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"S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> "Nobody" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm considering buying a 1704FP monitor as part of a Dimension XPS system
>> to be used mainly for 3D gaming. First of all, can anyone confirm the
>> response time of this monitor? I've seen it quoted as 13ms and 25ms on
>> Dell's site and various other places online.
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>> Is anyone using the 1704FP for fast action games? How is it in terms of
>> ghosting etc? How good is the picture quality at resolutions other than
>> the native 1280x1024?
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>> Thanks.
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> I've a good friend who recently looked into this. He games (heavily, the
> most demanding graphics), and just recently began doing some LAN gaming -
> meaning transporting his beloved 19" Trinitron was out of the question.
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> So he read up on LCDs with his focus being primarily on quality of the
> display and refresh specs. I don't know what model Samsung 17" he wound
> up with, but it features a 12ms display and was not ridiculously expensive
> (picked up at CompUSA or Circuit City so that return was an option). He
> was looking at displays with no more than a 15ms response.
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> He's very picky and sensitive to display issues, so I was surprised to
> find him exceedingly satisfied with the new LCD - even over his Trinitron.
> I don't know that this is the exact model/color, but here's a link:
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http://anandtech.dealtime.com/xPF-Samsung_172X
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> I know many of Dell's LCD displays were (and may still be, not sure)
> actually re-badged Samsungs. Perhaps there is a 12ms Dell offered ...
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> Stew
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The model he bought was a Samsung SyncMaster 712N, FWIW.
Got for $250 after rebates at Best Buy (retailed for $399).
Stew