Is this a good monitor for gaming?

I'll be using it for games and movies so I don't want anything that'll blur or have ghosting so could someone tell me if this is good? :)

I'll be hooking it up to my 360 with VGA and maybe use it on my PC too.

Acer AL2216WD 22'' widescreenmonitor

Specs:
?HDCP support
Display Area - 22'',
Pixel Pitch - 0.282mm,
Maximum Resolution - 1680 x 1050,
Brightness - 300cd/m2,
Contrast Ratio- 700:1,
Viewing Angle - 170?H), 160?V),
Response Time - 5ms,
Input Signal - VGA (Analog), DVI-D (Digital), HDCP
Speakers - No,
Power Consumption - 57W,
Dimensions - 513 x 405 x 192mm,
Weight (kg) - 6.8kg,
Kensington Lock - Supported,
VESA Wall Mounting - 100 x 100mmIs this a good monitor for gaming?
Anyone? Is this a good monitor for gaming?
yea, that looks good. Won't get ghosting with a 5ms response time. Nice monitor there
It's a decent monitor for a PC, but if you're using it for your 360 you might want to look for a monitor with built in video processing so you can set display properly. Otherwise the display will just get stretched to fit the screen and may look a little off.
[QUOTE=''JD138'']It's a decent monitor for a PC, but if you're using it for your 360 you might want to look for a monitor with built in video processing so you can set display properly. Otherwise the display will just get stretched to fit the screen and may look a little off.[/QUOTE]

But if I have it on a high res won't it fit it properly automaticly? I thought on the 360 you can change it to 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x1024 or 1360x768 as long as it's supported on the monitor?
[QUOTE=''darklord888''][QUOTE=''JD138'']It's a decent monitor for a PC, but if you're using it for your 360 you might want to look for a monitor with built in video processing so you can set display properly. Otherwise the display will just get stretched to fit the screen and may look a little off.[/QUOTE]

But if I have it on a high res won't it fit it properly automaticly? I thought on the 360 you can change it to 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x1024 or 1360x768 as long as it's supported on the monitor?[/QUOTE]The monitor is 1680x1050 and the Xbox360 doesn't use that resolution. The monitor will take any resolution lower than that, but will stretch it to fit the full screen and you'll lose quality.
[QUOTE=''Zeke129''] [QUOTE=''darklord888''][QUOTE=''JD138'']It's a decent monitor for a PC, but if you're using it for your 360 you might want to look for a monitor with built in video processing so you can set display properly. Otherwise the display will just get stretched to fit the screen and may look a little off.[/QUOTE]

But if I have it on a high res won't it fit it properly automaticly? I thought on the 360 you can change it to 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x1024 or 1360x768 as long as it's supported on the monitor?[/QUOTE]The monitor is 1680x1050 and the Xbox360 doesn't use that resolution. The monitor will take any resolution lower than that, but will stretch it to fit the full screen and you'll lose quality. [/QUOTE]

Damn. Will it lose much quality? I mean is it going to be notice it a lot? Wouldn't 1280x1024 be big enough to stop it using a lot?
The Xbox360 uses resolutions with an aspect ratio of 16:9. That monitor has an aspect ratio of 16:10. So unless it has some way to display the image in letterbox form (I believe this is the correct term), it will look stretched and frankly, ugly.
[QUOTE=''Zeke129''] The Xbox360 uses resolutions with an aspect ratio of 16:9. That monitor has an aspect ratio of 16:10. So unless it has some way to display the image in letterbox form (I believe this is the correct term), it will look stretched and frankly, ugly. [/QUOTE]

It doesn't just use 16:9. When hooked upto a VGA connection it unlocks: 640x480, 848x480, 1024x768, 1280x720, 1280x768, 1280x1024 and 1360x768.

1280x768 and 1280x1024 should both work on it. The first res is 16:10 and the second is 5:4 but I hear it's better(on another monitor but it had 16:10 and the same max res)

Wouldn't those 2 work ok?

edit:

I searched around and found this

[quote]Finally, the start of the test is a DELL UltraSharp 2005FPW, a 20.1 inch wide aspect monitor whose native resolution is 1680x1050. Since none of the resolutions provided by the Xbox 360 matched, I had to choose one of the resolutions available. Two options were suitable: 1280x768 and 1280x1024; the first one because it has the same aspect ratio as this monitor, that is 16:10; and the second one because it has the highest pixel density. Since this monitor will automatically scale up to its native panel resolution, I ended up choosing the latter. 1280x1024 has the higher pixel count which is the best alternative when the original resolution will be scaled to a different one.

The result; I don't want to leave the seat in front of the DELL UltraSharp 2005FPW. The Xbox 360 looks amazing here[/quote]

The dell would work the same as mine right? Same native, 16:10 ect. Right?
No, the Acer does not have built in scaling. I have that same Dell monitor and it has built in video processing (which is said in your quote: ''Since this monitor will automatically scale up to its native panel resolution...'') which is one reason why the Dell Ultrasharps cost a bit more than similarly sized monitors. Most PC monitors do not scale themselves; they let the PC graphics card do that. Most monitors just stretch the image to the edges. If the 360 can output a 16:10 image, you should be fine. Even a 16:9 should still look ok, but some people really don't like it. I do agree with the quote tho, the 2007WFP is a FANTASTIC monitor for a 360 or a PS3. If you really want to find out, best buy carries Acer monitors... just ask them to hook it up to a 360 so you can see for yourself.
[QUOTE=''JD138'']No, the Acer does not have built in scaling. I have that same Dell monitor and it has built in video processing (which is said in your quote: ''Since this monitor will automatically scale up to its native panel resolution...'') which is one reason why the Dell Ultrasharps cost a bit more than similarly sized monitors. Most PC monitors do not scale themselves; they let the PC graphics card do that. Most monitors just stretch the image to the edges. If the 360 can output a 16:10 image, you should be fine. Even a 16:9 should still look ok, but some people really don't like it. I do agree with the quote tho, the 2007WFP is a FANTASTIC monitor for a 360 or a PS3. If you really want to find out, best buy carries Acer monitors... just ask them to hook it up to a 360 so you can see for yourself.[/QUOTE]

Oh thats what the built in video processingdoes. The 16:10 res should be alright then I guess. I found someone off another forum who tried it with their 360 and he said it was very good.

Just to make sure, the 16:10 res the 360 does will fit the monitor ok and won't lose quality right? It'll just look good but notas good as it's native?