BenQ FP93GX / gaming lcds?

[threepointone]

Anyone have any experience with this LCD? Are there any LCDs better for gaming (so from a response-time/ghosting standpoint)? Color won't matter at all; I'm going to do a dual LCD config, with one for my graphics work (Samsung 215TW) and the other for gaming.

Also, I've been hearing about this new Samsung 931C--it's supposed to be gaming oriented, so I'm guessing that it should have a good response time. It also has a larger gamut, so I might even use this for graphics, too. Anyone have any experience with this? Should I consider it over the Samsung 215TW?

Also, what about the samsung 731/931bf? I haven't been able to find any reviews on these monitors at all.

 

[xtknight]

The Samsung 940BF is maybe 1 ms slower (doubt that's noticeable) but IMO Samsung is a much better brand than BenQ, and it has better color (gamma) (not sure how that's not important). The BenQ FP93GX has the fastest response time and the least overdrive errors.

I'd think the 215TW would still be largely superior to the 931C, even with its wider color gamut. The 215TW has much higher contrast and likely a better black level. I don't know much about the 731BF/931BF. Here's a post from the LCD thread about the 931BF.

Originally posted by: Hexerott
Well since there is no concrete 1st hand information out there on the Samsung 931BF, I decided I would go buy one and give it a test so I could give some feedback on it.

Initial thoughts:

1) Wow it is bright. Coming from a CRT (at home), the brightness is a shocker but cranking down the setting seems to be working just fine for me. It even seems brighter than the Dell LCD I have at work.

2) Just a FYI for potential buyers, there is no DVI-D cable in the box. You will need to get one if you want to connect in that fashion. Pretty common.

3) The color is amazing. Very crisp and clear. Pictures look great. Zero dead pixels. The blacks are darker than I expected. If the monitor is desk level, I do notice some darker black at top than at bottom but if the monitor is centered with my eye level it is completely uniform.

4) Video: There is a bit of ghosting on DVDs but not too bad. If you are looking for a DVD monitor, I would look elsewhere. I AM CURRENTLY running an analog hookup. I will be getting a DVI-D cable in the next couple of days.

5) Gaming: So far I have only tried America's Army on it. Started with a pretty generic test here as far as I am concerned. I will move up in games as I go forward in the next week or two. So far in the different arenas, I have seen no ghosting at all.

6) Viewing angle: Not too bad. When I surf the net, I usually sit off to the right side of the monitor and have no issue in reading/seeing everything. The angle seems very normal to me. Even compared to over 6 or so LCDs I use at work.

So far, overall, I am impressed with the monitor. For $269.00us I am feeling I got a fair deal.

I hope this helps someone out and will update as I get more used to the screen. If it continues to perform well, I will keep this monitor, if not, it will go back.

Let me know if you have any specific questions and I will answer what I can. If anyone has any programs they want me to run on it, let me know and I can give feedback.

 

[threepointone]

I don't care too much about brand names at the moment. The BenQ seems to be reviewed as pretty much the fastest monitor so far with the least overdrive error, and newegg has a pretty good deal on it at the moment. I'm leaning toward it, but I was hoping that someone has some personal experience with the monitor.

one more question, what would be the fastest monitor with higher resolution than 1280x1024?

 

[aka1nas]

I am using the FP93GX and am pretty happy with it for the most part. It does have some backlight bleeding, but it is not really noticeable unless you are staring at a pure black screen and are really looking for it. I haven't had any ghosting issues with it, and the color reproduction is just as good, if not better, than my old Samsung 955df CRT.