HD PC Monitor

[wwe]

I am looking for a HD PC Monitor, I have a high spec PC with HDMI and DVI out. I want to watch HD films and sport through my DVB card, also connect my HD DVD laptop to it. I am not sure what I am looking I don't want a TV tunner in it just the coorect monitor to get High Definition TV.

I was thinking of a 22 inch monitor.

Any help or advise is very much welcome.

cheers

wwe

[Gone_Fishing]

Might help if you say how much you want to spend :cool:

You will also need a monitor thats HDCP compliant if you want to watch HD DVDs off your laptop, there are ways round that though using "AnyDVD HD" for example


TNT

[wwe]

Might help if you say how much you want to spend :cool:

You will also need a monitor thats HDCP compliant if you want to watch HD DVDs off your laptop, there are ways round that though using "AnyDVD HD" for example


TNT

I did'nt want to be resticted by cost but I thought I could get a good one for £250.

interesting point about HDCP never heard of that so I will look it now.

Thanks for your reply any help will be welcome

cheers
wwe

[Gone_Fishing]

I think its best to get one thats HDCP compliant otherwise you might run into problems with HD DVD playback especially if your running vista

You might also think about going for 24" instead of 22" then you get a choice of higher resolutions like
1920x1200 which is ideal for 1080 movies as they are 1920x1080


TNT

[wwe]

I think its best to get one thats HDCP compliant otherwise you might run into problems with HD DVD playback especially if your running vista

You might also think about going for 24" instead of 22" then you get a choice of higher resolutions like
1920x1200 which is ideal for 1080 movies as they are 1920x1080


TNT

So its a 24inch 1920 x 1080 res, will this alos be good for HDTV from my dvb card and satellite?

thanks
wwe

[Gone_Fishing]

You can get 24" screens with a resolution of 1920x1200 obviously your graphics card needs to support that res

Full hd has a resolution of 1920x1080 so using a screen with the above resolution means you can view full hd at its native resolution pixel for pixel


TNT

[wwe]

I will be using this card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS it supports HDCP I wll check the resolution I have not done this yet

thanks

wwe

[Dreamcatcher]

I wonder if there are any monitors which also have 24p so that films can be viewed as they were intended. Plenty of TVs about with this facility.

[wwe]

I have found this it costs £249 is this one any good it seems to look like it could do the job

1920 x 1200 native resolution – Stunning detail and more viewable real estate without compromising desk space.
5 millisecond response time (typical) – Helps reduce ghosting and motion blur when gaming or watching movies.
1000:1 contrast ratio – Produces darker blacks for sharper images, crisp text, better colour saturation and greater detail for HD entertainment.
High Definition (HD) – Supports higher definition than HD Television and comes with an integrated DVI-D with HDCP connection.
Dell TrueColour Technology – Richer, life-like imagery that has accurate colour representation better tones and hues. Reds, greens and blues are deeper and more vibrant. The Dell E248WFP features a 92% colour gamut. Colour gamut refers to how many colours the display can accurately represent.


cheers

wwe

[Gone_Fishing]

I wonder if there are any monitors which also have 24p so that films can be viewed as they were intended. Plenty of TVs about with this facility.

Actually there are very few TVs that can do 24Hz or 72Hz

Lots of screens accept 24p but don't actually display them at 24Hz or 72Hz lots of people make this
mistake and then wonder why they can see judder on their movies running at 24p


TNT

[Dreamcatcher]

Actually there are very few TVs that can do 24Hz or 72Hz

Lots of screens accept 24p but don't actually display them at 24Hz or 72Hz lots of people make this
mistake and then wonder why they can see judder on their movies running at 24p


TNTIs this what it seems on the face of it?

What makes the D3000 range so good for film fans is its '24p True Cinema' mode, which is a perfect match for movies. Film is shot at 24 frames per second, but UK televisions operate at 25 frames per second. This means that when you watch a movie on DVD, you are seeing it sped up by 4 per cent. This drives some purists nuts, and Sony wants to help. Its 24p mode is designed to work with Blu-ray movies, which are encoded at the same rate in which they were filmed. Sony's first European Blu-ray player will have True Cinema mode when it launches this summer.

[Gone_Fishing]

Blu Ray and HD DVD already output at 24FPS and if you want to view them exactly at that speed frame
for frame your screen must be able to do 24Hz or 72Hz (24 x 3)


TNT

[Dreamcatcher]

Blu Ray and HD DVD already output at 24FPS and if you want to view them exactly at that speed frame
for frame your screen must be able to do 24Hz or 72Hz (24 x 3)


TNTCheers for that.

[Gone_Fishing]

Think its only monitors and projectors that have 48Hz, 72Hz ?

If I was to buy a screen and had the money to burn I would get a Pioneer PDP-LX508D which does 1080p 24Hz over hdmi


TNT

[wwe]

Ok This is what I finally bought, 'BenQ FP241W 24in Widescreen Monitor' cost 699 euros, its awesome and full 1080p works a treat with my new graphics card 8800gs nivida. The BenQ get 10/10 across the board on trusted reviews. Its connect to my dvb technotrend 3200 s2 card for hd films etc.. and my hp laptop with HD DVD player. Currently watching Planet Earth if full HD brill.

thanks for all your help

wwe