Gaming on an LCD TV any good ??

[cpubound]

Hi guys,

I've got a 19 inch lcd monitor and would like to go bigger. I play HL2 at the moment but will be playing mmo's in the future. I was wondering how this 27 inch lcd tv , 8 mil sec refresh,
1280x1024 max res tv would be for that. would i get ghosting or what's the deal. The tv is 599.00 vs 24 inch dell lcd monitor for 799.00. 200 bucks is alot of dough for me whats your picks

Thanks

 

[letdown427]

You shouldn't experience ghosting with 8ms refresh. The dell 24 is higher than that isn't it? (I'm asking, I don't know for sure)

Also, 1280x1024 will be nicer to your gfx card than the Dells native resolution, which you 'SHOULD' game at, also, LCD is 3inches bigger.

I haven't tried PC gaming on an LCD tv though.IMO, I'd say save $200 towards something else and get the LCD tv.

 

[cpubound]

actually its 1280 x 780 i misread the stats, whats your take ?

 

[NaOH]

I played my PS2 on my Viewsonic LCD hdtv and it didn't look so good due to the low res. Same goes for tv and even dvd = X.

 

[ribbon13]

Sceptre Naga FTW

 

[cpubound]

LOL bling that teh big bro to the the 27inch one i was looking at. not as high resolution though ? do you have this one ribbon ?

 

[AMCRambler]

The rezz's don't go up enough IMO as the tv's get bigger. As a result, the image quality is going to be worse than on your 19. I think the 24in lcd is as big as I'd go for gaming right now.

 

[Sean Maxwell]

my viewsonic n2750w 27" wd hdtv is ownage for all computer related multimedia... dont let anyone talk you out of it!

you will need a high end mouse though I think... my mx1000 wireless had a slight delay when I received my TV... had to get a razer copperhead tempest to fix

 

[AMCRambler]

Originally posted by: Sean Maxwell
my viewsonic n2750w 27" wd hdtv is ownage for all computer related multimedia... dont let anyone talk you out of it!

you will need a high end mouse though I think... my mx1000 wireless had a slight delay when I received my TV... had to get a razer copperhead tempest to fix

A 27in would probably be pretty good, even a 30. I take back my original claim about going for a 24in lcd. What res do you run your Viewsonic at?

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: cpubound
LOL bling that teh big bro to the the 27inch one i was looking at. not as high resolution though ? do you have this one ribbon ?

World of Warcraft

Beatmania

1080p content sample

 

[Sean Maxwell]

1280x720

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: Sean Maxwell
1280x720

I'll up you to 1920x1080 on the panel I just linked.

 

[Sean Maxwell]

I'll ... congratulate you?

 

[cpubound]

 

[cpubound]

wow Ribbon wow looks HUGE, how tight do the graphics look like ? I might have to go that route

 

[LiquidImpulse]

its all personal experience, if you are a really finicky person and notice the SLIGHTEST picture imperfections, you will obviously be a critic when you start gaming on it.

 

[cpubound]

My local store just got a 27inch lcd tv that goes up to 1332x ? or something like that. Would that be good for gaming also ? The one i was originally looking at only went to 1280x768