[Mr. Jules]

I am looking to invest in a non-ws 19in LCD sometime in the near future and I have a few questions. First off how fast does it need to be? I play COH, UT2003/04, and comparable games, that being said will 8ms suffice without ghosting or will it need to be faster than that?

I am browsing around newegg looking at 19in LCDs but i'm not sure what to look for and what to avoid, anybody have any pointers?

 

[calvin924597]

Below 8ms is good.

I'd seriously reccomend getting widescreen though.

 

[DanNEBTD]

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Originally Posted by calvin924597 Below 8ms is good. I'd seriously reccomend getting widescreen though.

^^ agreed . . Why do you not want widescreen?

 

[firefox is awesome]

Most CRT's are 1ms response rate, so i would say 6 ms or lower

 

[Mr. Jules]

Why widescreen? I won't watch movies so I don't see the point to run that res.

 

[DanNEBTD]

but you do game and more and more games are supporting it. . and its a great advantage IMO . . . DuckieHo has an FAQ comparing screen real estate and sizes . . would probably be a good read in general . .

Just found he has one on response time as well

>>EDIT . . .I should probably read them myself before I comment

 

[Kris88]

Its awesome for games too not just movies.

 

[TaiDinh]

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Originally Posted by Mr. Jules Why widescreen? I won't watch movies so I don't see the point to run that res.

Oh man. The game on wide screen is incredible. Nothing is cramped together on one screen and you get at least 20% more view space = more ownage

I went from 15" regular to 19" wide screen and I am never going back. I watch my movies on the PC just because it's wide screen over my square T.V.

 

[DuckieHo]

Most humans can't tell the difference between 6ms and 8ms.... so under 8ms is fine.

I have a FAQ about CRT vs LCDs... and a FAQ about monitor sizes!

 

[Sreenath]

full screen CRT > wide screen LCD

more real estate FTW

my 21" CRT which is around 8 years old STILL displays 1900X1280 perfectly clear, the potentiometers are holding up well.

 

[DanNEBTD]

Edited my post above

 

[Jakg]

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Originally Posted by firefox is awesome Most CRT's are 1ms response rate, so i would say 6 ms or lower

yup, and the wire on a TFT causes about 0.000000000000001 ms lag, therefore you dont want a wire which makes it 0.000000000000002 ms slower

under 10 ms is ok, some people can't tell the difference under 25 ms, but i can tell the difference to 16ms or below, and i think i have fairly good eyes.

 

[Mr. Jules]

Wow guys! Thanks for the response. I am gonna do some searching on Newegg but if you have any good recommendations under $200 for a WS 19in under 8ms please post it.