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Garthman, Yes, I still have the first 8030, and I put them next to each other to compare. The first unit is completely silent. The second makes a very noticeable high-pitch buzz when it first comes on, then settles down after a few seconds to a much quieter, but still audible, hum. I have to...

Garthman, I just received my replacement 8030 from Compaq. This one seems to be free from stuck pixels, but I am now noticing the slight high-pitched hum that you mentioned. Has yours gone away at all? I like things quiet, and this may end up being worse than having stuck pixels for me...

GarthMan, Congrats on the 8030, I hope you like yours as much as I like mine--it sounds like it. Looks like you got a winner with the no stuck pixels. Funny thing about the high pitched hum--mine doesn't do that. Maybe it will go away after some burn-in time... I'm not using the DVI port...

Chippy, My new 8030 should be here tomorrow or Tuesday. Hopefully it will not have any stuck pixels. I'm waiting to receive the replacement before I send my first one back. If the new one does have stuck pixels, it will probably go back. Although to be honest, I never notice the minor stuck...

Chippy, - I paid $1299 + tax + shipping (ouch). - From Compaq directly. They have the highest price (full retail price + tax + shipping), but they also had the best return policy (30 days no questions asked with no restock fee and free return shipping). I was willing to trade off the higher...

ijablokov-- I tried the 1280 version. I wanted the 1280 native resolution as I thought it would be optimal for games. (1600 being too high a native resolution for a smooth framerate). I didn't think that the response time was acceptable, but I'm very picky. Regardless, I'd suggest that you...

The Planar monitor was the first one that I tried. I'm very sensitive to ghosting in fast games, and I found it to be unacceptable. YMMV. When i talked to the tech support guy at Planar about it, I think I remember him saying that the response time was more like 50ms, not the posted 25ms. I...

FYI, I returned my VG191 and decided to give LCDs one more try with the Compaq TFT8030 (this was my 4th LCD). While it is not perfect (I can still see some ghosting), it is the best of all the LCDs that I've tried for gaming. It has a 20ms response time (which is the best spec I've seen), and...

Well, I heard back from ViewSonic tech support regarding my problems with my VG191: "Hello, Our flat panels are really not designed for gaming. So, if the panel does not have any problems in other applications, it is probably not going to work well with games. Games want higher refresh rates...

azkiwi, I initially tried hooking the VG191 up to my old GF3, and noticed the ghosting. I thought that it might be the analog output, so I picked up the Visiontek GF3 Ti 500 to use its DVI output. The picture was much crisper (DVI is definitely the only way to go), but the ghosting was only...

azkiwi, I'm not sure how to adjust the scan rate when using the DVI interface on my Visiontek Ti 500. It seems locked in at 60Hz no matter what. Interestingly enough, even when I adjust the screen resolution via the control panel to a lower resolution (and the monitor is clearly scaling to a...

GarthMan, No problem. I'm just really disappointed that after all my research, and getting what I thought was the best in the market, I'm still seeing unacceptable ghosting. I heard about the Compaq TFT8030, but I was really looking for a 19" screen--it does help with the text size. However...

I just purchased a VG191, and I have to say I'm very disappointed with its ghosting. I've tried several other TFT monitors (Planar 19", SGI 18"), and while the VG191 is the best of the lot, it still provides noticeable ghosting during fast action (e.g., Quake 3, RTCW, etc.). Going through DVI...