Your opinion for a 1080P PC monitor?

[Malik]

Originally Posted by mrBlue

I'm currently using a Samsung Syncmaster 244T. For some reason that picture makes it look much less wide than it is.

Being that I don't have a Blu-ray drive in my PC yet I can't comment on how well HDCP works (some monitors are known to be a little fickle with encrypted streams despite having support for HDCP). I do regularly play 1080p video on it though.

Picture quality is fantastic and absolutely destroys my old 19in Sony LCD. Price is still quite high but that's because of the panel quality - it's S-PVA instead of the more common Twisted Neumatic (which is partly why the 24in Samsung some one posted above is a few hundred cheaper). This may not be very important to you and in fact you may be just as satisfied with a monitor at a more wallet friendly price but I just thought I'd throw it out there.

Also, it's a true 8bit display (8 per RGB channel) meaning it doesn't use dithering to simulate 24bit TrueColor (most TN displays are 6bit). In case anyone is wondering 32bit color is a lie - as far as your desktop is concerned anyway. The remaining 8 bits in between 24 and 32 are used for quantifying the pixel's transparency.

As for your video card it should be fine since it's max res is 2560x1600 (not sure what they're talking about 1080i for but I'm going to assume they mean when you connect it to an actual TV - I don't know if I'm reading your statement in the proper context to say for certain though).

Yes for 1080i they are talking about maximum HDTV resolution!!

So considering your reply i think i should buy a S-PVA panel instead of the more common TN since it is better color quality. I hope the price is not too high ... But honestly comparing both panels i could really see a big difference? I mean i own Planet Earth in Blu-Ray Disc which is actually a very nice documentary and i want to know if the picture quality is higher with a S-PVA especially for such a documentary?

An other question, if i am using a DVI-HDMI cable to connect the graphic card to the monitor the bit rate will be higher than a DVI-DVI cable or i'll see no real improvement?