HD PC Monitor

[RedJosh94]

Hello, i have a monitor at the moment which is a Compaq Q2159. I dont think it is HD however the current resolution is 1920 x 1080. I want to purchase a new full HD Asus monitor form amazon with 2ms repsonse time, as my monitor is scratched all over. would a 1920 x 1080 res look better on an hd monitor through hdmi ?? Thanks

 

[MauveCloud]

1920x1080 is the resolution referred to as "full HD", so a "full HD" asus monitor will have the same resolution as your current one. If your current monitor has lots of scratches on it, a new one would probably still look better, though. Ignore the response time listed in the specifications, that's so poorly defined that it's pure marketing hype. As long as you get a good quality cable, you might not really see a difference between vga, hdmi, and dvi connections, though with an hdmi cable you sometimes have to tweak the video driver overscan/underscan settings.

 

[thismafiaguy]

If your current monitor is already running at 1920x1080, buying a new monitor at that resolution won't make a big difference, unless your monitor has a defective panel. If you don't think your current monitor is true HD, go to a local Best Buy or any electronic retailer, and take a look at their 1080p monitors. If the ones at the store are also not as high definition as you would like, then it's time to bump up the resolution to 1440p or even 2560x1600. Also, the type of cable you use for your monitor shouldn't affect the picture quality. If your computer is showing 1920x1080 in the display properties, then it's working properly. The ASUS monitors with 2ms response times will be more than adequate for general needs, but they use TN panels which won't produce the same level of color accuracy as other types of panels. But for gaming, you might want to stick with a low response time monitor.