21-22" CRT for gaming

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yhelothar

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Originally posted by: BenSkywalker
NEC FE2111 is arguably the best of the remaining AG CRTs.

No, the 2141/2070SB is easily its superior.

So is the IBM P275, which received perfect 5s across the chart, beating the Mitsubishi 2070

The P275 had the lowest overall score of every monitor in the review(4 stars). Look at which settings they use to compare IQ also- very low end settings for anything resembling a decent display.

Overall score was factoring in the price. The IBM was the most costly, thus receiving a B- on the price factor. :roll:
But obviously, since he's getting a refurb for cheap, the price factor would be anulled, and the IBM would easily be the best choice.
I don't understand your constant motive to denounce the IBM P275.

I'd get the P275 just for the service alone, especially when he's getting a refurb.
 

BenSkywalker

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But obviously, since he's getting a refurb for cheap, the price factor would be anulled, and the IBM would easily be the best choice.
I don't understand your constant motive to denounce the IBM P275.

Crank up the settings and the P275's quality starts to fall off. The review you linked to tests the monitors @1280x960 IIRC. They use sRGB settings which have an issue with red push on the NEC parts without the calibration hardware(which doesn't ship with the standard model, the one that does is roughly twice as much).
 

yhelothar

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That's an issue for all monitors.
In fact, there was a thread a few months ago about Mitsubishi 2070 users complaining about the picture getting blurry with the resolution and refresh rate cranked up.

Also I read throught the entire review, no where did it say it used 1280x960, infact it only gives a link to the displaymate website which states it supports resolutions up to 4096x4096.