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LCD monitor for games?

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Relayer

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I have heard that 3D games don't run too well on a flat panel. Is anyone currently using an LCD and playing high frame rate games such as Quake3 etc? How well does it do?

My Iiyama Vision Master Pro 450 has always had a slight problem with adjustment and it puts off heat like a furnace. It stays 100° and more here all summer long. I plan on sending it in for RMA before the warranty is up and then selling it.
 
I'd suggest staying away fromLCD's if your playing high speed games like Q3 etc.

They look fantastic in 2D, and for basic gaming they work fine but if your going to be doing a lot of heavy gaming, especially in rapid acxtion scenes a CRT would be best for you.

LCD's tend to start blurring and having graphical issues in scenes with quick moving 3D graphics.
 
This may have been true just a few years ago, but the newest LCDs have improved - make sure you get a video card with a DVI output and a LCD monitor with DVI input - this is what I have on my personal system and it is wonderful!
 
Thanks Rand for your reply. I mostly use just 2D, but I do play Quake3 about an hour a week. I might try an LCD just to see what it's like.

Is it really choppy with 3d games?

Anymore opinions?
 
I have an analog 64mb Geforce2. I prefer Nvidia cards. Is there a Geforce3 with DVI? I wasn't ready to invest in another video card yet...
 
I have a Samsung 170t, a newer technology 17" LCD and it looks great at native resolution with fast action games, and looks damn good, but not perfect in non-native resolutions even when using the monitor's scaling feature. There is an option to use either the adapter's, or the monitor's hardware for non-native resolution scaling, the adapter looks like crap, the monitor does an exceptional job.
 
Hmm, well all I can speak from in what I've heard from others, and my own experience. And in my experience even the current high end LCD monitors start to experience slight ghosting of images and blurry graphics with fast 3D scenes.

It's not that it's choppy with 3D games, it's just that the images and scenes start to seem to blur together and exhibit some signs of ghosting.

IMHO LCD technology just isnt quite there yet for gaming... it's gettting near the point where some high end models may be viable for gaming though.
 
GF3 cards with DVI-I output are the LeadTek GF3 TD and the Hercules Prophet III. I use the LeadTek cards with my NEC LCD 2010X/2110 series monitors. In all but the worst firefights in Q3/UT type games these monitors are fine for gaming. I do pickup some motion blur at times as stated. If you are a hardcore FPS gamer, stay with a high quality CRT for now. LCD panel technology has progressed very well but it will be another year or so when it will be your only choice (of course price still plays a great deal) for work or play.
 
the refresh rates on LCD screens aren't as high as on crt monitors. and their resolution doesn't go above 1024x768.🙁
 
Funny, my NEC 2010X has a native resolution of 1280x1024 and my 2110 is 1600x1200. The refresh rates do not need to go as high as CRTs since they operate differently. Sitting in front of a 60hz LCD all day is better than a couple of hours in front of a 85hz CRT.
 
Actually there are LCD monitors with 1280x1024 native resolution and can go up to 1600x1200 or higher. As far as the refresh rate, I've heard that 75Hz is enough because there is NO flicker.
 
The one I'm considering is a Samsung 570V. It is analog only. I think it should be fine for a year or so until the high end ones come down in price.
 
I have the Samsung 170T and it performed bad with Quake 3, but that was because I was running with a Hercules Geforce 2 64MB GTS DVI. It was very choppy and it gave me a headache because of the motion blur. =(
I upgraded to a Leadtek Geforce 3 w/DVI-D and it made a BIG difference! (Analog Mode ran performed the same too I think) Quake 3 runs much smoother but there are still noticable motion blur if you play online with tons of people (Rocket Arena Arena) but hardly noticable if you play single player. There are no motion blur in the game Alice and it looks absolutely beautiful.
But exactly what Bingo said, if you're a hardcore FPS GAMER then wait until the LCD monitors have been perfected for gaming. Right now it's really close with the high end LCD Monitors. I enjoy playing Rocket Arena without hardly any motion blur and not to mention I kick ass!! haha
 
Yeah, I'm having second thoughts about an LCD for now. It looks like DVI is the way to go. I really only wanted to spend $500 on a 15, but it looks like I'm going to wait and get an 18 and a new video card eventually. I read Tom's DVI vs. Analog article where he said "

<< Using a standard VGA connector with a TFT display is an almost absurd situation. >>

&quot; which seemed logical.
 
Relayer,

thanks for posting the link to that article. I was looking for info about DVI and if DVI-A and DVI-I was compatible. I may get the NEC FP955 monitor which has DVI-A but was wandering if it would work with a GeForce3 with DVI out. According to Tom, DVI can output to analog CRT monitors too, if your monitor has DVI connector. Great!
 
nost LCD's have a low dpi usually .28 if your lucky.

and they put out a hella lot of heat. and dont be touching it like you would a CRT nothing like a nice scratch while trying to clean it
 
I love my Viewsonic VG181. King of the flat panels.. I have a Leadtek GF3 with DVI although I am still using analog. I havent gotten a DVI cable yet.
 
They put out a hell of a lot less heat than a CRT.

The VG181 should come with a DVI cable, the VP181 comes with DVI, composite video, usb and audio cable. I set up my graphic artist with dual VP181 monitors last week. Drool...
 
SVTCobra,

I would have to disagree with your statement about the VG181 being king of the flat panels. I would throw my NEC LCD2010X and 2110 into the ring anyday. After seeing the Samsung 210T this weekend I might have to second think my NEC purchases. 😉

Regarding the 18&quot; panels, subjective answer coming here, I would go with the Samsung, NEC, or maybe Sony before I went with the Viewsonic from an overall image display. I have not seen the new Hitachi panel or the revised IBM yet.
 
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