22 inch LCD Need Opinions

[Zhut]

Well I am in the market for a new LCD for gaming and I have settled on a 22 inch sized monitor (currently on a 19 inch wide hanns g) For my new pc build I will need another monitor for my old pc so I am treating myself to a new monitor. I am currently torn between these two 22 inch widescreens:

ACER 139.99 AR (new egg price match with microcenter + 30$ microcenter rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145

OR

Scepter 119.00 AR (microcenter special)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0301910

I am wondering if anyone has experience with either of these monitors or can help me decide. 2ms vs 5ms etc. I think both are decent prices and saving money is good for me. Thanks for your input in advance.

[shadin]

Could've sworn that Morvak just picked up that Acer and really loves it. Believe he made a thread here in this section, but he might be a good one to check with for some info.

EDIT - Ah yeah, here's the thread: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=586131

[Satsumomo]

Sweet, I just ordered that monitor too, and now I see I made an excellent choice. (Free shipping too!)

Shame that I got it for $160 instead of $130 :(

[DragoXT]

The Asus VW224U is another good option. It is a great LCD once you do minimal tweaking of the brightness and contrast. Games are smooth as butter, colors look good all across the screen, and i so love the 4:3 aspect ratio changer that can be setup. I play some older games, and this literally cuts the image down to 4:3 and lets you play at those resolutions without them being stretched. The only thing with my monitor is that the very bottom where my taskbar is seems to be a bit washed out compared to the CRT i used to have and used to help calibrate. This panel is 2ms, and has NO RTC errors. It is a really sweet LCD, and can be had at newegg for $189 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050).

[JonSimonzi]

I use an Acer 24" and love it. No complaints.

[Speedwagon]

Well I am in the market for a new LCD for gaming and I have settled on a 22 inch sized monitor (currently on a 19 inch wide hanns g) For my new pc build I will need another monitor for my old pc so I am treating myself to a new monitor. I am currently torn between these two 22 inch widescreens:

ACER 139.99 AR (new egg price match with microcenter + 30$ microcenter rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145

OR

Scepter 119.00 AR (microcenter special)
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0301910

I am wondering if anyone has experience with either of these monitors or can help me decide. 2ms vs 5ms etc. I think both are decent prices and saving money is good for me. Thanks for your input in advance.

I ordered that Acer on Saturday and it arrived on Wed. from Newegg. Using it now and it Rocks! I like the Acer 3 year Warranty verses 1 year on Scepter
Microcenter usually sells out of the Sceptor because of the low price. I think they have After Christmas Sale on LCD.
IMO go with the Acer
:santa2:

[Zhut]

Thank you all for your helpful responses!! I think I have been swayed toward the acer. It also includes the dvi cable while the scepter does not. Not a huge deal, but still annoying. Thanks for the help everyone. The Asus monitor also looked sweet but microcenter didnt carry it. (I made a pact to only order monitors in person so I can return if there are any bad pixels). The egg had me do a return in the past on a monitor so I wanted to prevent that from even possibly happening again.

[Avalanche]

if you want to pick up a monitor in person, office depot has a killer deal on a viewsonix vx2260wm. got mine for 219 today!

http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/txtSearchDD.do?jopa=nvOerOxD7KU9oCf9Mdeyr_2&norefinement=true&searchTxt=vx2260wm

[Grayfox]

i would like the Samsung T220

fast 22" wide good D.contrast ratio

[Gabkicks]

i ordered a refurbished one from www.techforless.com for $209 total to be shipped to me. I see you're from australia, so it wont be of much use to you. I probably wont get the monitor until monday or tuesday :(

[Malakai]

If you want to step up to top quality 22" TN, I just got a samsung T220 for christmas and it is fantastic. Tested it against several other 22 inchers and it was the best looking hands down.

Other tried: HP w2207h, LG L227WTG-PF, Samsung 25somethingBW

[Gabkicks]

Ignore my post. they sent me the WRONG MONITOR!!

[Zhut]

I ended up going with the Acer 22 for 140.00 after rebate. I am very happy with it, looks crisp and no bleeding I see, no dead pixels. I thought about going 24 inch but could not justify the extra 100-ish + dollars and I am actually glad since I think a 24 inch would have been too much viewing space for my small desk, and for the game I play I am almost needing to turn my head a little when I play on my new 22. Besides as time passes, monitors will only get cheaper. Perhaps when I get a bigger desk....

[Jolly-Swagman]

Yeah I too have New 22" Monitors for myself and the Wife we got the BenQ E2200HD 1920x180p 16:9

And WOW what a difference, didnt know what I was missing, all that Real estate on the screen allot better when doing Digital Image work ect, and Games nearly jump out at you.

[doublejack]

I'm glad you're happy with the 22" Acer, Zhut. I own the same monitor myself. I got it free with another purchase and use it with my linux box. The size is nice. I've also done some gaming on it and there's no noticeable lag. I love that it came with a DVI cable, too.

However, now that the sale has ended and the price is back up near $200, I highly recommend this alternative Asus model http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236053&PageStyle=lite&Local=y

The Asus has better colors and contrast, a true 1080p native resolution (1920 x 1080) and an hdmi input.

[hajalie24]

Ignore my post. they sent me the WRONG MONITOR!!

that sucks, i ordered a samsung t220 from techforless and it came, but their customer service was horrible and they told me i didn't place an order when i did. i hope you can get the right monitor this time.