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"DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote in message
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> Viewsonic is introducing a 4 msec response time 19" monitor in late May.
> I'd wait.
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> DaveW
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> "Vikram, S" <vikram404@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
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>> I am planning buy a 19 inch monitor for gaming. I read that the Pixel
>> Response time has to be atleast 12ms for gaming. Also I am looking for
>> a monitor which has DVI Input.
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>> Based on this spec, can people recommend me some monitors?
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>> I have seen that the Hyundai 19 inch 8ms one seems to be cost
>> effective and selling quite well.
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http://www.hyundaiq.com/pro_spec_l90d+.asp
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>> Can people comment on this and provide me with some other options as
>> well.
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>> Thanks,
>> Vikram
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If your very picky about not having and blurring with motion on the screen
then 8ms might not even be fast enough. Although lot of people consider
anything below 16ms to be fine for gaming. I tried a 16ms (Viewsonic VP201s
(same panel as the Dell 2001fp)) and did not notice any ghosting or even
blurring at first, but then I looked carefully while comparing it to my 19"
CRT and then the blurring was noticed. After noticing the blurring it
bugged me enough to not want to change from using my CRT for gaming for a
16ms monitor. I have not tried less than 16ms, but I have read that at 12ms
blurring is not very noticeable, 8ms the blurring is almost gone and very
hard to notice. So it really depends on how picky you are and or if you will
even notice anything without a very careful comparison. Also keep in mind
that the response time ratings are not always accurate and can be a lot
slower in some games.
I am very picky I guess , mainly because my 19" CRT is still working good
and I need a very good reason to replace it, so I am going to wait and see
how the new Viewsonic 4ms monitors perform. I think they did not actually
make a new monitor panel, but have a way of "exciting" the panel crystals
into responding faster. So hopefully they will really perform as a 4ms
monitor when playing games and not just be some gimmick.
Here is a good review on 8ms 19"LCD's
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20050215/index.html
Also be aware that with 19" monitors are designed to look best at
12800x1024 resolution, so you will need a video card that can run your games
at this resolution to have a good image quality.
Lou