Looking for recommendations for a gaming TFT monitor.
All suggestions appreciated. ;)
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Looking for recommendations for a gaming TFT monitor.
All suggestions appreciated. ;)
C'mon guys, give me the headsup on thin flat panels puhleaz...?:D
I am a huge fan of my Hitachi 17" LCD. The pixel response at 16ms (at least in March) was one of the best, if not the best for LCDs.
http://compare.hitachidisplays.com/h...nfo.jsp?id=858
I have used IBM and Compaq LCDs at work, but my Hitachi blows em away. Its a sweet look mounted on a swivel arm in my Study at home.
yeah it seems like the constrains of college dorms will force me to start using a flat panel
::rollseyes::
The problem is, there really isn't any decided winner. Even the reviews on Tom's seem to contradict themselves. However, with that said, here's the general comment:
There are currently about 3 actual panels used to make all 17" LCDs with a sub-25ms response rate. One, made by AU Optronics, boasts a 16ms response rate (the Hitachi is one of them), but it gets this by dithering (dropping colors). The second seems to possibly be the Samsung 172X's panel, which may or may not use the AUO monitor but it certainly dithers as well (stay tuned for the 173P for a true 17" 16ms panel). The last is a crop of 20ms panels (not certain as to the manufacturer), which Tom's included in a review a while back (I'd check that out). The 20ms seem to be the best compromise between gaming and colors.
Of course, if you can, go ahead and grab a friend who games who has a 25ms monitor. Stare at it. Play with it. Especially play games with dark scenes. If the ghosting doesn't bother you, there's a whole host of panels that are then available to you for the useage.
It's my understanding that all the 16ns 17" LCD displays are made by the same company. With that in mind the most popular models are the Hitachi, Viewsonic and Samsung. I'm still waiting for the 16ns OLED 19" models to come out. I might be out of luck for the remainder of the decade.
16ms LCD Screens are all made by the same company.
If your just going to use the LCD for gamming, by all means get a 16ms LCD...even though it sacrifices color depth you wont realy notice it since your vieweing a fast video.
If you use Photoshop or Pinacle Video editing Go for a 50ms LCD's since they give the best picture detial.
If you want to do both, go for 25-30ms LCD's. NEC Mitsubishi makes good balanced LCD's and even though they rate 30ms they do not ghost...I know since I have a Mitsubishi NX86LCD...I compared it to Samsungs 191T 25ms and samsung had more ghosting:eek:
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Originally posted by rhettro
I might be out of luck for the remainder of the decade.
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Originally posted by nForcer
16ms LCD Screens are all made by the same company.
If your just going to use the LCD for gamming, by all means get a 16ms LCD...even though it sacrifices color depth you wont realy notice it since your vieweing a fast video.
If you use Photoshop or Pinacle Video editing Go for a 50ms LCD's since they give the best picture detial.
If you want to do both, go for 25-30ms LCD's. NEC Mitsubishi makes good balanced LCD's and even though they rate 30ms they do not ghost...I know since I have a Mitsubishi NX86LCD...I compared it to Samsungs 191T 25ms and samsung had more ghosting:eek:
Any word on LG's panels? I'm looking at their 23" FLATRON L2320A because it looks "better" than the 240T from Samsung.
Thanks for the tip on the 173P...Quote:
Originally posted by masteraleph
::rollseyes::
The problem is, there really isn't any decided winner. Even the reviews on Tom's seem to contradict themselves. However, with that said, here's the general comment:
There are currently about 3 actual panels used to make all 17" LCDs with a sub-25ms response rate. One, made by AU Optronics, boasts a 16ms response rate (the Hitachi is one of them), but it gets this by dithering (dropping colors). The second seems to possibly be the Samsung 172X's panel, which may or may not use the AUO monitor but it certainly dithers as well (stay tuned for the 173P for a true 17" 16ms panel). The last is a crop of 20ms panels (not certain as to the manufacturer), which Tom's included in a review a while back (I'd check that out). The 20ms seem to be the best compromise between gaming and colors.
Of course, if you can, go ahead and grab a friend who games who has a 25ms monitor. Stare at it. Play with it. Especially play games with dark scenes. If the ghosting doesn't bother you, there's a whole host of panels that are then available to you for the useage.
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Originally posted by nForcer
16ms LCD Screens are all made by the same company.
If your just going to use the LCD for gamming, by all means get a 16ms LCD...even though it sacrifices color depth you wont realy notice it since your vieweing a fast video.
If you use Photoshop or Pinacle Video editing Go for a 50ms LCD's since they give the best picture detial.
If you want to do both, go for 25-30ms LCD's. NEC Mitsubishi makes good balanced LCD's and even though they rate 30ms they do not ghost...I know since I have a Mitsubishi NX86LCD...I compared it to Samsungs 191T 25ms and samsung had more ghosting:eek:
Video editing doesn't interest me, I'm all about 1st person shooters,RPG'S and the normal everyday office/web design type work.
Thanks for the info on the Mitsubishi.
I've not had any experience with LG'S panels but I have with their CRT'S and it's been all good! ;)Quote:
Originally posted by a ronin
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Any word on LG's panels? I'm looking at their 23" FLATRON L2320A because it looks "better" than the 240T from Samsung.
Not familiar with the 2320A. They DO have a paper monitor on their website, that's 23"/16ms (LM230W02), but it's not out yet. Also, Samsung is releasing a new monitor, the 243T, not certain on the specs.
I've seen my LCD (Viewsonic VP171b) side by side with the Hitachi and it just was impressively better! I also contacted Viewsonic and asked about the screen and it is NOT made by AU Optronics and does NOT dither colors.
Seriously, this has been the best part of my investment, and I have yet to find an LCD that looks better. Here are some of the specs:
16ms resp
500:1 contrast
swivel screen
1280x1024 native (max)
DVI, 2 analog, 1 USB I/O
You should see how quake3 and UT2003 look in this thing....UNREAL!!!:eek:
Is this monitor replacing a 19" CRT? If so, how does it compare screen size wise and quality wise?Quote:
Originally posted by ssabripo
I've seen my LCD (Viewsonic VP171b) side by side with the Hitachi and it just was impressively better!