Mobius One Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 This might be directed at quazi , due to the fact he knows all the deals on equipment, but anyone who knows fill me in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udidtoo Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 More details, please. How big of a monitor? How much is not too much? CRT or LCD? In what country will you be purchasing it? Used or new? Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius One Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 i am buying in the U.S. I think i want 19 or bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Definitely an LCD and if you can afford a 22" that's what I would get. Here is a link to some 22" http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... rs&Ntk=all For maybe $100 less you can get a 19" http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... ategory=20 I would pay $100 for 3 inches more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I would pay $100 for 3 inches more Wouldn't We All !!!! :jerk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Personally, I'm partial to Dell monitors. I wouldn't buy one on their systems (too much proprietary crap in them), but I have two monitors from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAim Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Yeah, 22" is the sweet spot on price right now and it doesn't take absurd amounts of horsepower to run at reasonable resolutions. Lots of guys still swear by CRT's but I find the LCD to be much easier on the eye, and you won't be finding any widescreen CRT's. I like Samsung, but I can't Ignore the rave reviews that Dell always gets (Like Shadow's), so that's probably were I'll go sniffing when I'm in the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius One Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Thanks guys, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted March 17, 2007 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Can you still buy CRTs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius One Posted March 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Alright guys thanks for all your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Samsung make nice monitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 New Egg is sometimes a bit short with their specs so I googled another site which shows a bit more info http://dealspl.us/SAMSUNG-226BW-Black-2 ... 00-1_31813 I am no expert on this stuff but you will note the response time of 2 nms. That is very quick: the lower the better. And here is a link on the Sceptre Monitor http://www.pricegrabber.ca/search_techs ... 29870007// You can see the response time is 5 nms which is still very quick but the Samsung is quicker. Of the two, I would pick the Samsung. I also have an 19" Samsung Monitor which I bought four years ago when the price was $1,200. How things have changed! It is still an excellent monitor. bg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Okay, Mobius Now that you've decided on a wide screen, there is the little issue of getting it set up in the game. First you will, depending on your video card, need to copy one of the following into your config.ini file. [window] width=1680 height=1050 ColourBits=32 DepthBits=24 StencilBits=8 ChangeScreenRes=1 FullScreen=1 DrawIfNotFocused=0 EnableResize=0 EnableClose=1 SaveAspect=0 Use3Renders=0 or, at a slightly lower (but faster to render) resolution: [window] width=1440 height=900 ColourBits=32 DepthBits=24 StencilBits=8 ChangeScreenRes=1 FullScreen=1 DrawIfNotFocused=0 EnableResize=0 EnableClose=1 SaveAspect=0 Use3Renders=0 The pain in the ass part is that any time you go into IL2 Setup, your config will default to this: [window] width=640 height=480 ColourBits=16 I put a shortcut to my config in the start menu because as I have a dynamic IP I need to go into setup every time I want to play on line. One other thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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