 1024x768 resolution without losing image quality.

But we were disappointed with the video performance - especially since this monitor had everything going for it on paper. While sparkling artefacts were very visible, colour masses were very noisy when we watched DVDs. The performance was a little better than that of TN panels for gamers, but still far from the standard set by some 19" panels, and a little short of 20" VA panels."


BEHARDWARE: "The 215TW is vertically adjustable and has a pivot mode. We appreciate these options, especially the vertical adjustment. Samsung also gives the possibility – like Apple – to create profiles with software. Without a colorimeter, this manufacturer also gives you the option to adjust the monitor from a series of patterns. We appreciate the initiative and it’s better than nothing, even if standard adjustments are as satisfactory for most users. We draw your attention to the fact that compared to MVA panels, PVAs have higher twinkling effects in videos. For games, however, the two technologies are equivalent."


BIT-TECH: "I am pleased to report that the SyncMaster 215TW delivered a strong showing in DisplayMate. The 256 intensity level colour ramp test was an area of weakness on the Dell 2407WFP, resulting in some banding issues. However, there were no apparent banding issues with the 215TW - the colour gradients were smooth and vibrant with no compression at either end of the scale. We looked at a number of high-resolution photographs on the screen to see whether there was any apparent colour compression going on. The colour reproduction was up there with the best of monitors we've seen - colours were vibrant and full, without being over-saturated. The blacks were very dark, while still maintaining good levels of detail and no apparent compression showing up. Shadows were pretty much the same, too - the details in shadows were as sharp as the details in lighter areas....Text looked very sharp in all of the tested scenarios when using the DVI port. Whether we were looking at black text on a white background, white text on a black background, or somewhere in between the two extremes, it didn't seem to make much difference at all - general use scenario we threw at the 215TW delivered superb results.

High-Definition content looked simply amazing on this screen - colours were rich and vibrant. The MagicBright2 movie preset looked good too, but it would require some tweaking depending on the content being played. We also looked at some particularly intense scenes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In particular, we looked at chapter 25, which contains lots of fast moving foliage and tree tops mixed with a bright sky, water and subtle skin and cloth tones. I've sat down and played numerous games on this display over the last few days and everything looked great. The quoted 8ms response time didn't show any signs of ghosting in fast paced games like NFS: Most Wanted. The display coped incredibly well with the blacks in F.E.A.R. and Quake 4, while the contrast between bright HDR lighting and dark shadows in Half-Life 2: Episode One looked as good as we've seen on any other widescreen LCD monitor. We also fired up The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion on the display. The landscapes looked simply fantastic and we were drawn right into the game with the combination of vibrant colour reproduction and the display's ability to cope incredibly well with Oblivion's FP16 HDR lighting techniques.

During my time with this monitor, I've grown to love it. Using the screen everyday is a pleasure and despite its size, it is incredibly flexible, thanks to Samsung's excellent array of adjustment and configuration options. Height adjustment, pivot and swivel are functions that are often overlooked by many monitor manufacturers, leaving end users with nothing but a tilt option. Controlling the MagicBright2 pre-sets is easy and intuitive...(compared with the NEC LCD20WGX2) The image quality is slightly better, and the connectivity options are in another league altogether. Probably the only downside to the 215TW is the lack of USB 2.0 connections and if you can live without those, there is no reason to look beyond the SyncMaster 215TW at the moment."


SHARKYPAL: "Well, I spend my life gaming (sad I know). I would definitely say 100++ hours a week (and usually more). I play pretty much everything. My games "du jour" are EQ2, LOMAC, GRAW (Online), PRMM (BF2 Realism mod) and Hitman : Blood Money. I have yet to experience any kind of "ghosting" or "lag" or any manifestation of "non responsive" behaviour...As it stands I am an avid gamer and a hardcore movie nut. I don't always watch movies on my 215tw, but I have done and they look A1."

BREEZYCOOL (Anandtech): "The contrast was great. Colours were vivid and clean. I never knew how sharp my D60 and 20D cameras were until I displayed the images on the LCD. It was astounding! Colour accuracy compared well with my non-pro CRT: All images edited on the 215tw were confirmed on the CRT for accuracy (for about 2 weeks now) and I have yet to make any tweaks after reviewing on the CRT. In fact, my CRT images were always a bit flat when compared to my printouts. I've gotten used to it - however, with the extra contrast of the 215tw, the images on the screen match the calibrated printouts in saturation and contrast. Finally... what I see is what I print. Sharpness: Since the 2025 uses the same resolution on a smaller area, the screen initially appears sharper. However, significantly less contrast nullified this affect. Text at the same setting was more readable on the 215. Pictures had much more apparent sharpness. Viewing Angles: The contrast fade you get when viewing off center seems much more significant on the 2025. As I like to move around a lot, this would make it more of a problem.

Backlight Bleed: Even at max settings on an all-black screen, the backlight bleed is minimal and can only be seen if all the lights are out at night. At my settings, I have to move my head around and really look for any sign of bleed in the corners in a dark room. Ghosting in tests: I did the Behardware.com test (photograph the moving car at shutter speed of 1/1000s) In this test, the VX2025 wins hands down. Images at the end of the refresh cycle on the 2025 showed little, if any, left-over's from the previous frame. Meanwhile the 215tw showed remnants of up to 2 or 3 previous frames. So the 215tw's 8ms is significantly slower than the 2025's 8ms. Ghosting in Games: I set up mirror mode and played COD2 and Oblivion side by side. If I paid close attention to the high contrast edges of the action, I did notice a difference in favour of the 2025 - but the 2025 still ghosts. The affect is most noticeable when rotating your POV. As all the elements on screen are in motion, the whole image becomes a tad blurry. This affected both the 2025 and 215tw - and I could tell little difference between the two monitors under these extreme conditions. Long story short, if you are a hard-core gamer you probably don't want the 215tw. For me, the difference in the two monitors was just not perceptible enough to sway me one way or another."


MR LATTE: "First thing to notice is that 21" in WS is a lovely size to work with and considering the price difference to 23-24" models its well placed in the market. I choose this model because of its additional input connections, being HDCP compliant and it has a higher resolution, portraits for general PC use which an HDTV wouldn't do. Its worth pointing out that I was after a dual purpose all round display rather than one that excelled in games. The reported 1000:1 contrast is very evident, things are really clear, testing has only been done with VGA cables so id imagine DVI to be a little sharper. Colours are of a very high standard and although calibration hasn't been done from experience i can state the only weakness in colour is possibly some over saturation (reds) of course calibrating would alter this to the users taste and reducing the contrast for an easier on the eye setting.

Gaming is very nice on the screen with very minimal ghosting, i reckon yes the NEC and others may have even less lag but the Samsung has many strengths / benefits for its slight drop in performance in this area, only the hardest hardcore gamers would not be pleased with it in gaming aspects. I tried the X360 in 480p mode and it worked fine, changing to 720p did improve things a lot but you still can see the drop of sharpness coming from the scaling, consider it like a mild transparent smearing. Overall its very usable, and once again the evidence of the colour brilliance on this monitor is clear, console games can look very cartoon-y with bold rich colouring. I don't use such small screens for viewing movies and although I tried several trailers/videos from the X360 these looked pretty good for a monitor and didn't show any major twinkling with 720p. Lower resolutions and higher compressed video formats scaled to full screen will perhaps show it more. Loss of contrast in any given area isn't a problem as the monitor shows an even spread across the whole panel, no screen dimming here folks. Viewing angles are also very good, both in portrait and landscape modes, something that's very noticeable on some TN panels is their lack of vertical viewing."

[chrisowe]

If anybody is wanting to buy a WS monitor now I would wait for the LG L204WT. It has a 20in screen and 5ms response time. All for £225. They should be available in the next week or so.:)

[Garrett]

Well I just tryed it with Counter Strike and could not notice it being slower than my CRT moniter and this is one gane you need fast reponce with everything.

[n0bby]

If anybody is wanting to buy a WS monitor now I would wait for the LG L204WT. It has a 20in screen and 5ms response time. All for £225. They should be available in the next week or so.:)I just rejected a 20" screen with a 5ms response time that cost £232 delivered, in favour of a 21" screen with an 8ms response time at £382 delivered... And I'm not too concerned about my decision. But tomorrow when it arrives I'll try it out with HL2 and let you know you how it compares to the 20", 5ms option running the same game.

(BTW - one thing every reviewer seems to agree on about the Samsung is that a 21" 1680x1050 panel feels a lot bigger than a 20" at the same resolution. I'm expecting this too - as the 20" I'm sending back felt just a little too small...)

[JohnG]

My current Hyundai LCD is "only" 8ms and I've never noticed a problem with it.

[Garrett]

My current Hyundai LCD is "only" 8ms and I've never noticed a problem with it.
I noted that a lot of screens that are in the sub £300 have 5ms responce times yet a lot of over £300 screens have 8ms responce.

Oh by the way n0bby for some reason I cannot instal the moniter software but stull everythings OK apart from booting up and the coputer saying its found new hardware.:(

[n0bby]

Oh by the way n0bby for some reason I cannot instal the moniter software but stull everythings OK apart from booting up and the coputer saying its found new hardware.:(Garrett, have you tried manually installing the drivers through the Display Properties Control Panel? I did it that way and it's worked fine.

The monitor arrived about an hour ago. I had a slightly worried first ten minutes, as the plastic bagged accessories all seemed to be re-sealed and I wondered if I'd been sold a returned item... This fear was then compounded when the screen failed to power up - until I realised there was a mains power switch next to the power cord input! :rolleyes:

Anyway, I've set it up and run the Natural Colour Pro app to set the colour balance, Gamma etc and it looks luvverly. Haven't tried playing any games yet - just wanted to make sure stuff looked good in Photoshop and I'd therefore be able to use the screen for work!

Anyone know how to access a Service Menu and check how many hours it's been run for? I'm still slightly uneasy when receiving goods that look like they've been re-packaged...

[Garrett]

Mine looked like bags within bags.

[Garrett]

Oh how is the screen size for you is it big enough? and is the finish not as bad as you expected for silver?

[n0bby]

Oh how is the screen size for you is it big enough? and is the finish not as bad as you expected for silver?I'm much happier with this size than the 20.1in Dell - the native resolution results in icons and text that are more like 1280 x 1024 on a 19", and as I'm getting old and blind I prefer it like that! I don't mind the finish of the silver... the plastic of the casing feels a little flimsy but the heavy base makes up for that. The fact it's height adjustable is a big plus too.

Here's a crappy photo of it running HL2 at 1680x1050:

http://www.n0bby.com/sammy.jpg

My now somewhat elderly X800XT seems to handle the resolution fine. The colour, contrast and brightness are perfect. And I haven't seen anything that makes me think the 8ms response time is going to be an issue.

[clanger]

Now I've found something else to worry about - "input lag".

Thread here:

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6717

And someone's review of the samsung 215TW saying great but for input lag:

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6859

Any sign of "input lag" Garrett?

On the one hand some reviewers say a screen (the Samsung) is fine for gaming e.g. Trustedreviews - although, TFTcentral's "TFT selector" doesn't suggest the Samsung for gaming - and on the other hand, people say hardcore gamers won't use bigger than 17" LCDs, if at all. I'm starting to think about a 21" CRT instead. Trouble is that'll only really be 20" and I want dirty great widescreen TFT! :mad:

[n0bby]

Now I've found something else to worry about - "input lag". Any sign of "input lag" Garrett?I'll be interested to hear what Garrett thinks too.

For my own part, I've been playing HL2 since reading the "input lag" article you posted the link to, to see whether it was evident. Subjectively, I can't say that there's any difference playing HL2 on this monitor compared to my 19" CRT. That's specifically from the POV of trying to tell if I was missing shots I'd normally get. There was one instance where I missed my first shot at a leaping headcrab, but I think that paranoia made me think it might be some sort of 'lag', when in fact it was far more likely to just be my ageing reflexes. And that's probably the crux of an issue like this - if you're a serious hardcore online gamer then it might be disadvantageous to use this screen technology, but if like me you're just an enthusiastic recreational player, it's never going to be a big deal.

I am however aware of some 'tearing' when panning left/right at speed, which is something that's a noticable weakness compared to a CRT. But for me, as the picture overall is so rich and the aspect ratio so improved in 16:10 mode, I'm feeling really happy with this tradeoff.

[Garrett]

Have to say Im a dedicated player but not a pro like some are and as far as Im concere it plays OK. My be some dedicated player vs player would like to comment if they have this moniter.

[JohnG]

The problem with looking at the view of "hardcore gamers" in my view is that they are always looking for something else to blame rather than themselves :eek: And once one person claims to have seen this problem the others will be sure to follow suit quite soon after ;)

[clanger]

Well, apparently it's something "felt" by experienced FPS guys rather than seen, but the lag can be demonstrated by connecting 2 monitors - one a CRT - and taking pics of the two screens.

[Garrett]

Have I got this right that ms means a thousandth of a second (not a millionth)? So taking 2 pictures side by side you may notice the difference in 3/1000 (.003) of a second but can you actually react that fast i.e. .003 of a second ?

[clanger]

Yes, "ms" is thousandths of a sec. Sorry, not sure what you're getting at though. If you haven't seen it, this gives some supposedly typically measured values:

http://www.behardware.com/articles/632-2/lcds-images-delayed-compared-to-crts-yes.html

Dunno why I'm talking about it; I don't know anything, only ramblings I've seen in forums.

Personally, I've gone round in circles: NEC first, then samsung, then 24" samsung then 24" Benq, then Dell (2407). Bugger! I'll wait and see what comes out in a bit.

[Garrett]

n0bby how do you tilt the screen, the instructions on the cd are rather ambiguous?

[n0bby]

n0bby how do you tilt the screen, the instructions on the cd are rather ambiguous?Hi Garrett - I find it tilts fine if I just grasp the bottom and top of the surround, and push/pull as appropriate. It's got a fair amount of resistance, and stays in place nicely once positioned.

It'll also rotate about its centre to be positioned vertically - but I've only experimentally rotated it a bit. I've just installed the "Autorotation" app, and I'm going to re-boot now and see if it works...

EDIT: I've now tried out the screen rotated 90 degrees, and it worked fine - but its widescreen format meant it just seemed too tall in this orientation. Potentially useful if you want to work with a particularly long spreadsheet or similar, but not very much use otherwise, IMO..!

[Garrett]

Thanks:smashin: Just done it and it OK:clap:

Funny the thing is so vibrant when I leave it to go and watch the TV which I though was good looks a bit lack luster.

[monstafaktory]

Hi Guys,

My first post here - woooooo ;)

I've got a Samsung 215TW coming tomorrow, for use primarily as a 'puter monitor but I also intend to make use of the other connections - I have an XBOX360 which I was going to connect up to the component but I also have a Wii on the way... so could I connect the XBOX360 to the VGA input (I'll be using the DVI for my computer) and the Wii to the component?
Apologies if this is a daft question but I wanted a bit of feedback before I went out and bought the cables :)
My understanding is the speakers aren't up to much, anyone know of a decent three way phono splitter? is Maplins my best bet? *edit* just found this one (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97932&criteria=phono%20splitter&doy=23m11) on maplins - anyone have any feedback on it?

cheers

Anna

[Garrett]

Sorry I not got on the thread before now but by now you should have things sorted.

How did you go on?:hiya:

[monstafaktory]

still not received it, fingers crossed it will turn up today :) I'm also curious, can you swtich between sources while all the attached devices are on, or is there a problem with interferance?
thanks

Anna

[Garrett]

I think there is a selection for sources, the button is the very middle button.
I just tried it but as there is only one source coming in it will not move off the digital one. Also if you have 2 sources you can use picture in picture.
From what I read it is the best feature speced moniter for the price so I dont think you will run into any troubles there.

There is also a button that you can select what you are viewing, eg games is very vibrent, text is mor muted so will not give you eye strain looking at thoes white pages, internet comes some where between the 2, there is a movie and sports one but for some reason the sports seems th have a blue cast.

PS welcome to the forum hope you spend many a happy time here:smashin:

[monstafaktory]

many thanks for the reply ;) and thanks for the welcome too :)

edit - woohoo, it's just arrived, just hooked up to my pc so far via digital, I've adjusted the resolution and it's GORGEOUS haha. Off to get a XBOXVGA cable now, I'll post results later.

edit #2 - here's a shot of it set up
http://www.monstafaktory.co.uk/images/setup.jpg
I have the pc through the digital and the XBOX360 through the analog VGA, pressing the source button switches between them no problem. I'm now pondering getting a cheap freeview box to make use of the composite inputs :)

[Garrett]

Was someone asking how old games run on the moniter?

just found my copy of Diablo II and it streches the characters to fill the screen.