Cheap LCD Monitor to use with 360

[Tha_Kid]

Requirements
- < $200
- Widescreen
- VGA

The price range pretty much limits me to 19" monitors (i've been playing on a 20" SDTV so no biggie). Right now i'm looking at these monitors:

I-Inc iF191DPB



Hanns.G HW-191DPB

ATM it seems even these are a bit out of range as i'm strapped for $$$ and wouldn't be able to pick up NBA 2k8 if i also bought one. The first monitor is more expensive but has a mailinrebate, but at the same time I-inc is just repackaged Hanns.G monitors, like optiquest and viewsonic. Thus the I-Inc comes with 1 year warranty, the Hanns.G three.

[Carolus Rex]

I have a question regarding this also. If I buy a 22" widescreen monitor with the native resolution of 1680x1050, how would the 360 games look? What resolution does 360 games run in? Would a 19" monitor be better?

[Dr.J]

Can you really enjoy gaming on a 20 or 22 inch pc monitor?

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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr.J

Can you really enjoy gaming on a 20 or 22 inch pc monitor?

trust me, you can enjoy the heck out of gaming with the lcd. I have a small lcd tv monitor hooked up via vga to my computer and 360. Trust me when i say you'll love it!


get the monitor tk if you can get the game later. its worth it.

[fishepa]

I use my xbox on my 19" widescreen monitor all the time, its great.

[bkfount]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dr.J

Can you really enjoy gaming on a 20 or 22 inch pc monitor?

lol, what do you think pc gamers have been using? 50 inch plasmas? LCD monitors are just fine.

[born_bad]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dr.J

Can you really enjoy gaming on a 20 or 22 inch pc monitor?

Of course. The thing you have to remember is when you're playing games (or doing anything on a computer monitor), you're typically only inches away from the screen. So, it's not like you're sitting on a couch 6-10 ft away from a 20-inch screen... lol. You're basically right in front of it, so you can see all the details very clearly.

I prefer playing on a TV for the comfort of a couch and the 5.1 surround set-up, but there are definitely some nice things about playing on a monitor.

[TJdaSportsGuy]

Quote: Originally Posted by fishepa

I use my xbox on my 19" widescreen monitor all the time, its great.

Same here, on my 19" Samsung LCD Monitor.