LCD Monitor for gamers?

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 8/31/2005, 9:39 pm

Is there even such a thing yet? I'm tempted by the sleak, bright, sharp flatscreens (we got some at work not too long ago and I love them), but I'm weary of the slower response time (causing lagging/ghosting in movies/games). Plus the plethora of other issues (backlighting, not-quite-black colouring, etc).

Any suggestions? Or should I just stick with my CRT?

joe_canadian · Post by **joe_canadian** » 8/31/2005, 9:42 pm

*sleek.

don't ask why · Post by **don't ask why** » 8/31/2005, 9:45 pm

i think i'll probably get my parents on...theyre surfing the net on this 15 year old 13 inch monitor...whenever i go home, i always strain my eyes on that thing

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 8/31/2005, 9:46 pm

joe_canadian wrote:*sleek.

Ignore the point and criticize the spelling. Nice. Are you gunning for this year's "spelling nazi" award, or are you aiming low and going for "most annoying cmer"?

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/31/2005, 9:53 pm

I have an lcd montier. It owns.

Joe Cooler · Post by **Joe Cooler** » 8/31/2005, 9:59 pm

Well my Mac uses an LCD and I havnt had any problems with it thus far.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 8/31/2005, 10:01 pm

Mac LCD > PC LCD (at least from reviews I've seen).

Any idea what the response time is on yours? (granted, this doesn't mean a whole lot in relation to actual performance, but it can give at least a broad idea).

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/31/2005, 10:03 pm

What do you mean by response time?

Joe Cooler · Post by **Joe Cooler** » 8/31/2005, 10:05 pm

Axtech wrote:Mac LCD > PC LCD (at least from reviews I've seen).

Any idea what the response time is on yours? (granted, this doesn't mean a whole lot in relation to actual performance, but it can give at least a broad idea).

No I have no idea.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 8/31/2005, 10:09 pm

Moniters have a manufacturer's measurement of response time based on the time it takes to switch one pixel from fully on (white) to fully off (black) and back. CRTs are really fast, like 2ms. LCDs are running anywhere from 50ms to 12ms.

Apparently there's very little to no noticeable difference once you get below 20ms. But there's also been a number of negative LCD reviews concerning ghosting in games (mostly newer more advanced games like Halo), meaning that you can notice a delay in the pixels changing. For example, if a character moves his hand, you can see the blur where his hand started (for a moment, anyways).

I wish I could actually go to a store and try some out before buying.

My ATI graphics card has a DVI output (which will help greatly with speed), but I never know what these negative reviewers are using (both from editors on sites like cnet.com and customer reviews)...

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/31/2005, 10:17 pm

I think my moniter has a response of 12ms

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 8/31/2005, 10:22 pm

What monitor do you have?

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 8/31/2005, 10:33 pm

Sharp LL-172C

Kaegan · Post by **Kaegan** » 8/31/2005, 11:57 pm

Dell has a great 30 inch one, and it's not as big as it sounds I hear. You can probably go lower, but I know Dell is pretty good. Try going to www.cnet.com and checking out some reviews on monitors. I suggest getting a widescreen, I love it on my laptop.

joe_canadian · Post by **joe_canadian** » 9/1/2005, 12:00 am

Axtech wrote:
joe_canadian wrote:*sleek.

Ignore the point and criticize the spelling. Nice. Are you gunning for this year's "spelling nazi" award, or are you aiming low and going for "most annoying cmer"?

I am, in fact, hitting on you. :love:

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 9/1/2005, 6:31 am

Do I really have to put up with you all year? :roll:

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 9/1/2005, 7:33 am

After reading reviews, I'm pretty impressed with Dell's Ultrasharp line (which just happens to be what we use at the bank).