Done found me a nice monitor

[100%TotallyNude]

Anyone know anything about this little beauty?
http://www.samsungusa.com/tft_lcd.html


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Now sporting a pIII 733 flip-chip on an i815 256M 133 fsb rig under a Golden Orb...

[Phatman]

I wouldn't go LCD... get a Mitsubishi DiamondPro 2040u

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1.2GHz Thunderbird
256MB PC-133 CAS2 Crucial SDRAM
KT7-RAID
2 45GB IBM HDD (not in raid)
Elsa Gladiac Ultra
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2040u
72X CD-ROM
12/10/32 Plextor burner (use to be veloCD)
SBLive! Platinum 5.1
Klipsch ProMedias
3COM NIC

PS- Soon to have one 10K Atlas II, one Cheetah X15, SCSI Plextor 12/10/32, a 10X SCSI DVD-ROM, a 1.2GHz DDR T-Bird, and 256MB PC2100 DDR RAM

[100%TotallyNude]

Originally posted by Phatman:
I wouldn't go LCD...

Why not? The larger diagonals, of which this certainly is one, at 18.1 inches, are supposed to rival the look of traditional tubes. Not so?


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Now sporting a pIII 733 flip-chip on an i815 256M 133 fsb rig under a Golden Orb...

[Phoenix]

Originally posted by 100%TotallyNude:
Why not? The larger diagonals, of which this certainly is one, at 18.1 inches, are supposed to rival the look of traditional tubes. Not so?

I don't really care for them, tubes just seem better to me, and they are usually much more expensive then CRT monitors.


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"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein

[DJ Machine]

LCD's are bad for gaming...that's another reason. I think its because they don't handle motion too well, i'm not fully sure.

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AMD K6-2 266mhz
64MB SDRAM
SBLive! Platinum 5.1
Voodoo3 2000 PCI
Netgear 10/100 NIC
Kenwood 72x CD ROM
Maxtor 5.4GB HD
IBM 30GB HD

[100%TotallyNude]

Originally posted by DJ Machine:
LCD's are bad for gaming...that's another reason. I think its because they don't handle motion too well, i'm not fully sure.

And I would be the first to agree with you if we were talking about a basic laptop screen, sure. But this is an 18" non-portable serious business LCD... supposedly these things are a long way off from your basic laptop LCD.


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Now sporting a pIII 733 flip-chip on an i815 256M 133 fsb rig under a Golden Orb...

[Phatman]

Why did you ask for our opinion if you don't like our responses? Have you used this monitor? I HAVE! LCD monitors are not that good for gaming, in fact, I'd rather have a CRT for anything! I've seen TONS of monitors, whether they're mine or not. My favorite is either the Mitsubishi DiamondPro 2040u or that nice 24" Sony. I was going to get a 24" but, as I've said before, I am in love with my Mitsubishi

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1.2GHz Thunderbird
256MB PC-133 CAS2 Crucial SDRAM
KT7-RAID
2 45GB IBM HDD (not in raid)
Elsa Gladiac Ultra
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2040u
72X CD-ROM
12/10/32 Plextor burner (use to be veloCD)
SBLive! Platinum 5.1
Klipsch ProMedias
3COM NIC

PS- Soon to have one 10K Atlas II, one Cheetah X15, SCSI Plextor 12/10/32, a 10X SCSI DVD-ROM, a 1.2GHz DDR T-Bird, and 256MB PC2100 DDR RAM

[100%TotallyNude]

Originally posted by Phatman:
Why did you ask for our opinion if you don't like our responses?

Oh come on, you don't want to sell me on why not, even a little?

Have you used this monitor? I HAVE!

This very same monitor? Now we're talking.

LCD monitors are not that good for gaming, in fact, I'd rather have a CRT for anything! I've seen TONS of monitors, whether they're mine or not. My favorite is either the Mitsubishi DiamondPro 2040u or that nice 24" Sony. I was going to get a 24" but, as I've said before, I am in love with my Mitsubishi

Cool. That's all I was after. I haven't used an LCD. My understanding was they were comparable to crt's. You've set me strait. That's all I was after...



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Now sporting a pIII 733 flip-chip on an i815 256M 133 fsb rig under a Golden Orb...

[Shreck]

Here's the thing...

The dot pitch is a little bigger, and you only have one decent resolution on an LCD. Personally I game at a lower resolution than I like my desktop at. That's killer #1. Killer #2 is that you can't get 1600x1200, and how much are you paying for this biggie?

The other thing that I don't have a technical explanation for is the slight blur. When doing High Speed 3D rendering (3D Gaming) there's this blur. It's really slight, but it's there.

Don't get me wrong. If you're doing cad or something the screen is sweet. I've sold a bunch to architects and the like. but not gaming. Not yet at least.

My $.02,

Shreck



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"Good things come to those who wait... Great things come to those who get there first."

[Phatman]

I didn't mean to be snappy if I was. I've been sick these past couple of days and I'm starting to be very cranky Anyway, get the DiamondPro 2040u, you will LOVE it! My grandpa even got one and he loves it...

PS- yes, I've used that same monitor one time at a neighbor's house.

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1.2GHz Thunderbird
256MB PC-133 CAS2 Crucial SDRAM
KT7-RAID
2 45GB IBM HDD (not in raid)
Elsa Gladiac Ultra
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2040u
72X CD-ROM
12/10/32 Plextor burner (use to be veloCD)
SBLive! Platinum 5.1
Klipsch ProMedias
3COM NIC

PS- Soon to have one 10K Atlas II, one Cheetah X15, SCSI Plextor 12/10/32, a 10X SCSI DVD-ROM, a 1.2GHz DDR T-Bird, and 256MB PC2100 DDR RAM

[d-zen]

phatman do you have any shots of you Mitsubishi DiamondPro 2040u? I checked it out at a couple of sites but would love to see some in action shots.


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[Phatman]

I don't sorry... I don't have a digital camera and I have never taken actual photographs of it with a real camera so I could scan them. If you really want some, then I could maybe take some pictures and have them developed? It'd be kinda a pain but if you want them that bad....

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1.2GHz Thunderbird
256MB PC-133 CAS2 Crucial SDRAM
KT7-RAID
2 45GB IBM HDD (not in raid)
Elsa Gladiac Ultra
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2040u
72X CD-ROM
12/10/32 Plextor burner (use to be veloCD)
SBLive! Platinum 5.1
Klipsch ProMedias
3COM NIC

PS- Soon to have one 10K Atlas II, one Cheetah X15, SCSI Plextor 12/10/32, a 10X SCSI DVD-ROM, a 1.2GHz DDR T-Bird, and 256MB PC2100 DDR RAM

[Adisharr]

LCD's are much sharper than tube types but don't have the same color dynamic range or contrast range and their physical refresh rates are not all that great. Tend to smear on fast moving pics.

$ .02


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