Monitor

[Ed TW]

I'm getting a widescreen LCD monitor. With gamming, like TW, will the screen be cropped out on the sides (full screen format), or will it fill out the whole screen horizontally?
Also I'm crossed between these two monitors. They’re about $30 different in price. One has a speed of 2ms and the other 5ms. What do you think?


Acer AL2216WBD 22"
Specifications

Display Type: TFT LCD
Viewable Screen Size: 22 inches
Pixel Pitch: 0.28 mm
Input Video Signal: 15-pin D-sub
DVI-D
Contrast Ratio: 700:1
Brightness: 300 cd/m²
Response Time: 5 ms
Horizontal Viewing Angle: 170 degrees
Vertical Viewing Angle: 160 degrees
Maximum Resolution: 1680 x 1050


Samsung 2253LW 21.6"
Specifications

Viewable Screen Size: 21.6 inches
Pixel Pitch: 0.258 mm
Display Area: 464.94 mm (H) x 290.58 mm (V)
Display Colors: 16.7 million
Vertical Refresh Rate: 56 ~ 75 Hz
Horizontal Frequency: 30 ~ 81 kHz
Input Video Signal: DVI-D
VGA
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 8000:1
Response Time: 2 ms
Maximum Resolution: 1680 x 1050