1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted August 1, 2009 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 i am looking at getting a new monitor, mostlikly a 22". my question to the gurus is.. as i have a graphics card (gforce nvidia 9800gt pci express 1gb on board memory) with digital output, would i be a fool to get a monitor thats vga only? any advice pointers welcome. Friar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulky Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 yep it would be, i would get a monitor with a dvi input and a vga input (just in caase you have an old comp lying about with vga only), the differance in quality is noticeable to a vga (analogue) input, the picture is sharper. if you want full hd as well for your gaming pleasure then this is good as my mate has one, i though have a 22inch with only 1680*1050 so im well jealous, and its a good make illiyama 22 inch monitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted August 1, 2009 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 how about this.... Acer Monitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulky Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 that will work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 this one is my next purchase http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-032-DE the overclockers forums have good reviews of all monitors mate http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonar Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 i would get a monitor with a dvi input and a vga input (just in caase you have an old comp lying about with vga only), That is exactly what I am doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I think one of the most important things for gaming is to look for a low response time on the monitor. Porn, not so much. Mine is 2 ms. samsung-syncmaster-226bw http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/samsung-syncmaster-226bw/4507-3174_7-32327967.html?tag=mncol;psum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I used this website when I was picking my monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted August 2, 2009 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Perfesser, does the 2ms really work? I got me both a 19" (4:3) and a 22" Samsung, and for both I need to disable 'RTA' on both to prevent a small blur behind dots/lods moving accross the screen. (Ghosting?) Disabling RTA in fact sets response time back to 5ms, as RTA is a trick to (attempt to) improve response time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfesser Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 I dunno, I haven't played with anything. When I was looking for one I did a bit of research on 'gaming monitor'. One of the most important things was refresh rate and they recommended 2-3 ms. I just read 2 ms is about equal to 75Hz on a CRT for comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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