new monitor - attn IT type DD's and HH's

[JensenPark]

this is from my IT guy at work...

Over the holidays I was speaking with a friend of mine who is heavily

into gaming and asked him to recommend a good 32 inch gaming monitor.

His recommendation was a LG 32 inch widescreen LCD monitor, model

M3201C-BA. This one will set you back about $1000.00.

If you want something more cost effective look at 22 inch monitors.

Above 22 inches the prices rise quite sharply. In 22" look at the LG

L226WTY-BF, about $300.00. Or in 24" the LG L246WP-BN, about $650.00.

Here is a link to the LG web page.

http://ca.lge.com/en/products/category/ ... tors.jhtml

Time to get rid of the 19inch, 300lb CRT.

[Rattler]

Time to get rid of the 19inch, 300lb CRT.

[JensenPark]

LOL...

Hey, tell your cat that if Snoopy can balance on the pointed top of his doghouse, then it should be able to do so on a LCD...

[BBloke]

I've been thinking about an LCD for sometime but I dont want a widescreen.

I read that you need to pay attention to response time (lower the better) and contrast ratio (700+ is better) and High Brightness (300+ is better).

There was some other stuff it referred to which was screen specs.

[Klinger]

Hey BB, if you are thinking of going for an lcd I would say go for it. I dont have your tech knowlege, but my eyes tell me

that my Samsung 225 syncmaster looks awesome in IL2. Much better than my old Veiwsonic 19" CRT. No ghosting, blurring or dead pixels,

and the colours are bright and vibrant. The specs of the latest 22" widescreens are better than mine. And they are even cheaper.

I had similar concerns to you before I took the plunge. A simple conf ini edit means I lost nothing top to bottom, and gained a bit on

either side. (in IL2)

Its quite hard to find a decent lcd now that isn't widescreen. I also find it better for other games, films and documents. (2xA4, side by side.)

[JensenPark]

Please note this message is not from BG, so it won't be the 32" $1000 considered.

Was looking at the 22inch one.

[BBloke]

I'll give it some thought.

[Logos]

Although I do know who killed JFK.

[Cold_Gambler]

Funny... I've been thinking of a monitor upgrade myself. My father-in-law gave me his old 19" LCD (ViewSonic) which has replaced my 18" CRT. It's nice that it takes up less space on my desk and I can move it right up to the edge for IL2 sessions... but it has horrible ghosting issues (yes, I know... gift horse) so definitely look for low refresh rates.

You might want to look at the X-bit labs reviews on 20" and 24" LCD monitors, the reviews are a bit long-winded but tend to be more objective than other sites, imho:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/

Here's a roundup of monitors by size:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/lcd-guide-f2007.html

X-Bit labs reviewed the LG Flatron L226WTQ (22") here:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/22inch_8.html#sect0

In summary, great GtG (grey to grey) response time but not so great Response Time Compensation:

"It has an LCD panel with Response Time Compensation. It is indeed a very fast monitor but this speed is accompanied with visual artifacts that are perfectly noticeable in games as well as at everyday work. The L226WTQ is so far the worst monitor from this aspect. We’ve never had a monitor with an RTC error average of higher than 25%. The color temperature setup hasn’t improved since the previous model: gray is still bluish in comparison with white.

Note: Users have reported that the RTC mechanism is set up better in later revisions of the monitor’s firmware (in version 1.14 and later) but you can’t find out the monitor’s firmware version without entering its service menu."

Another site I look at for tech info is Anandtech.com:

http://www.anandtech.com

[Klinger]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131756

Other than that it would be:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =MO-051-SA

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =MO-050-SA

The Asus looks a great deal. I Know the Samsung 226 is a superb monitor as it is the imprroved version of mine.

They work so much better using DVI (not analogue) output, so long as your graphics are capable of rendering it at native resolution.

CG, I am suprised at the poor review you quoted. The LG was my second choice, and the specs are similar to the Samsung.

[delta7]

some of the best info available is from here

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/

with info on panel types , response times etc- also here

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showth ... t=17772691

:blind:

say

that they really like my viewsonic 19"

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcddi ... es/vp930b/

I bought the higher spec model as it had a guarenteed no dead pixel and supposidly gave better IQ - only 12ms but never had any problems

[BBloke]

Well a good alternative source for products has become ebuyer.com and they are generally cheaper than overclockers.

[Blairgowrie]

If you go for the 20" Chris you will always regret it. Go for the 22" and be done with it.

[BBloke]

LOL.. I was thinking the same regarding 5ms or 2ms.

[Blairgowrie]

Again, no discussion. Go with the faster response.

How long have you had your CRT? Divide the extra poundage by the number of years you have had your CRT.

[Rattler]

Its quite hard to find a decent lcd now that isn't widescreen. I also find it better for other games, films and documents. (2xA4, side by side.)

A4? What is this A4 nonsense? We have 11" x 8 1/2" paper here in the colonies, not this "A" or "B" silliness!

[delta7]

see what happens when you leave the mother country and think you can do better ............. all goes to ratshit ....... youll be telling me your not using £ notes next

[Rattler]

What the hell is an L?

[delta7]

the great empress from over the sea says no to the Euro- dont even have the symbol on our fine uk keyboards - got a $ tho so I can work out how many $ I get to the £ - the way its going I will be able to afford as much land as BG and have change for a fish supper

[BBloke]

Response times was a nogo but have read anything under 8ms is good for gaming.