ideal lcd for me?

[viperstyx]

im looking for a few lcd monitors i can compare that fit my requirements. im having trouble finding some. heres what im looking for:

17" lcd
400:1 or better contrast ratio
230+ cd/m^2
dual inputs [analog + dvi]
1280x1024 native res
25ms or faster response time

heres the biggy:
around $350USD

so i figure im a bit crazy on my price expectation but im hoping there is something out there thats at least close to 400 bux. anyone got a suggestion?

 

[IQJUMPuw]

If you if you are looking for a brand new LCD monitor with both analog and DVI, $350 isn't enough.

Look into Dell 1703FP or Samsung 172T. But they are pretty expensive. Around $500 range...

 

[viperstyx]

yeah i checked out the 172T but anand says it wasnt too great for gaming. the hitachi was better, but both our pretty far out of my price range.

ill have to look into that dell though. i guess i can do without the dual inputs if it will really save me a good deal of money.

 

[M0ffell]

For 350$ I doubt you can find anything with reasonably fast response time. I recently bought a LG 1710B lcd which I think you might want to look into. It's a lot better for gaming than I expected and cheaper than Samsung or Eizo lcd's. The only lame thing about it so far is the poor menu system, not that it matters once it's setup.

 

[IQJUMPuw]

viperstyx, you have pm

I might be able to sell you a Dell 1702FP which uses Samsung 172T screen.

500:1 contrast ratio
250 cd/m2
1280x1024
25ms response time
170 viewing angle

 

[VIAN]

You need to have like 16ms or less for gaming good luck at 350. CRT's are better. For 350 you can get something way bigger than 17in and its beautiful and all resolutions are native among all the other candy against the LCD.

 

[viperstyx]

actually from my experience 25ms or better is good enough for gaming. esp for a college student, i dont have time to game all day like i used to. and since space is limited now the size of my monitor is a pretty big deal. i can handle a little bit of blurryness but a good lcd w/ 25ms response time really doesnt have much. as long as i can play for an hour without getting a headache im ok, and i can with 25ms.

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: VIAN
You need to have like 16ms or less for gaming good luck at 350. CRT's are better. For 350 you can get something way bigger than 17in and its beautiful and all resolutions are native among all the other candy against the LCD.

This guy is a CRT Nazi. Ignore every post he makes.

 

[IQJUMPuw]

Originally posted by: VIAN
You need to have like 16ms or less for gaming good luck at 350. CRT's are better. For 350 you can get something way bigger than 17in and its beautiful and all resolutions are native among all the other candy against the LCD.

That's what people without LCD's always say, because they can't afford one. If you have ever owned an LCD monitor before, you wouldn't say that. Ghosting is VERY overrated. I play FPS games alot. I have been playing CounterStrike for several years now and I'm pretty dang good at it too. And let me tell you, there is absolutely no ghosting with LCD monitors with 30ms response time. I noticed very little smearings on the walls, but that's about it. No problems with watching DVD's either. Also, each companies measure the response time differently so you can't always trust the monitor spec. There can be less ghosting on a name brand LCD monitor with 30ms response time than some cheap no name brand LCD that says 25ms response time.

People don't just buy LCD's for "eye candy" reason my friend. They cost more than CRT's for damn good reasons. Less power consumption, and most importantly, it looks much better and is much easier on the eyes.

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: VIAN
You need to have like 16ms or less for gaming good luck at 350. CRT's are better. For 350 you can get something way bigger than 17in and its beautiful and all resolutions are native among all the other candy against the LCD.

This guy is a CRT Nazi. Ignore every post he makes.

LOL! I am using a 1530v Nec MultiSync LCD and I have absolutely no ghosting effects at all. Did I mention I am using VGA?

 

[VIAN]

Answering a bunch of quotes.

Yes, I am a CRT Nazi. Even if I could afford an LCD, I wouldn't want one. I've seen enough and had enough experience with them to know what I want and what I feel is best. Even the Apple LCD's annoy me. Something about there picture, color pisses me off. It's like it isn't clean and clear. I use LCD's at my school and I see ghosting moving the mouse. I used to watch DVD's on my girlfriend's laptop and 1/2 the picture was always brighter than the other. She even used a wallpaper that was completely purple. She liked the effect that it never displayed just purple, but purple and a bluish purple. I don't see how the companies measure milliseconds any different, isn't time a standard everywhere. For your info, LCD's cost more because of all the crappy defective LCD's that they have to dump because too many pixels are dead. LCD's themselves are cheap to make, but so many are defective that they make you pay for the trash. Prices are lower because there is an allowance of dead pixels now.

 

[PliotronX]

I've seen enough and had enough experience with them to know what I want and what I feel is best.

Well then why do you insist on posting messages bordering on trolling against LCDs? Your opinion is your's, and you should not have such an attitude that all LCDs are bad for everybody. It's just bringing down the stature of this community a notch.

 

[InlineFive]

Viewsonic VP171b is enough for anybody. It has more then everything you ask for above, even for the price too unfortunately...

-Por

 

[VIAN]

Its like posting my opinion that the 9800Pro craps on the 5900 Ultra