19'' 4:3 or 22'' 16:9

Okey, so I've moved to new place and I don't have any technical possibilities to bring that old big heavy 19'' CRT from my old place (my car has been totaled recently and I travel now by plane only).

I want to come back to Lock On world. I've already brought my desktop PC and need a new monitor for it.

What do you think should be better now, classic 4:3 19'' LCD or widescreen 16:9 22'' LCD monitor?

Any idea what is the diffrence in screen height? I believe in 22'' widescreen height is significantly less then classic 4:3 19''. Am I right? How will it fit with Lock On.

I need to decide quickly.

Absolutely, 100% get the 22" inch widescreen. Widescreen adds so much to lockon, you just need to tweak the graphics.cfg to change the aspect to 16:9

22" definitely

Without a Doubt Widescreen :)

ok then its easy to say get a 22" monitor you'll be happy... but unfortunatelly not. If you don't have 2 x 8800GTX SLi don't dream about it. To make it work Lock-On 1680*1050 which is native resolution of 22" monitors with full details, you need really fast computer otherwise you can't get more than 35-40FPS normally. Btw if you get many planes around of your plane in game, your FPS can decrease to 10FPS even :)

Usullay I get 70-80FPS with my spec but its because of I overclocked my computer and I pushed the limits. If I were you, I would like to get 20" 4:3 monitor certain and run Lock-On with 1280*1024 native resolution. Don't forget experience is talking here.

ok then its easy to say get a 22" monitor you'll be happy... but unfortunatelly not. If you don't have 2 x 8800GTX SLi don't dream about it. To make it work Lock-On 1680*1050 which is native resolution of 22" monitors with full details, you need really fast computer otherwise you can't get more than 35-40FPS normally. Btw if you get many planes around of your plane in game, your FPS can decrease to 10FPS even :)

 

Usullay I get 70-80FPS with my spec but its because of I overclocked my computer and I pushed the limits. If I were you, I would like to get 20" 4:3 monitor certain and run Lock-On with 1280*1024 native resolution. Don't forget experience is talking here.

I'll be the first to admit that my system is a little higher spec'd than most, but I get excellent framerates (locked at 30) @1920x1200x32 (Intel Core 2 X6800 EE, 1GB ASUS GeForce 7950GX2). I get slowdowns to about 20 fps occassionally over cities when the heat is on, but nothing that creates a slideshow. If you're not confident at running the native resolutions, then knock it down to 1366x768 the benefit of having that wide view is almost as comparable as flying with or without a Track IR for me, I couldn't fly without it. Most LCDs now days can handle non native resolutions superbly, and this monitor will last you a good few years. It's well worth investigating.

lockon is CPU limited... not video card. An ATI x1950xtx does just fine in 1680x1050 4xFSAA and 4xAF. It's all about the CPU here... but admitably x1950xtx is not a shabby card either ;)

Thanks for all the replies. Now I'm left with decision between:

1. iiyama ProLite E2200WS black - http://www.komputronik.pl/Monitory_LCD/iiyama/20_i_wieksze/22_iiyama_ProLite_E2200WS_black/pelny,id,33917/

2. Xerox XM7-22W - http://www.veracomp.pl/xerox.monitor-xerox-lcd-22-wide-xm7-22w.monitory-lcd.page.19.pr_acro.XEROX-LCD-XM7-22W.product_menu.gallery.html

Did you have any experience with Xerox?

Since I thought about buying the iiyma I would say: Take the iiyama! ;)

for me Xerox looks much nicer

Thanks for all the replies. Now I'm left with decision between:

 

1. iiyama ProLite E2200WS black - http://www.komputronik.pl/Monitory_LCD/iiyama/20_i_wieksze/22_iiyama_ProLite_E2200WS_black/pelny,id,33917/

 

2. Xerox XM7-22W - http://www.veracomp.pl/xerox.monitor-xerox-lcd-22-wide-xm7-22w.monitory-lcd.page.19.pr_acro.XEROX-LCD-XM7-22W.product_menu.gallery.html

 

Did you have any experience with Xerox?

No doubt... iiyama.

Shaman! Good You started this thread. I was about to ask the same. Where You're gonna buy this stuff? At linked Komputronik?

Shaman! Good You started this thread. I was about to ask the same. Where You're gonna buy this stuff? At linked Komputronik?

Yeah, but not at that prize. I have a special contact/discount ;) PM me if interested.

Go for a 22" WideScreen. I have one and can definetly recommend it for LOMAC.

I've got it :D :D :D iiyama

I've already tried it with my laptop fantastic. I wanted to try it with my desktop PC but I had total system fauilure. Had to reinstall... and I'm almost done. Can't wait to see it working with Lock On!

PROBLEM

FSX, Battlefield 2142 and Cronicles of Riddick , all games work like a charm. Tried both 1680x1050 and 1440x900

EDIT:

Yeah! Lock On works! Looks really great. Thanks for all your advice. I had to reinstall the thing though. Lots of things to set up left for me then.

Anyone tried a 30" monitor?

FSX, Battlefield 2142 and Cronicles of Riddick , all games work like a charm. Tried both 1680x1050 and 1440x900

 

EDIT:

 

Yeah! Lock On works! Looks really great. Thanks for all your advice. I had to reinstall the thing though. Lots of things to set up left for me then.

So where is that problem?

Ill never go back to 4:3 .... :D

I've been thinking about a 22" widescreen: Samsung BW 226. At the moment I have a Nvidia Gforce 6800 Ultra. Does anyone know if my card has enough juice (power) for a 22"?

I've been thinking about a 22" widescreen: Samsung BW 226. At the moment I have a Nvidia Gforce 6800 Ultra. Does anyone know if my card has enough juice (power) for a 22"?

I'm running my 22'' monitor on GeForce 6600GT. Definately, go for it! :joystick:

Ill never go back to 4:3 .... :D

So true, same here :pilotfly:

jonob66... I'm pretty sure that video card will not be sufficient for 22" resolutions (1680x1050).

941st_Rage... for 30" you'll need 2xVGU's in SLI or Crossfire and the reason is resolution for 30" is over 1x DVI throughoutput so you need 2x DVI links... meaning 2x Video cards.

Hmm, two opposing views. :helpsmilie:

jonob66... I'm pretty sure that video card will not be sufficient for 22" resolutions (1680x1050).

 

941st_Rage... for 30" you'll need 2xVGU's in SLI or Crossfire and the reason is resolution for 30" is over 1x DVI throughoutput so you need 2x DVI links... meaning 2x Video cards.

No I think just one will do...the 8800 series for example have a dual dvi output so a single card can drive a 30" monitor. I believe sli/xfire is only necessary to boost framerates, which according to most benchmarks, are completely acceptable with an 8800gtx @ 2560x1900.

Im just holding out on buying a widescreen till i upgrade my computer, widescreen prices are in a bit of a freefall right now.

ah yeah you're right... 1 top-of-the-line video card can drive 30" monitor as they all have 2xDVI links but concerning frame rates I think SLI/Crossfire is a must for such high resolutions.