Good Flatscreens for Thief: Discussion thread

Ostriig on 15/3/2009 at 21:31

Hm, sorry for the lack of answer before, I had no idea this thread was here as I don't browse the section often. I only just saw it on the forums listing, clicked, and was surprised to see it wasn't in Tech.

Anyway, I see the photos came out fine, a bit fuzzy, but more than clear enough for what they were supposed to show. I'd probably suggest updating the (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125263) Tech thread as well, if you have the time, for those who don't come in this part of the forum too often.

deadboy76 on 16/3/2009 at 10:44

Quote Posted by Bikerdude

Done, I have updated the 1st post.

So do you think Dell 2207WA has better black colors and contrast than your Nec???
How is it possible if it's cheaper????But why i can't find a vendor for this model of Dell monitor, is it an old model????

Ostriig on 16/3/2009 at 14:19

A single question mark is enough.

1.

Quote Posted by deadboy76

So do you think Dell 2207WA has better black colors and contrast than your Nec???

I don't want to come across as speaking for him, but most of the stuff you asked is in his first post, have another look through it:

Quote Posted by Bikerdude

The Dell has better colour reproduction, lower black levels [...]

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How is it possible if it's cheaper????

Different technology is the most likely reason, e-IPS is a newer type of panel.

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But why i can't find a vendor for this model of Dell monitor, is it an old model????

There's a typo in there, the model you're looking for is the 2209WA. It's not old, the first two digits indicate panel diagonal, and the last two indidcate the year it was launched. Here's two UK vendors:
(http://www.pcbuyit.co.uk/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=331)
(http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-032-DE)

deadboy76 on 16/3/2009 at 16:22

Quote Posted by Ostriig

A single question mark is enough.

1.
I don't want to come across as speaking for him, but most of the stuff you asked is in his first post, have another look through it:

2.
Different technology is the most likely reason, e-IPS is a newer type of panel.

3.
There's a typo in there, the model you're looking for is the 2209WA. It's not old, the first two digits indicate panel diagonal, and the last two indidcate the year it was launched. Here's two UK vendors:
(http://www.pcbuyit.co.uk/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=331)
(http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-032-DE)

does 'Typo' mean a writing error???does Lower black level mean better or worse black???I'm italian, sorry

Ostriig on 16/3/2009 at 18:39

Quote Posted by deadboy76

does 'Typo' mean a writing error???

Yup. You want to look for a 2209WA, exactly that name. There are some other Dell monitors with 2209 in them, but you don't want those because they aren't IPS panels.

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does Lower black level mean better or worse black???

Lower black is better. Basically, it means less light on black, therefore better representations of "black".

And it's no problem, don't worry.

bikerdude on 16/3/2009 at 21:06

Quote Posted by deadboy76

So do you think Dell 2207WA has better black colors and contrast than your Nec???

Sorry that was a typo on my part i meant 2209WA, :rolleyes:

And here another place with it for sale -

£190inc - (http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=MOD-2209WA&af=50)

I should also point out the Dell has a matt screen, unlikc the NEC's glossy.

deadboy76 on 17/3/2009 at 16:11

had you any problems with your Dell playing with thief without interpolation????

graybeard on 23/3/2009 at 01:41

I could use some help.

I am having a problem when reading books, scrolls, etc... or going to the menu screen in Thief 2 FM games. Occasionally It shows a window reading that there are problems with the resolution being too low and recommending that I change it to a higher 1680x1050. My monitor is a 22" flat screen LCD HPw2207 - I believe the factory default resolution should be 1680 x 1000 but it will not allow that setting without enlarging the desktop and having to scroll up and down and right and left to view the entire desktop with icons and toolbars. The setting I am using that looks and works the best for me, using a dual monitor setup. is 1600 x 1000. My question is, how can I keep that setting on my monitor and get Thief (Darkloader) to use that setting?

bikerdude on 23/3/2009 at 09:42

Quote Posted by graybeard

I could use some help. I am having a problem when reading books, scrolls, etc... or going to the menu screen in Thief 2 FM games. My question is, how can I keep that setting on my monitor and get Thief (Darkloader) to use that setting

DDfix fixes this.

graybeard on 23/3/2009 at 16:48

Thanks for the help, I had already downloaded the fix but had not ran the DDfix.exe file. A lot of good that was doing me??? :o
So, after reading your reply, I read the installation instructions, clicked on the DDfix.exe file and saw the resolution options and set them. Again thanks.