- Apr 30, 2014
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My current monitor is an older Viewsonic VX2435wm.
It was a good, large (24"), fairly expensive, S-MVA panel display.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/viewsonic_vx2435wm.htm
I had tested TN panels at the time and hated their quirks and artifacts, and since I do some video editing a VA panel sounded like a good trade off/step up.
Fast forward to the present and the monitor is still fine, but I was thinking of giving it to my dad so he can finally retire his CRT.
The ghosting from the 8ms gtg has always been an issue to me when gaming and I'm hoping for something newer and better.
The problem is, after researching, I'm not sure there IS better.
Most displays look to be either TN panels which can achieve higher than 60hz, which is nice, but I'll bet don't look much better than they did 7 years ago.
VA panels seem to be non-existent now, TN panels the only thing worth gaming on, and IPS panels seem expensive and hardly worth the upgrade.
I also like that this display is 1920x1200 since I watch 1080p content and still have room for a scan bar/controls at the bottom. 1200 lines would be a plus and I'm also willing to consider 1440p but not 4k.
Anyway, good gaming performance, decent off-axis viewing, colors & blacks, that are actually good... does anything exist or do I just get my dad something sub-$200 whatever and wait for OLEDs or something?
(Btw, the budget is probably +/- $300.)
It was a good, large (24"), fairly expensive, S-MVA panel display.
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/viewsonic_vx2435wm.htm
I had tested TN panels at the time and hated their quirks and artifacts, and since I do some video editing a VA panel sounded like a good trade off/step up.
Fast forward to the present and the monitor is still fine, but I was thinking of giving it to my dad so he can finally retire his CRT.
The ghosting from the 8ms gtg has always been an issue to me when gaming and I'm hoping for something newer and better.
The problem is, after researching, I'm not sure there IS better.
Most displays look to be either TN panels which can achieve higher than 60hz, which is nice, but I'll bet don't look much better than they did 7 years ago.
VA panels seem to be non-existent now, TN panels the only thing worth gaming on, and IPS panels seem expensive and hardly worth the upgrade.
I also like that this display is 1920x1200 since I watch 1080p content and still have room for a scan bar/controls at the bottom. 1200 lines would be a plus and I'm also willing to consider 1440p but not 4k.
Anyway, good gaming performance, decent off-axis viewing, colors & blacks, that are actually good... does anything exist or do I just get my dad something sub-$200 whatever and wait for OLEDs or something?
(Btw, the budget is probably +/- $300.)
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