Has anybody had any experience with this monitor?

MBrown

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I saw this at Sam's Club and it looked AMAZING! Has anybody had any experience with this LCD? Does anybody know if its good for games?
 

MBrown

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^Well at HP its 430 but it with a 50 dollar mail in rebate(which I guess isnt really that great) so it will eventually be 380. But this lcd is amazing. The screen looks like glass. Its almost like a super thin crt.
 

nitromullet

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There isn't much better than seeing it in person, which you have and it seems to have impressed you so far for 2D. Go back to Sam's and play around with it some more. See if they have any sample videos or movies installed on the PC it's hooked up to. Pretty much anything with motion will give you an idea if it has an acceptable response time for you. The thing I've learned about ghosting in games is that for most people it is subjective depending on how much they like the LCD. Every LCD I have ever used ghosts a little bit, but it just depends on whether or not it is acceptable to you.
 

xtknight

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Even just moving the mouse, loading up solitaire and moving the cards around, or scrolling a web site will give you an idea of any motion blur. Keep in mind motion blur varies depending on neighboring pixels, so it may not be as bad as it seems in the applications you may use it for. Say the store has a policy where you can take it back, or even for a restocking fee, and you think you like the monitor in general but the motion blur ("ghosting") bothers you. Then buy it and try it for a week, even if by the first or second day, the iritation of ghosting still annoys you. The first day I got my LCD it took me just a little less than a week to get used to it. I couldn't stand it the first and second day, already thinking of returning it. I find the text blur to be a lot worse than the blur while gaming. But do your eyes a favor and keep it for a week, you may actually start to like it and realize how much more comfortable it is to look at than a CRT.
 

sabrownfl

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Using one right now... Picked it up two days ago at OD. 429 with 50 dollar rebate. Price was a bit high, but I'm satisfied so far.

Using it with the analog connection until I get a DVI cable (would have rather had that packed in the box than the cheapo speakers HP provided!)

I've played Farcry with no real issues of ghosting, but as previous posters have said, it is all subjective. If it looks good to your eyes, go for it.

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