JensenPark Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Time to get rid of the 19inch, 300lb CRT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensenPark Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klinger Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 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.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensenPark Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Please note this message is not from BG, so it won't be the 32" $1000 considered. Was looking at the 22inch one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'll give it some thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logos Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Although I do know who killed JFK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_Gambler Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klinger Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Well a good alternative source for products has become ebuyer.com and they are generally cheaper than overclockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 If you go for the 20" Chris you will always regret it. Go for the 22" and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 LOL.. I was thinking the same regarding 5ms or 2ms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 What the hell is an L? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Response times was a nogo but have read anything under 8ms is good for gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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