Gaming LCD poll - which one do you have/would you choose?

[seanp789]

oh another thing to keep in mind is the native res. if you want to game on the dell 2405 you better have a rig that runs 1920x1200 at 60fps + or you will have to deal with low framerates that are more disruptive on an lcd.

 

[Cloudius]

This is what i use. Really really vibrant colors, blacks are a little lacking, but the awsome display of all other colors really makes up for it.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: cbehnken

Originally posted by: ayabe

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Dell 30" LCD-TV.... Never been happier! Looks tight, plays tight and performs tight.

Most people don't have the videocard to push that badboy at any respectable resolution, even a 7800GTX would have trouble with high settings at native rez, for me SLI would be manadatory for this thing, but if money is no object....🙂

Umm, the resolution on the TV is like 1280x768 or something incredibly low. Check out the specs sometime.

A bit of an overstatement, I think... "incredibly low"? Incredibly low would be 850 X 480p. Everyone that has seen my Monitor IRL has said "It looks incredable". Anyway, not here to defend my purchase, but your pawning the display off like it isn't usable for anything.

I can read text, browse forums and play games for hours without any problems... And, I enjoy it every bit.

Asside from that, I can enable FSAA X8s, 16X Anisotropic Filtering and AA Transparency. The game looks great and I never have to worry about low frame-rates. Additionally, when some game becomes too taxing for the Video Card, I will not have to buy a new one right away, I will simply turn off some of the AA/AF options. It is a win/win situation, IMO.

 

[InfiniteLurker]

Originally posted by: Soccerman06
Wheres the option for 23" CRTs? They are much better 😉 esp since mine can go to 20x15

Provided you have a desk that can hold the 90 pound behemoth, and have 2 feet of depth for the tube! 😉

 

[cazicthule]

So it looks like dell is the current favorite for gaming LCDs....

I think I might also wait til christmas time for the next gen panels if they are as good as they are being made out to be.

 

[stelleg151]

Originally posted by: seanp789
I have the DEll 2405 , it uses a 6th generation lcd panel from samsung. I am very pleased with it for recreational play from fps to rts the big screen gives great immersion. Response time and color are both quite good compared to other LCDs i have Seen/had. That said I would not use any LCD at this point for competative online gaming. 12ms is a pretty good response time but put it into persepective. if you playing a online game and using a monitor added 12ms to your ping, if you were pro that 12 ms would be a big deal, if you were just having fun then the 24" really outweighs any minor negatives the response time could bring up.

Well said

 

[Soccerman06]

Originally posted by: InfiniteLurker

Originally posted by: Soccerman06
Wheres the option for 23" CRTs? They are much better 😉 esp since mine can go to 20x15

Provided you have a desk that can hold the 90 pound behemoth, and have 2 feet of depth for the tube! 😉

Why yes I do, in fact, I have 2 of them, and I dont remember any of the Dells being $100 refurb.

 

[cbehnken]

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777

Originally posted by: cbehnken

Originally posted by: ayabe

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Dell 30" LCD-TV.... Never been happier! Looks tight, plays tight and performs tight.

Most people don't have the videocard to push that badboy at any respectable resolution, even a 7800GTX would have trouble with high settings at native rez, for me SLI would be manadatory for this thing, but if money is no object....🙂

Umm, the resolution on the TV is like 1280x768 or something incredibly low. Check out the specs sometime.

A bit of an overstatement, I think... "incredibly low"? Incredibly low would be 850 X 480p. Everyone that has seen my Monitor IRL has said "It looks incredable". Anyway, not here to defend my purchase, but your pawning the display off like it isn't usable for anything.

I can read text, browse forums and play games for hours without any problems... And, I enjoy it every bit.

Asside from that, I can enable FSAA X8s, 16X Anisotropic Filtering and AA Transparency. The game looks great and I never have to worry about low frame-rates. Additionally, when some game becomes too taxing for the Video Card, I will not have to buy a new one right away, I will simply turn off some of the AA/AF options. It is a win/win situation, IMO.

To me it would be useless at that resolution. A 17" lcd has more screen area. LCDs scale well enough today that even at non native resolution it is going to look better than your television like dot pitch.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: cbehnken

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777

Originally posted by: cbehnken

Originally posted by: ayabe

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
Dell 30" LCD-TV.... Never been happier! Looks tight, plays tight and performs tight.

Most people don't have the videocard to push that badboy at any respectable resolution, even a 7800GTX would have trouble with high settings at native rez, for me SLI would be manadatory for this thing, but if money is no object....🙂

Umm, the resolution on the TV is like 1280x768 or something incredibly low. Check out the specs sometime.

A bit of an overstatement, I think... "incredibly low"? Incredibly low would be 850 X 480p. Everyone that has seen my Monitor IRL has said "It looks incredable". Anyway, not here to defend my purchase, but your pawning the display off like it isn't usable for anything.

I can read text, browse forums and play games for hours without any problems... And, I enjoy it every bit.

Asside from that, I can enable FSAA X8s, 16X Anisotropic Filtering and AA Transparency. The game looks great and I never have to worry about low frame-rates. Additionally, when some game becomes too taxing for the Video Card, I will not have to buy a new one right away, I will simply turn off some of the AA/AF options. It is a win/win situation, IMO.

To me it would be useless at that resolution. A 17" lcd has more screen area. LCDs scale well enough today that even at non native resolution it is going to look better than your television like dot pitch.

I completely dissagree. Dot Pitch is nullified by your viewing distance -- you should know that. .25mm at 1 foot is going to be just as noticeable as .5mm from 2-3 feet. It is all relative to how close you are to the screen. Same goes for resolution.

To me 17" inches of screen is useless. I'd rather not sit 1 foot from my display when gaming. I also completely dissagree with any desktop LCD running out of native resolution looking better than my 30" LCD-TV... Everyone in the office has an LCD, of different types and they look terrible for text outside of their native resolution...

After owning both, I can say that I enjoy 30" LCD-TV tons more than any 20" ultra high resolution... Gaming is awesome at 30".

Edit **

I also enjoy the fact that I can sit back in my recliner and play some CS:Source without going bug-eyed from staring at a 17" or 19" LCD... Everyone has their preferences and I am glad you prefer smaller screensize.

 

[Zap]

The LCD monitor I take to LAN parties is a 17" CTX S762G. I got it because of a few LAN party friendly features.

LIKE:
- The #1 reason I like the CTX monitor for LAN party use? It has a VESA wall mount on the back. Who cares? Well, this particular CTX has a carrying handle bolted onto the standard VESA wall mount.
- Compact size with relatively slim bezel.
- Heavy weighted base keeps monitor in place and keeps it from wobbling, unlike my Acer 19" which wobbles whenever the desk gets bumped. The CTX stays planted at LAN parties even when people are bumping into stuff.
- Dual input. Yes, the DVI makes picture look better, but I think it is just a crappy implementation of the analog D-Sub because my Acer without DVI gives a better picture than the CTX with DVI. I think everyone "seeing a difference" is really the manufacturer intentionally/unintentionally making the DVI interface better.
- No AC adaptor/power brick. The power supply is built into the unit (also making it heavier and more stable). This means you use a normal power cable just like your PC. Not only does this make transportation easier and power strips less cluttered, lost cords are easily replaced.
- DVI cable permanently attached to monitor. Originally I felt this was a drawback because if the cable becomes damaged you cannot easily replace it, however for LAN party transportation this has benefits. If you forget the power cable, replacements are easy to be found at any LAN party. If you forget a DVI to DVI cable, you probably won't be playing any games that night.

DISLIKE:
- Crappy implementation of a 6 bit panel, noticeable even compared to another 6 bit panel that has better implementation.
- Native resolution/aspect ratio of 1280x1024, 5/4. I would prefer the "normal" 1024x768 4/3 resolution/aspect ratio but I don't think there's any commonly available 17/19" LCD that is not like this. Fine for desktop use but some games don't support that resolution.

Here's a review of the monitor with good pics of the handle on back.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Soccerman06
Wheres the option for 23" CRTs? They are much better 😉 esp since mine can go to 20x15

It would be a bit out of place in a "Gaming LCD Poll" don't you think?

 

[dev0lution]

Dell 2001FP is working just fine for me, though I'm a bit unhappy that this particular unit has uneven backlighting bleeding through in extremely dark images.

 

[MBentz]

I voted "other."

FTW

There is also a 19" model. Teh sw33t.

 

[Powermoloch]

Right now I got a MAG 17" monster. it's sweet 😀

 

[Aries64]

Originally posted by: cazicthule
Which one would/do you have for your gaming?

Please leave a note why you use the one you do or why you would get a certain one.

Hopefully this will get enough responses that it can be used to get a feel for the most popular gaming LCD.

Samsung 172x.

I bought the 172x because by of it's specs. Also, all reviewer accounts that stated it is a true 12ms panel. I was impressed with it as soon as I started using it. I use it for both work and gaming and I have to say that it is very good. High contrast, accurate colors, no ghosting that I can see. Great for browing the internet and reading text too. No dead or stuck pixels at all. Very sexy too - it's bezel is only measures 6/16" on the sides and 7/16" on the top and bottom! Major improvement in the response time from my trusty Samsung 172T which is a great LCD too but response time is 26ms.

My only complaint is that it's height adjustment range sucks. The 172x has been discontinued (announced in 2003) but it still has specs comparable (sometimes better) than more current 17" LCDs'. It is also still available brand new on the web. Link to Samsung 172x page:

http://www.samsung.com/au/products/monitors/tft/172x.asp

I am waiting for Samsung to release an 8ms or faster 19-20" LCD that does 1,600x1,200(Native) before I upgrade. Hopefully I will get my wish within two years.