Aceshigh Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi everyone, Ive been stuck at home sick for weeks now and Ive thought about upgrading my systems monitor. I have at the moment a samsung 19" wide screen that runs at 1440x900 60hz. My System is: E8500 3.15gz 4GB 800mhz ram 9800GTX+ (latest drivers) Thermaltake 800watt power. 640 GB Hard drive 150GB raptor Hard drive Vista home premium. 19" widescreen. My question is if I upgrade to a 22" or a 24" montitor will my frame rates in FTX drop due to the graphics card trying to push more pixels around a bigger screen at higher resolutions? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 i think u will find the new monitor will have a higher native res and the res is the biggest factor , u might be interested to build a lcd projector , thats wat im going to do once i get some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi everyone, Ive been stuck at home sick for weeks now and Ive thought about upgrading my systems monitor. I have at the moment a samsung 19" wide screen that runs at 1440x900 60hz. My System is: E8500 3.15gz 4GB 800mhz ram 9800GTX+ (latest drivers) Thermaltake 800watt power. 640 GB Hard drive 150GB raptor Hard drive Vista home premium. 19" widescreen. My question is if I upgrade to a 22" or a 24" montitor will my frame rates in FTX drop due to the graphics card trying to push more pixels around a bigger screen at higher resolutions? thanks The answer to your question is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
}SkOrPn--7 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi everyone, Ive been stuck at home sick for weeks now and Ive thought about upgrading my systems monitor. I have at the moment a samsung 19" wide screen that runs at 1440x900 60hz. My System is: E8500 3.15gz 4GB 800mhz ram 9800GTX+ (latest drivers) Thermaltake 800watt power. 640 GB Hard drive 150GB raptor Hard drive Vista home premium. 19" widescreen. My question is if I upgrade to a 22" or a 24" montitor will my frame rates in FTX drop due to the graphics card trying to push more pixels around a bigger screen at higher resolutions? thanks Don't get 22" most are TN panels and are lower in quality seek out any S-IPS and also most 22" are 6bit colour and again seek out 8bit or above. I know money maybe a issue but the truth about it is you pay for what you get. While hardware you can purchase some crappy products and be stung wishing you spent a little more but in most case you can get away with it. Monitors on the other hand many over look and to me there one of the biggest items that when looking for spend up big and research heavily. If need be save more and go straight out for the best because every time you turn it on your not going to mumble to yourself if it performs and be kicking yourself that you didn't hold off until more funds came in to buy better if it doesn't perform. Better to be happy now than grit your teeth and blame FSX or FTX for a poor game when it turns out it was the cheap nasty monitor all along but your graphics card as is will hammer a 24" at 1920x1200 without an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeTops Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I was running my Samsung 28" HD on a 8800 GTS 320 with no problems in max screen. Thats full 1900x1280 Now i run it with GTX280 due to a PC upgrade. A question you should ask yourself... What is the one thing you look at for the entire time you are flying? Is it your PC case? Your keyboard? Joystick? pedals? Coffee maker? ha My point is the monitor, both in size and quality, directly relates to your flight experience 100% of the time. Spend as much as you can justifyably afford. Short term pain, long term gain. I know, I know, the GFC and all that stuff. Now, were can i find a decent 42"? Happy flying and get well soon. TreeTops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I'm running FSX on three 22" LCD's and everything is smooth. There is nothing wrong with many 22" LCD's on the market these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I had what can only be described as an Orbxgasm the first time I plugged the computer into my 42" Plasma, I dont get to do it often but it is the most immersive experience! and I actually had a gain in FPS, but who knows what caused that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgutteri Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I've hooked it up to a plasma once before too - impractical, but amazing! One thing you have to be careful with a plasma though is burn-in from the constant image of the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceshigh Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Thanks guys... most appreciated. Now to research which 24" to buy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heiko Glatthorn Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I got this one http://www.trustedreviews.com/monitors/review/2006/09/13/BenQ-FP241W-24in-Widescreen-Monitor/p1 and it's by far the best monitor i ever had, hands down. I believe Holger got the same model and is also satisfied. Not sure though if it is still available. I had absolutely nothing to adjust - the factory preset was perfect (can't say that about my other monitors...). Don't get fooled by contrast, response time and all this stuff. It's not a cheapo, a good monitor has it's price... Best investment ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Here's two links that could be helpful, hope they are. Goobs LCD Panel Technology Explained http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/lcd-panel-types.php Comprehensive List of S-IPS Based LCD Monitors http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/s-ips-lcd-list.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrottleUp Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Don't get 22" most are TN panels and are lower in quality seek out any S-IPS and also most 22" are 6bit colour and again seek out 8bit or above. I know money maybe a issue but the truth about it is you pay for what you get. While hardware you can purchase some crappy products and be stung wishing you spent a little more but in most case you can get away with it. Monitors on the other hand many over look and to me there one of the biggest items that when looking for spend up big and research heavily. If need be save more and go straight out for the best because every time you turn it on your not going to mumble to yourself if it performs and be kicking yourself that you didn't hold off until more funds came in to buy better if it doesn't perform. Better to be happy now than grit your teeth and blame FSX or FTX for a poor game when it turns out it was the cheap nasty monitor all along but your graphics card as is will hammer a 24" at 1920x1200 without an issue. Excellent advice, I couldnt have put it better. I agree that many overlook their monitors. As you guys have mentioned it IS what you look at EVERY time you use your machine so get the best you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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