What is the slowest response time available for 19" LCD monitors?

10/29/2005 9:10:40 PM

curious why you'd want to know

10/29/2005 9:18:29 PM

Maybe it's a present for somebody he hates.

10/30/2005 3:28:27 PM

under 16 good

over, bad

10/30/2005 3:29:00 PM

^^haha

mobileman, assuming you meant lowest response time, samsung and viewsonic recently came out with 3ms response time lcds.

10/30/2005 3:35:58 PM

under 16 = decent
under 8 = "gaming grade"
under 4 = orgasm

10/30/2005 4:44:14 PM

ive got a 16 -- its gaming grade. it depends on the maker...16ms can be plenty if the mon is made by someone reputable. its not always about the time.

when it comes to text though, if you want nice crisp text, you need 700:1 contrast

[Edited on October 30, 2005 at 4:47 PM. Reason : -]

10/30/2005 4:47:15 PM

^ I used quotes because 8ms is what alot of companies call their "gaming grade" lines

10/30/2005 4:49:05 PM

Yeah, I meant lowest! My bad.

I am looking to a buy a 19" LCD monitor and planning to use it to play games. Most of the Dells I looked at had a response time of 15 ms and I was wondering whether that's good enough.

So what are the best gaming LCD monitors available these days? (Gaming monitors = used primarily for games/video)

[Edited on October 30, 2005 at 5:09 PM. Reason : A]

10/30/2005 5:07:24 PM

^^gotcha

^yea...15 is fine. check out newegg and youll find that most people dont report ghosting with 16ms moniters from brand name, while sometimes those off brand ones that claim 8-12ms people report ghosting.

go with a real brand name, and go under 16.

pay 300 for that, which gets the job done for gamers

pay 400 for 12ms 700:1 mon that will look really sharp

[Edited on October 30, 2005 at 5:11 PM. Reason : -]

10/30/2005 5:09:13 PM

you should really see the monitor working before you get it though. alot of times off-brand lcd's use the same exact hardware as branded lcd's. with the exception of their high-end lines, most lcd brands don't actually make their own product anyways. my "olevia" 32" lcd hdtv/monitor has incredible specs, looks absolutely amazing, and only cost 1000 bucks as opposed to similar quality samsung and sony panels which run close to 2000 bucks. but with high end stuff, you can trust samsung to be pretty hot as hell.

10/30/2005 6:35:21 PM

ive got a 19" AOpen 16ms, and it works great for games and video. 1 dead pixel (the risks you take from ordering it online)

10/30/2005 6:43:45 PM

you will notice slight ghosting with 16ms, but it really won't phase you at all after about a week.

10/30/2005 9:08:23 PM

^^not really. you dont get to see your mon working in store either

i have a 16ms Fuji Plus. no ghosts. very well reviewed on newegg. no dead pixels. least none that i can see.

10/30/2005 9:20:18 PM

^^ True to that.

I went from a 21" Sony CRT with a great refresh rate playing BF2 and Battlefield 1942 all the time to a Dell 19" LCD.

It could tell at first with the LCD that it wasn't as clean an image in quick motion and such but I don't even notice it at all now.

10/30/2005 11:54:23 PM

ya know whats fucking stupid

21" CRT means 19
19" LCD means 19

such a travesty

10/31/2005 2:20:11 AM

21" crt is actually more like 20.1 viewable IIRC

10/31/2005 3:44:36 AM

no way...there is always one excess inch by each edge...its more like 19,1

10/31/2005 6:40:33 AM