Dell 2209WA or Asus VW266H

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Messerschmitt

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Hey there, I am looking at these 2 to buy.

Now, I never owned an IPS pannel. And as much as I would love to try it, by going with the Asus I will not know what i'm losing.

I have a 4870HD with 512 ram, and I don't plan to upgrade it.

I also like bigger dot pitch. I play games like Il2 sturmovik and BF2 and I prefer it. So a 22" 1680x or 25.5" 1920x res.

Now I also wanted to get a big pannel. I've only had a 17" CRT and my current 19" LCD, both non-widescreen.

If you were in my possition which one would you buy, and why?
I know my GPU might not be very good with 1920x res especially the 512ram version?
The price for both LCD's are about the same. 350$ CAD. I might be able to get the 2209WA for 300$ CAD all in all if I go and buy it from US.
 
@Op,

You are going to get a lot of mixed feedback on this forum as you can already see by the responses below you. A lot of it will come down to what you value more as each monitor offers different things. If I were you I would ask myself these questions:

1.) Am I going to be looking at this monitor from strange angles (from a bed, bean bag, lounging chair, etc.)?

2.) Do I need my monitor to be heavily adjustable?

3.) Do I play games casually or more than that?

4.) Does real estate matter?

5.) Do inputs matter (HDMI, Component)? Will I be hooking up an Xbox/PS3?


If you answered either 1 or 2 yes then go with the Dell for sure. If you answered 5 then ASUS for sure. Otherwise look at how much 3 & 4 mean to you. I hope this helps more than just "Dell" or "ASUS".
 
Dell 2209WA is $219.99 at Dell Canada right now. Get it while it's hot, you won't be disappointed.

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/pro...l.aspx?c=ca&l=en&s=dhs&cs=cadhs1&sku=320-7825

I would take the Dell unless you need PS3 connectivity. It has nearly zero input lag, can often do 72 - 76hz refresh rate over DVI, decent to good color calibration, excellent viewing angles, and good adjustability.

I have nothing against the Asus, but for Canadians, you'd have to ship the screen to California if you needed warranty repair done, not with Dell.
 
I already ordered the 2209WA for the 220$ sale, still waiting for the confirmation code. Ordered it 12 hours ago almost.
 
I had the 2209wa and I wasn't satisfied with the small resolution. Colors were really nice but I needed more.
 
Comming from a 19" 1280x1024 it will be an upgrade for me in terms of resolution, any 2 of the above.
Tho I would've loved to have a 1920x1200, I was afraid my 4870 512mb only won't be able to keep up.
 
Sorry to jump in, but i have been wanting the 2209wa since i missed the last sale. Where is the 219 sale at? On the canada website it shows at 369.
And to the op, this is the one i would pick too. I too own a 4870.
My wife has the basic 2209 and we love it.
 
darknite said:
Sorry to jump in, but i have been wanting the 2209wa since i missed the last sale. Where is the 219 sale at? On the canada website it shows at 369.
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You missed out mate. Dell had it on sale yesterday only as part of their Dell Days of Deals promo.
 
Messerschmitt said:
Hey there, I am looking at these 2 to buy.

Now, I never owned an IPS pannel. And as much as I would love to try it, by going with the Asus I will not know what i'm losing.

I have a 4870HD with 512 ram, and I don't plan to upgrade it.

I also like bigger dot pitch. I play games like Il2 sturmovik and BF2 and I prefer it. So a 22" 1680x or 25.5" 1920x res.

Now I also wanted to get a big pannel. I've only had a 17" CRT and my current 19" LCD, both non-widescreen.

If you were in my possition which one would you buy, and why?
I know my GPU might not be very good with 1920x res especially the 512ram version?
The price for both LCD's are about the same. 350$ CAD. I might be able to get the 2209WA for 300$ CAD all in all if I go and buy it from US.
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If you won't know what you're missing, and you're mainly gaming and not doing any image quality sensitive work, go with the ASUS then. My friend went from Viewsonic to Hanns G 28 inch and he says he really likes his Hanns G. And I know that display doesn't have the best quality compared to pva or IPS. So you probably won't notice any difference either.
 
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