Monitor suitable for GAMING £140 budget

[Lieutenant Awesome]

Was gonna get an Asus one but it said that its only suitable for surfing/office work.

 

[azeem40]

Who said it was?
Anyway, at that budget, you won't find good gaming monitors as most are 120Hz and cost 200 euros.

 

[Lieutenant Awesome]

Ok, at least something that can HANDLE gaming without having problems?

 

[azeem40]

IMO, most 60Hz TN Panels are the same, so any from ASUS or LG or Samsung will be fine. Here is what most recommend.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236117

 

[Lieutenant Awesome]

http://www.ebuyer.com/270900-asus-vs247h-lcd-led-23-6-hdmi-monitor-available-at-ebuyer-com-vs247h

What bout that?

 

[azeem40]

I forgot you were in the UK. My bad. Yeah, that is a good one. 23.6" has high pixels per inch, which is good.

 

[Why_Me]

Was gonna get an Asus one but it said that its only suitable for surfing/office work.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/monitors/22inchmonitors/ls22a350hsen.html £124.99 inc vat FREE DELIVERY
Samsung S22A350H 21.5" LED Backlit Monitor | 1920x1080 Full HD Resolution, 1000:1 Contrast, 250cd/m2, 2ms Response Time, HDMI/VGA, Black

 

[azeem40]

What's the difference Why_Me?

 

[Why_Me]

What's the difference Why_Me?

Identical specs with that Asus you posted and the Samsung I posted other than that Samsung is a 21.5" (smaller). That Asus goes for around £175 in the UK. The UK has a terrible selection when it comes to 2ms monitors and what they do have they charge a mint for. On the other hand they have that CM HAF 912+ over in Europe and Oz that I still can't understand why they don't sell that case in North America. It would be a hot item.

 

[azeem40]

Thanks for explaining. I always love your replies.

 

[Lieutenant Awesome]

1000:1 samsung
50000000:1 asus

 

[azeem40]

Those are two entirely different things lol. Dynamic contrast ratio is not the same as actual contrast ratio.

 

[Why_Me]

1000:1 samsung
50000000:1 asus

That's DCR.

It breaks down to something like this: DCR 1,000,000:1 (1,000:1) So that Asus would actually be: 5,000:1

 

[azeem40]

In testing, the actual contrast ratio is going to be less than the advertised actual contrast ratio.

 

[Lieutenant Awesome]

Being, SAY honest here, which is better, excluding the price, which item is physically better, da Asus or Samsung monitor, mon?

 

[joshul]

How about this?

#Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24-Inch (23.6-Inch Vis) Widescreen LED Monitor with Full HD 1080p and Speakers - Black

http://www.amazon.com/Viewsonic-VX2450WM-LED-23-6-Inch-Widescreen-Speakers/dp/B003Y3BJ7S/ref=pd_cp_e_0/185-8381648-6035144

 

[Why_Me]

How about this?

#Viewsonic VX2450WM-LED 24-Inch (23.6-Inch Vis) Widescreen LED Monitor with Full HD 1080p and Speakers - Black

http://www.amazon.com/Viewsonic-VX2450WM-LED-23-6-Inch-Widescreen-Speakers/dp/B003Y3BJ7S/ref=pd_cp_e_0/185-8381648-6035144

That's a nice monitor. The only knock against it I can see is the slower response time (5ms vs 2ms). Faster the response time like 2ms, the less chance of ghosting and/or tearing.

 

[azeem40]

So you can honestly say he can see a 3ms difference? There is a lot more to a monitor than size/res/response time.

 

[joshul]

Well, if u keep gaming in mind 2ms response time is bare minimum.

 

[azeem40]

Wrong. Anything below 8ms is fine for gaming.

 

[Lieutenant Awesome]

The lower the MS, the better?

 

[joshul]

If u want 2ms than here are few good ones.

http://www.amazon.com/LG-E2290V-SN-21-5-Inch-Premium-Widescreen/dp/B004NQDIVK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335820110&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Viewsonic-VX2453MH-LED-24-Inch-Ultra-thin-Widescreen/dp/B004LXK8LI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335819843&sr=8-1


Here is some info abour response time.

Response time in monitors refer to the amount of time a pixel (dot) takes to go from black to white and back to black again. It is measured in milliseconds (ms). The lower the number, the faster the pixels can change, reducing the ghosting or streaking effect you might see in a moving or changing image such as in games and movies. Common response times range anywhere from 14ms to 5ms. Monitors that are designed for faster applications feature response times as fast as 2ms. These monitors are ideal for gamers, video enthusiasts, engineers and movie production houses.

 

[azeem40]

Nope, because you can't truly know the black to white response time, which is what matters, so anything below 8ms for grey to grey is good.

 

[joshul]

Yes lower the better.
So. i think you can get a 5ms response time monitor which is the norm today.You want see any notable diff.

 

[Lieutenant Awesome]

http://www.ebuyer.com/318329-samsung-s22a300h-lcd-led-full-hd-21-5-hdmi-monitor-ls22a300hs-en

This good? 21.5 good size?