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Hello,i recently bought a new 20" LCD monitor ( LG L207WT ).The monitor's specs inticate that it has a 2ms response time,but i ve noticed that i have ghosting in some games! (not in all though,or at least not very intense problem).I dont think thats normal,because i ve found out from friends that have or had bigger response times (even some with 16ms) that they didnt experience any ghosting problems.Does anyone have any idea on how is that possible and what can i do to solve this problem?
I am a new LCD user (my previous monitor was a CRT),so my knowledge about LCD monitors may be limited.I ve noticed that the ghosting problem is more intense when the displayed image is darker,for example if i play a video game and i am in a dark place,then i notice it,but when i am in a bright place then the problem is almost non-existent.
My graphics card is Gigabyte Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT (256 MB GDDR3) with the latest drivers installed (178.24).

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All LCD monitors will exhibit some level of ghosting. It is a limitation of the technology itself.

It also depends on how your brain interprets images transmitted to it by your eyes.

The listed response times for ideal situations under the best circumstances. Tomshardware did some test a few years ago (other sites have done so as well) which showed that "2ms" response time monitors can have actual response times of over 40ms depending on what is being displayed.

When you are playing in a dark environment what you are experiencing may not be ghosting, but image artifacts. I'll need a good screenshot to make a proper judgement. Image artifacts could be due to the limitation of your monitor which may have issues displaying darker tone colors smoothly.

Thank you very much for your time and answer jaguarskx.I am afraid a screenshot of this is impossible though,because by the time i press the print button,it disappears,due to the instant "freezing" of the picture.So i guess there isnt anything i can do about this,right?

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By screenshot I mean you actually need to use a camera to take a pciture of what is being displayed on the screen.

The "Print Screen" button will give you a snapshot of what the video is rendering on your monitor; not what is actually being displayed by the monitor.

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