LCD Response Time

[SniperClops]

I am considering purchasing a LCD monitor. What response time (ms) should I be looking at for gaming.

 

[ajaidevsingh]

A 5 - 6 ms one

 

[SniperClops]

ok, thanks

 

[Pelu]

what the heck.... and I got a 2ms one...

 

[Absolution75]

I don't really notice motion blur below around 12ms, anything higher than that gets a bit blurry.

Note: The rated specs are completely moot. My old viewsonic panel had a rated response time of 12ms, but reviews stated it getting as high as 26ms (I could tell on some colors, not on others, so the review made sense, violet pink was the worst, though hardly a common color, this was a TN panel).

My new dell 2007wfp is rated at 16ms, but xbit labs has it around an average of 6ms (which is excellent for an I-IPS panel) and I don't notice any blurring.

 

[deepinya]

The ms specs is dependant on the buyer. I know some people who cant tell a difference while I can.

Im waiting for 120hz in a computer display before I go over to LCD.

 

[Sheninat0r]

Less than 16.66ms should be fine [not true in practice, though]; if you think about it, an LCD refreshes only 60 times per second [60Hz] so 1000ms/60Hz=16.66ms. Basically, crazy low response times are mostly marketing.

 

[CP5670]

Originally posted by: Sheninat0r
Less than 16.66ms should be fine [not true in practice, though]; if you think about it, an LCD refreshes only 60 times per second [60Hz] so 1000ms/60Hz=16.66ms. Basically, crazy low response times are mostly marketing.

This would be true only if the transition time between every possible pair of colors was under 16ms, which is never the case.

 

[postmortemIA]

Any number given by manufacturer is far from truth.

 

[Lithan]

That depends on your definition of truth. I mean, that PowKing 600watt PSU probably will output 600watts if you keep it @ 10* C.