Choosing an LCD - Help

[WhiteZero]

Choosing a LCD - Help

Alright... so my current CRT, which is no longer under warranty, is starting to crap out on me. I'm thinking I have maybe another month before it totaly stops working.

So now I've been looking into LCDs for the past few weeks. I'm not looking to spend too much over $300 for one. And size wise, all I really need is a 19" (I dont really care about widescreen at this point, since it's far from standard).

From what I've read, if your going to be doing a lot of gaming, you want one with a low latency (between 2 - 8ms) responce time, I guess this effects ghosting or whatever. And I guess you want one with a nice contrast ratio as well (maybe between 500:1 - 1000:1)

So for my budget and size that I want (19"), what can you guys recommend to me?

I've already been looking into the following:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=17411127&search=VX2025WM
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=14073342&search=VX922

 

[Barney Fife]

I love my samsung, their warranty and support, that's why I'm recommending it to you http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001081 and it is in your price range.
It is wide screen. The only down side is that, you have to bring your speakers.

Good Luck.

 

[WhiteZero]

I love my samsung, their warranty and support, that's why I'm recommending it to you http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001081 and it is in your price range.
It is wide screen. The only down side is that, you have to bring your speakers.

Good Luck.

No worries on that, I have speakers and headphones.
Looks like a nice monitor. I'll add it to my "looking at" list. It seems to have a decent responce time (6ms) and a nice contrast ratio too.
You havent noticed any ghosting or anything while playing fast-paced games?
TrustedReviews seemed like like yours though.

Thanks!

 

[lePobz]

Go widescreen - It may not be as commonplace right now, but it IS a standard - all new graphics cards support widescreen resolutions, as do most old cards with new drivers. Get something with a DVI input as analog D-SUB is just inferior in every way.

 

[The Brick]

Make sure that you get a DVI-D cable with it. Those things can be expensive.

 

[WhiteZero]

Go widescreen - It may not be as commonplace right now, but it IS a standard - all new graphics cards support widescreen resolutions, as do most old cards with new drivers. Get something with a DVI input as analog D-SUB is just inferior in every way.

Yeah, my video card dosent even have a D-sub connector, I have to use an adaptor to change the DVI to d-sub for my monitor.

Here is another one I'm looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001080
1000:1 contrast ratio and 5ms responce makes this one looks pretty damn good.

 

[Garfield_]

I ordered the Viewsonic VX2025wm earlier today. Those Samsungs are good but most of them only have 16.2 million colors and I need 16.7 due to graphical work. This monitor is supposed to be a good all around monitor, like playing XBOX 360 on

 

[lePobz]

I ordered the Viewsonic VX2025wm earlier today. Those Samsungs are good but most of them only have 16.2 million colors and I need 16.7 due to graphical work. This monitor is supposed to be a good all around monitor, like playing XBOX 360 on

Yeah, because 16.2 million just isn't enough.

 

[-Psy-]

Yeah, because 16.2 million just isn't enough.

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[Garfield_]

16.2 million is only 256.000 colors or something like that but those LCD's can make up 16.2 or something.

 

[WhiteZero]

Well, my monitor has reached the next level of "crapping out".
So I'm pretty much set on buying something really soon. Right now, Barney's Samsung is looking really good.

 

[Garfield_]

Can't wait for some High-Definition porn to come out ;D