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chubasco   04-18-2002 at 08:43:31 PM

I'm looking into purchasing a new screen and am not certain what to buy. I'd like to avoid a CRT screen, simply for the sake of less irradiation :P, but a majority of my personal PC time is spent gaming and rumor has it that LCD's don't refresh fast enough.

Could you please offer your opinions on this? If you feel that LCD's are good enough for gaming, then please suggest a few 17 inch models without speakers.

Appreciate any and all info.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Chubasco on 04/18/02 02:44 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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upec   04-19-2002 at 06:23:09 AM
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Games are still better when you play at CRT.

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Flamethrower205   04-19-2002 at 03:51:31 PM
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What major concerns are response time when dealing with games. many LCD's have 25ms response time, which is fine, and most don't notice ghosting. If I were you, I'd wait a few months, cause some new technologies are coming out that are VERY promising. BTW, CRT's are fine terms of radiation w/ all teh protective shields and what not. That definetly isn't a concern.

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chubasco   04-19-2002 at 07:17:40 PM
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Will these new technologies be in the sub $1,000 range? I would prefer to buy an LCD simply to save space and reduce the amount of heat generated by a CRT, however, $500> is my price range.

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Flamethrower205   04-19-2002 at 07:34:48 PM
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Since FFD is a modification to the pixel processor, it won't cost much more, if it costs more.

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profjo00   04-20-2002 at 07:16:59 PM
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but i still think FDD will cost little more then a regular screen because everything new ussually is more expsnive

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Flamethrower205   04-20-2002 at 08:40:34 PM
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True, but not significantly, or if it does cost more, it'll go down in price. Note that it may not be advisable to buy teh first FFD LCD anyway.

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profjo00   04-21-2002 at 03:30:59 AM
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yep, your correct, anyway we should close this threat

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Flamethrower205   04-21-2002 at 04:47:26 AM
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I dunno...I kinda like this thread:) hehe, ok, let's close it.

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profjo00   04-22-2002 at 06:18:51 PM
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flame, i will close it after you, sir

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