Tom's Hardware > Forum > Computer Peripherals > Flat Panels/ LCDs > CRT or Flatpanel for games?

CRT or Flatpanel for games?

Forum Computer Peripherals : Flat Panels/ LCDs - CRT or Flatpanel for games?

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
Minre   05-26-2006 at 08:04:01 PM

I have heard that CRT's are better for gaming. Is this true? If not what response time would be good for a flat panel for games?

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
ussra2   06-01-2006 at 10:08:32 PM
- 0 +

Generally that would be true. Now however; LCD panels are faster and can handle games very nicely. I have a LG L1720PQ Black-Silver 17" 8ms LCD Monitor and I can play Battlefield 2 on 1280x1024 resolution and no ghosting at all. I upgraded from my MAG 17" CRT and I am glad I did. The colors are all very sharp and its much better on my LCD than it was on my CRT monitor. I suggest you get a LCD montior with at least an 8ms or lower response time. Also its better to spend the money on a monitor that supports a DVI port, VGA ports just are not as good, becuase they are not digital. If you can get a monitor with a DVI and VGA then your good to go.

Reply to ussra2
moabboy   06-02-2006 at 01:46:31 PM
- 0 +

Quote :

Generally that would be true. Now however; LCD panels are faster and can handle games very nicely. I have a LG L1720PQ Black-Silver 17" 8ms LCD Monitor and I can play Battlefield 2 on 1280x1024 resolution and no ghosting at all. I upgraded from my MAG 17" CRT and I am glad I did. The colors are all very sharp and its much better on my LCD than it was on my CRT monitor. I suggest you get a LCD montior with at least an 8ms or lower response time. Also its better to spend the money on a monitor that supports a DVI port, VGA ports just are not as good, becuase they are not digital. If you can get a monitor with a DVI and VGA then your good to go.



Agreed. Flat panels are just as good at gaming as CRT. Keep below 8ms and do some research as LCD monitors can be targeted for certain applications. Some are designed for games/movies, some are better at office applications, others are good for photo editing, but very few are good all-rounders. I reluntantly upgraded to LCD a few months ago, but I haven't looked back.

Reply to moabboy
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Computer Peripherals > Flat Panels/ LCDs > CRT or Flatpanel for games?
Go to:

There are 1181 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.425 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Content
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them