Best 19 inch gaming monitor?

[justjohn5]

Guys I am in a bad situation. I used to game on a 24" monitor and I loved it.
Everything has changed every since I switched the furniture in my room. Trust me my room looks much better than before but there is one small problem...
My desk is small!!

I put the 24inch on the desk, and there is absolutely no space on the sides, and my parents will not allow me to have it on the desk. There is no other place I could put my computer, other than the living room. But I would never have it there, it would seem weird gaming with my parents on the sofa watching tv.

Anyway, my parents want me to buy a 19 inch monitor. Can I even game on a monitor of that size?

I have $200 to spend on the monitor, but I do not really think I will need to use that much, but if I do so be it.

What resolution do these monitors even play at?

I have a question: Does higher resolution impact gaming for the better?

I am looking for a nice monitor, that has a good resolution for its size ( I do not know what works for them) and one that has at least 5ms response time.

If you guys have a really good 20 inch monitor, I may just be able to convince my parents to add the extra inch, but I am not sure.

Thanks Tom's!

Note: the sub-category is put on "graphics cards" I did not know what sub category to put it under. lol

 

[justjohn5]

Any suggestions? I want to buy it soon.

 

[hannibal]

Is 21,5" too big?

LG IPS226V-PN Black 21.5"

It does have really good IPS screen. Much better than normal TN!

Or maybe:
UltraSharp 2007FP 20.1''

or
LG IPS2062T 20"
http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1283940705

or good quality TN:
Eizo FlexScan S1902SH-BK 19"

or even cheaper TN: (there are so many of them...)
philips 226V3LAB8/01 21"
philips 190V3LAB/01 19"
viewsonic VX1932wm-LED

 

[justjohn5]

yes 21.5 is to big. I tried my best trying convince them but its just to big.
So 19 inches would be perfect, but I might be able to get 20" monitor.


I mean does the extra inch really make a difference?
And can someone explain to me what are the best resolutions for:
19 inch monitors
20 inch monitors.

 

[renz496]

normally 18.5 or 19 inch monitor will have 1366x768 as native resolution. 20 or 20.5 will have 1600x900.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007617%20600030613&IsNodeId=1&name=19%22

 

[justjohn5]

I have decided to go with a 20 inch monitor.
Not a 19 inch monitor.
Now, is this a good monitor? Or should I keep looking around?

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-ST2010-20-Inch-16-Monitor/dp/B002J9GVG2

 

[bdizzle11]

Thats one is about as good as you are going to get for that size. If your comfortable with it id get the refurbished one for alot cheaper.

 

[justjohn5]

I don't really think I should be buying refurbished monitors, especially because I have had really bad past experience with refurbished items :\

Also, you say it is as good as I can get.. Is that a bad thing? If yes, and you have something negative to say, just say it so I can atleast hear what you have to say.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Your choice is fine,but i agree with you ,i would buy new.

[:briovaz:3]

 

[iam2thecrowe]

i would not give up monitor size, buy a new desk if you have to, you can get them pretty cheap from office shops, about the cost of a 19" monitor. I would really chuck the shits at my parents if they tried to pull that on me. I hope they are at least paying for the new monitor.

 

[justjohn5]

I can't just buy a new desk like that, sadly. Me and my younger brother share a room, and my parents comfortably managed to fit 2 desks in one room. It took them a pretty long time to find the exact furniture they wanted, and I do not think they would like to change after 1 month of having new furniture.
So in this case, I must stick with either a 19 or 20 inch monitor.

Guys is a gtx 570 overkill for a 20 inch monitor? especially the one I have listed?

 

[iam2thecrowe]

570 is overkill for now (assuming the monitor res is 1600x900?), but at least it will last you a few years. and BF3 looks like it will need a hefty gpu.