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#1 ·
For members who own LCD Monitors: Please post your information here!

1. Monitor Manufacturer

2. Model

3. Screen size

4. Response Time in ms.

5. Max resolution supported

6. Input - DVI or VGA or both

7. Brightness

8. Contrast Ratio

*9. Dot Pitch in mm.
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This is the important part!

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Copy this post, filling in your information, then fill in your own personal review (between the ****'s) including personal experience, setup, games played, ghosting, onboard speakers (if any), etc. (Noted: Please feel free to note any dead pixels if you have experienced any)
 
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1. DELL

2. 1801FP

3. 18inch (17 viewable)

4. 20ms

5. 1280x1024

6. DVI/VGA

7. 250 cd/m²

8. 400:1

9. 0.281 mm

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Awesome monitor, no ghosting at all in counterstrike source or in battlefield 2 or any other game ive played on it, very nice looking, it has a powered usb hub on it, 2ports on the back and 2 on the side, all 2.0, the monitor slides up and down, side to side, horizontal to vertical, and looks sharp, nice control panel settings on it to, easy to use, not very heavy, very sturdy.. no speakers on it.. setup is very easy, the screen clips onto the base very nicely and can be removed in a snap.. 10/10

The 1280x1024 is the best resolution on it by far, looks nice and crisp with no rough edges or blurryness, lower resolutions look kinda rough when it comes to text and webpages, but on it's rated resolution (1280x1024) i cant complain. There were also NO DEAD PIXELS at all on the monitor!

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Feel free to delete this since it doesn't stick to your form... but I just want to throw out there that www.pcworld.com has top 10s for different sizes of LCDs (Great reviews there) and www.pcmag.com also has great reviews. No dis to any members here but I'd trust their reviews over a user's opinion
. Sometimes people are more or less sensitive to quality or brightness than others, so what would bug certain users would be bliss to another.
 
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1. Samsung

2. SyncMaster 910v

3. 19"

4. 25ms

5. Max 1280x1024

6. Input default VGA, u can use a DVI connector

7. Brightness 250

8. Contrast Ratio 800:01:00

9. Pixle Pitch 0.294

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Great monitor, large viewing angle, back-lit, vivid colors and stuff. great for gaming (25ms hardly notice). no ghosting what so ever. comes with an auto-adjest button, and 4 user profiles. mine is black, no speaker, no USB, just a monitor and a stand.
played CS:S, HL2, DiabloII, StarCraft, WarCraft, Face of Mankind
no flicker, no refresh lines(unlike CRT monitors) no dead pixels
great for stallers (i use it 10hrs a day), large viewing angle (170)
10 out of 10 for sure
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1. NEC

2. LCD1765

3. 17"

4. 16 ms.

5. 1280x1024

6. VGA

7. 225 cd/m2

8. 400:1

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Being my first LCD, and moving "up" from a 19" CRT Viewsonic A90f+, I could not believe how well the LCD performed with games, even given its higher response time. I play Doom3, Halflife2, Farcry, City of Heroes, Painkiller, Max Payne 2...(the list goes on). If I do see what I think is ghosting, it brief and barely noticeable. The LCD could be brighter and have higher contrast, but with that being said, it is very easy on the eyes for extended viewing. It has a diffuser on the front of the panel that makes it look like glass, which clarifies the picture, but also will reflect anything that is behind the viewer and can be annoying if the monitor is tiled toward the ceiling too much and you have overhead lights on.

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1. Fuji Plus

2. FP-988D

3. 19" viewable

4. 12ms

5. 1280x1024

6. DVI/VGA

7. 250 cd/m²

8. 600:1

9. .264mm

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This monitor blows my mind.. when i first purchased it i thought that the 250 brightness would be dim, but it is actually brighter than i would have liked. no problem there. this forum is missing something, DOT PITCH.. because this monitor has a .264 dot pitch, which almost NO other 19" models have. it shipped from newegg with 2 dead pixels, however the pixels are so tiny i cant find them without going to extremes (turning EVERYTHING to black and searching the screen in one inch at a time increments.

the monitor hooked up super easy, plugged it in, hooked up the DVI connector, and it worked awesome right off the bat. NO ghosting whatsoever, and i play numerous games, such as halo, wolfenstein enemy territory, need for speed underground, prince of persia warrior within, sims 1 and 2, unreal tournament 2004, farcry, max payne 1 and 2, grand theft auto san andreas, simcity 4000, splinter cell, and some others. never noticed any ghosting. halo was BAD on my other 15", but none at all on this. it has onboard speakers, but ive never used them. great look to it as well, base is nice and solid, made of solid steel i believe. exellent monitor. check it out in my rig showcase
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1. Samsung

2. 910T

3. 19"

4. 25ms

5. 1280x1024

6. both

7. 260 cd/m2

8. 1000:1

9. 0.294 mm

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I love this monitor, it's freaking huge compared to the 15" I was using before. It took a couple days to get use to it. I can play games like crazy and don't have a single problem with it. I also use it as my home entertainment center for watching DVDs and it's so great that I don't even use my TV anymore... partially cuz the TV is also 19" but doesn't look nearly as sweet. It's also great at photoshopping stuff once you get it calibrated. pics print out exactly as they look like on screen. The price was quite low compared to competitive Sony & Viewsonics but the quality is quite high IMO.

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1. BenQ

2. FP71G+

3. 17"

4. 8 MS

5. 1280x1024

6. VGA Only

7. 300 CD/M2

8. 500:1

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Paid $310 Canadian + Tax

Pretty nice for an LCD (its on my second system). Its brightness and refresh rate are superior to many that I have tried (I am a big CRT fan). Its nice looking, no dead pixels. I played Blackhawk Down it was very impressive

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1. ViewSonic

2. 1801FP

3. (386x411x177mm) 17" Viewable

4. 8ms

5. 1280x1024

6. DVI/VGA

7. box doesn't say will edit later

8. box doesn't say will edit later

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I want to note, I bought this from a local vendor, I do not like buying LCDs off the internet. (I am paranoid about dead pixels so I paid a little extra for paranoia). Next, the lower the responce time the better.

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1. Dell

2. 2405FPW

3. 24" Widescreen

4. 12ms

5. 1920x1200

6. DVI - VGA - Svideo - Composite - Component

7. 500 cd/m²

8. 1000:1

9. .27mm

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This monitor has been fantastic. I have not second guessed my purchase a single time. There is a amazing amount of workroom for virtually anything when running it at at the default resolution and the picture quality is crystal clear. There has not been even a hint of ghosting and I recieved the monitor with no dead pixels at all. I recieved it from the very first shipment due to this being a pre-order. I wont even go into all the features of this thing in comparison to others but all of the different inputs are great.

The menu is pretty simple to navigate and switching the monitor from default display mode to other aspect ratios is very easy. The monitor can be turned 90 degrees to portrait mode which is very nice when browsing web pages and it can be raises up and down to position almost any way you want. The only real problem I have with this monitor, if you can consider it a problem, is that the quality is soo good and the picture is so clear that when you give it poor quality video, the bad quality is much more noticable than on a monitor not quite as good. This will even be noticable on some DVD movies. HDTV and HD Videos showcase the quality of this monitor.

Games played on it with no problem: WoW, Battlefield 2, Gemstone 4, Counterstrike: Source, and Guild Wars. Though using the default resolution of this monitor for gaming will prove difficult for a lot of people unless they have high end hardware.

To finish I quote what a friend said after he saw the in-game icons from WoW on my monitor, "I didn't even know those details EXISTED in the game icons, damn man." and he is currently using a 20" CRT.

10/10

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1. dell

2. 2405fpw

3. 24" wide

4. 12 ms.

5. 1920x120

6. Component, Composite, DVI, S-Video, vga

7. 500 cd/m^2

8. 1000:1

*9. .27mm

wow this monitor is soo cool. at 12ms theres no lag in the monitor! so bright. beautiful colors. one of the best there is to buy (and i bought it for only $800 new!!!)

10/10
 
#16 ·
1. Monitor Manufacturer
NEC
2. Model
Multisync LCD1765
3. Screen size
17"
4. Refresh Rate in ms.
16
5. Max resolution supported
1280/1024
6. Input - DVI or VGA or both
VGA
7. Brightness
225 cd/m2
8. Contrast Ratio
400/1
*9. Dot Pitch in mm.
0.264

I love this! Have had for about 1.5 years and no problems at all so far. At the time I bought it, it had the fastest refresh rate you could get. The price hasn't gone down since I bought it either...which is strange. Good for lan parties/portability. No dead pixies. No regrets. Probably played every game with this thing and never saw any ghosting.

There is a sheet of glass over the TFT though. It does get glare in bright situation butit's easy to clean.

Here are more specs.

http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:NEC%20Di...NlYwNiZ3NpYg--
 
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Sorry that this is not a review but I just have to ask.

Quote:


Originally Posted by Robilar

1. BenQ

2. FP71G+

3. 17"

4. 8 MS

5. 1280x1024

6. VGA Only

7. 300 CD/M2

8. 500:1

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Paid $310 Canadian + Tax

Pretty nice for an LCD (its on my second system). Its brightness and refresh rate are superior to many that I have tried (I am a big CRT fan). Its nice looking, no dead pixels. I played Blackhawk Down it was very impressive

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Where did you pick that up? I'm near Toronto and I'm in the market for an LCD, and it looks like you found a great deal (better than anything I've seen).
 
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1. Acer

2. AL1714CB-8

3. 17"

4. 8ms

5. 1280x1024

6. VGA

7. 370cd/m2

8. 350:1

9. 0.264mm

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I bought 2 of these for my 6800Ultra to play with! I enjoy playing Halo,
Doom3, Act of War, NFSU 2,Star Wars Jedi Academy,Far Cry. All Games were set to highest setting(1280x1024.) Out of both moniters I only have 1 dead Pixel, and I don't even noyice in game play...

I bought them from Newegg.

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1. Acer

2.AL1912

3. 19" inch

4. 16ms.

5. 1280x1024

6. VGA

7. 250 cd/m2

8. 500: 1

9. 0.294mm

*****

Awsome monitor. Got it for 250 on newegg. Rated at 16ms. response time, I get no ghosting whatsoever in any games. Very bright, easy to use controls, think bezel, small profile. I highly recommend it.
 
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1. Princeton

2. 1950

3. 19"

4. 12ms

5. 1280x1024

6. DVI and VGA

7. 250 cd/m2

8. 500:1

*9. 0.294mm
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Love this thing, it's freakin huge! I'm inside the game most of the time. I got it for like $300 so it was an amazing deal. I've never had an LCD before this one, and I'm never going back. It's so bright!!! Much <3

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1. Sony

2. DSM-SH74P

3. 17 inch

4. 16

5. 1280 x 1024

6. Input - DVI or VGA or both

7. 400 cd/m

8.500:1

*9. .264 mm

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I have had mine for over a year now and I'm still very happy. No died pixs and it has a 3 year warranty even the back light. Have played Battlefirld 1942 Call of duty F1 racing,Nascar.All play very well. It may be slow now, but still very happy with it
 
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1. Monitor Manufacturer: Hyundai/Imagequest

2. Model: LD90+ Black

3. Screen size: 19"

4. Refresh Rate in ms.: 8ms

5. Max resolution supported: 1280x1024

6. Input - DVI or VGA or both: Both

7. Brightness: 300 cd/m2

8. Contrast Ratio: 700:1

9. Dot Pitch in mm.: 0.294mm

I am very satisfied with this LCD. I play all the Half-Life products, BF2 and 1942, and other games, plus all my work related activities and I still have to find something to complain about. Bought it from Newegg and it came without any dead pixels. The onboard speakers point backwards and are completely useless to me; although an office user will be satisfied with the sound.
 
#24 ·
1. 2x NEC

2. 1970GX Black

3. 19"

4. 8ms

5. 1280x1024

6. DVI & VGA

7. 400 cd/m2

8. 700:1

9. 0.294
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Paid: too much found them $100 cheaper not 2 weeks after i bought them, but half my bill got footed anyways. Nice monitor I dont play alot of games but they seem to do well un the ones I play. The contrast ratio seems a little off, I have seem 500:1 models that look like deeper blacks.

Would I but the same one again? No
Why? I would look for something a little better for the price.

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#25 ·
1. Samsung

2. 930-BF

3. 19"

4. 4 ms (wow!)

5. 1280x1024

6. DVI & VGA

7. 270 cd/m2

8. 700:1

9. 0.294mm pixel pitch

Ordered next day! will update when i get it - went with the lowesr Ms i could find with a monitor that had been tested with todays games. Lots of excellent reviews. I read that ms directly reflects the max FPS an LCD may handle - the 16 ms monitors tested had a fax framerate per second (FPS) of 80 FPS - i just installed a 512 MB nvidia 7800 GTX so i wanted something that i could hit 100 with in BF2.
 
#26 ·
1. Viewsonic

2. VP191b

3. 19in

4. 8ms

5. 1280x1024

6. 2xVGA, 1xDVI

7. 250cd/m2

8. 800:1

*9. .294mm Pixel Pitch

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I absolutely love this monitor, the only gripe I have is it has some funky feature which is supposed to make the response time lower or something and that causes some texture shimmering in very fast paced games/movies (for instance CSS in cs_office) but I am over that completely now and after about a week I no longer noticed it. Other than that I think it is an astounding value at about $480 on newegg.

My brother was planning on buying this monitor too but I told him to buy the $370 VX922 which is the same but with 650:1 contrast ratio, 270cd/m2 brightness and with a 2ms response time and we are going to trade! I will post back here once I have that monitor in my possession as well


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