Best 19 Inch Gaming LCD

The last post on a gaming LCD that I saw was in early march so I thought I would ask again. I don't know anything about LCDs, but I am in the market for a 19inch gaming LCD. Can anyone give me a run down on what I should be looking for and what models they would recommend? Thanks!

yeah let me know how its looking, in my research ive heard that the dell 2001FP is a good choice, or some samsung models...but nothing solid yet

there is a site called "ViewScore" that can help you.
it holds lots of information about LCD displays and other tech parts.
check in for some more information

www.viewscore.com

You forgot to mention that it pivots. It dosen't come with the SW but if you have a Geforce 4 (and maybe others too I just don't know) its built in.
Great monitor - it uses a Samsung panel

I saw the L90D+ on the tigerdirect website for 349,,, but then you have shipping of course,
so, I don't know if that means anything


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One of the main advantages of LCD's, they do not have the issues with "flicker", refresh rates, etc - so easier on the eyes in many cases. Instead, you look for the response time - how fast the screen can refresh a fast moving image, to avoid optical trails and "ghosting." The new screens have a response time under 12ms, so should not be a problem in games. I picked up the Samsung 930b yesterday - still waiting to hook it up though.

Just got the Hyundai LD 90+ from Tiger Direct. It's an awesome gamer lcd - I've tried it on Call of Duty so far and it's super. It had a dead pixel though. I contacted the Hyundai service, and they were worthless in swapping. Suggestions: get it from someone like Tiger Direct - they swapped the LCD, no questions.

the new sony is a excelent choice it blows my L90D+ out the water stick with the sony. well impressed with the quality but to expensive for me £450 in the uk.

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Allot of monitor choice is subjective based on personal viewing preference and needs. But I have tried many LCD's and actually went to purchase a different monitor when I saw/purchased this one and even though looking at the
"specs" the Samsung and LG's were supposed to be as good or better in MHO there was no comparison when actually viewing them side by side. And yes the Sony is expensive and Sony is a pain in the --- to deal with if you have any problems but agaian it just looked so much better than anything else I had looked at that I thought it was worth it for me. I don't need pivot functions and where it sits on my desk works out well for height again that is why they make so many different types of monitors. I know that this LCD was just released and have not seen any profesional reviews on it and that is why I posted the information about it. So those in the market might give it a look and decide based on their own needs and preferences. If you like your Hyundai that is all that really matters.

I agree that it's subjective. For me, my viewing environment, gaming needs, and budget my choice was clear. BTW: what store was showing the sony samsung lg and hyundai side by side? I went to Best Lie, Circuit City, and COmpUSA and that combo was never available. I bought the Hyundai via specs, saw the samsung and lg side by side and the sony on its own.

yes i did notice that the angle would be a problem for me if i had the sony, as the sony angles up rather than down this would cause a massive problem for me as my desk has a second shelf for a moniter which is higher and the screen will just look plane stupid on my desk.

Also hight ajustable was great for me but sony did not have that, one thing i dont get about my L90D+ is why does it need to rotate as when you ove it it takes a long time of adjustment with a spirit lvl to get it perfect again lol.

But picture quality is a plus for sony over the samsung/hyundai screen, O well you cant have everything i suppose.

Also to all L90D+ owners have you noticed it takes 5mins for the colour to become just right, its like the LCD screen needs to warm up?

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Have not seen the Hyundai.......I apologize I have seen quite a few displays but not that one.
The Displays I have purchased/and taken back in the last year were made by...ben q, lg, nec/mitsubishi, samsung, phillips, viewsonic and I have seen dells, gateways and a eizo nanao at friends houses and looked at multiple others in stores as I'm sure we all have.
But Best Buy in Alafaya/Orlando FL has the Samsung - SyncMaster 19" Flat-Panel TFT-LCD Monitor - Black 930B
1280 x 1024 resolution; DVI input; 8 ms response time; 300 cd/m² brightness; 700:1 contrast ratio

LG - Flatron 19" Flat-Panel TFT-LCD Monitor L1980Q
1280 x 1024 resolution; DVI-D and VGA inputs; 8 ms response time; 250 cd/m² brightness; 500:1 contrast ratio

Sony - 19" Flat-Panel LCD Monitor - Silver SDM-HS95P/S
1280 x 1024 resolution; digital and analog inputs; 12 ms response time; 400 cd/m² brightness; 550:1 contrast ratio

Samsung $469.00 - $90.00 in Rebates Total Cost $ 379.00
Very attractive price point

LG $599.00 - $50.00 in Rebates Total Cost $549.00
Getting Expensive

Sony $699.00 - $100 in Rebates Total cost $599.00
Expensive.

I recieved another $70.00 + $10.00 instantly when I purchased mine so that helped a little more on the sticker shock .

Again just trying to provide some usefull information to help out. If you get a chance to look at this Sony display especially beside other comparibaly speced displays and you do not need height or pivot functions I believe you will not argue that the Sony has superior graphical capabilities. Now based on it's known height or pivot function disparities and the higher price the decicsion is yours. But do try to get as much information as you can and most importantly in my opinion is look at as many as you can especially side by side. Any way hope that helps someone out there. good luck like I said it took me over a year to finally break down and get rid of the CRT............. But WOW what a difference I am quite pleased with the change.




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Get the sony LCD. Own it and love it... especially for games.

To anyone who has an L90D+, is the bottom of the monitor brighter than the top? This is an issue with my monitor and i want to see if i can exchange it with tigerdirect.ca

I just bought the Sony myself, it's a great display and a huge advance on my old CTX TFT. Though i'm wishing it had a better stand as it's a little low for me.

By the way there is a review here:

<A HREF="http://www.bluefi.co.uk/r1p1_sonysdm-hs95p.html" target="_new">Sony TFT review</A>

There's also a user review on Amazon.com.

Well, I just returned from Best Buy and looked at the Sony model. I'm also interested in the Hyundai. The problem I noticed with the Sony and every other LCD in the store was when you're viewing a color gradient. Maybe this is dependent on the graphics card (I don't really know). To describe what I'm talking about, imagine looking at a sunset where the colors go from nearly white through shades of yellow, orange, red, and ultimately twilight purple.

What I saw on every LCD monitor was a distinct border between each transition of color. There would be concentric bands (like a rainbow) with a clearly defined point where first you see white, then a light shade of yellow, then a darker shade of yellow, and so on. They don't actually blend into each other. This would drive me nuts.

I currently have a 19" Diamondtron CRT with a Geforce Ti4600 graphics card at 1024x768. I'm really concerned about how things like anti-aliasing would appear on LCD monitors. I'm not a graphics wiz and want to make sure that things like steam coming out of a pipe in Doom3 or smoke from a sinking ship in Silent Hunter 3 look the way they are supposed to.

It seems to me that LCD monitors are still basically a bunch of little squares that are independent of each other, hence the bordering effect I described above. Can anyone tell me if a decent graphics card resolves this or is this an inherent trait in LCD's that isn't going away?

Thanks

scrapser

Thanks for the reply. I'm aware that CRT's have pixels too but the difference (I think) between CRT's and LCD's is the way the pixels are displayed. On CRT's they are projected on the screen by the electron gun but on an LCD, they are essentially a grid. This leads me to wonder how the "blending" I'm concerned about would be achieved on an LCD. I'm assuming the graphics card has the ability to make a CRT's pixels blur into each other but maybe I'm wrong here. If some process produces a similar result with a graphics card/LCD monitor, I'd like to hear about it. Unfortunately I can't go to a store and see LCD monitors using different graphics cards. That would answer this question pretty quick. What cards are those who have LCD's using by the way. I'm planning on getting a 6800 Ultra along with a new monitor.

scrapser

Not really. Not to make a big deal about it but on CRTs phosphoresent coatings are "excited" by electrons shot by the guns you speak of. The phosphers are also laid out in a grid hence pixel. SO even though they are very different technologies to a large degree "blending" is an optical illusion for both.
I have owned 4 lCDs the last two being the Samsung 171v and most recently the L90D+. I now use GeFOrce 6800 Ultra 256 AGP card. I have never had any banding on any of the LCDs when using the native (recommended) resolution.

I own a Sony 19" LCD SDM-94P, I've had it for almost 6 months. I'm an avid gamer with a ATI x800. I play graphic-intensive games like Doom3, HL2/counterstrike source, everquest 2, farcry. I have ZERO complaints with my monitor. It's the brightest LCD on the market and with a great response time (12ms) which is essential for games like FPS. I don't see this "blending" effect that you mention.

Well since LCD monitor panels are now showing 8ms and maybe soon 4ms RT I don't think the TV panels are any better. The experience on the widescreen would be nice and something like a 27" would still fit on a desk so that is cool. Price is still my issue. I guess I'm not willing to pay that much when I can still get a pretty good experience at 19" for less than $400.00 (and the prices keep going down.

Ah... the title of this post is 19" monitors... how did we start talking about LCD TVs!?!

<A HREF="http://forumz.tomshardware.com/ce/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=20289#20289" target="_new">Here</A> is big a thread on the L90D+ where much was discussed, including gaming. I own one and I have NP (read ghosting or bluring) with D3, UT, HL2 adn EQ, EQ2 & WoW. A lot can be attributed to my 6800 Ultra 256.