My Samsung 191T looks like it has worse response t

Erricane

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I just ordered and recieved a Samsung 191T LCD monitor after researching LCDs for a long time, and I must say that I am disappointed with its response time. I was hesitant to get an LCD monitor but after using my friend's Sony and my uncle's various no name LCDs, I decided one wouldn't be that bad, especially if I got something like the 191T, which I was sure would kick the crap out of all the ones I used before. Well, now that I have it, the response time seems worse than any of the other LCDs I used. I've used the 191T on my computer and on the DVI off my brothers GeForce 4 Ti, and the response looks equally bad on either. When I tried Quake 3, everything on the screen left long, distracting trails. Playing Quake 3 on my friends Sony SDM-S71, I could not detect any trails unless I looked for them. Anyway, when the monitor arrived, the box looked pretty banged up and there was a small hole on one of the edges, so could something be wrong with the 191T that I got? Should I return it for a new one?
 

flamethrower205

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That monitor uses PVA technology- yes it has fast 25ms response time for black to white, but when you get into greys, response time is higher- MVA and PVA are the worst in terms of grey response time......

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
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I was going to mention that black on white is actually really good. I had read somewhere that the 191T had trouble with greys, but the smearing with all colors is just as horrendous. It's basically just black and white that is fine.
 

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I've seen this thing too, and for samsung to call it 25ms, it makes me question the validity of the response time measurement. It had the worst ghosting properties I had ever seen on an LCD, and it frightens me that other "25ms" panels would exhibit the same qualities.
 

flamethrower205

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Perhaps <A HREF="http://www.extremetech.com/print_article/0,3428,a=15016,00.asp" target="_new">this article</A> will explain the ghosting a little better.

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
- Mario Andretti