Widescreen Monitors ready for gamers yet

[xander]

I'm about to drop some cash on a new monitor. After reading some reviews I'm thinking of going with the VX922. Usually mfg's use the same technology in thier product groupings and I saw that Viewsonic has VX2025wm, a 20in widescreen model, as well on thier website.
I did read some reviews saying that 16:9/10 ratio (widescreen) monitors aren't ready for gamers yet. I was wondering if that is still the case.

I'm looking for a comparison tween the vx922 and the vx2025wm (or any other widescreen monitor of comparable quality). I'm looking for the things that make a monitor good for gaming - no ghosting, tracers, and the ability to distinctly see someone's head in my crosshairs at far distances in game.

 

[RichPLS]

I use the Dell 2405FPW ($799 at Dell) and there is virtually no noticable ghosting. Gaming is excellent on a widescreen too.

 

[forsayken]

All you really need to worry about is the game not supporting widescreen. Half Life 2 is the most notorius widescreen-supported game out there. (In CS:S, the widescreen will give a slight advantage as you'll see more than a 4:3 user) Most of the newer titles support the widescreen format, but very few of the old ones do. You will be able to run the game, but it will be the standard 4:3 ratio (1024x768, 1280x960, etc) stretched out to fit your screen. Of course, some monitors have the option of placing vertical black bars on the sides of the screen so your image isn't stretched.

If I were you, I'd wait until the monitors got a bit better and a bit cheaper. Right now everyone is so gung-ho about widescreen because of HDTV's. The price difference between a widescreen monitor and a normal 4:3 of the same size rating is pretty darn high for me.

 

[LBFF]

I have a Gateway FPD2185W 21" 8ms monitor. I love the picture quality of this monitor sharp clear and vivid colors. It is great for gaming: CS, CSS, WoW, EQ2, BF2, and BF2@SF all with no ghosting. I waited for years to get an LCD concerned about ghosting and other problems. Can definitely say the monitor is well worth it. There are several good monitors out there depending on your usage. Check out the Spring LCD article to help find one suited for your needs.


http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/03/27/the_spring_2006_lcd_collection/