Is 500:1 Contrast Ratio Enough?

[b3atofang3l]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!


I have a simple question, I m getting a 19" LCD for christmas (widescreen) and was wandering if 500:1 contrast ratio is enough.


I watch fairly a lot of movies and the contrast ratio on my current LCD is not that great (not sure what it is) and it doesnt look too good for movies.


Thanks




ENJOY!

 

[Geoff]

It's decent, but it's on the low side. My old 19" LCD had 500:1, but it still looked good.

 

[b3atofang3l]

would 1600:1 contrast ratios work better? (noticable difference)

 

[Geoff]

Well it would be alot brighter for sure. I would recommend at least 700:1 for an LCD, but thats just me.

 

[b3atofang3l]

k thank you..ill get the more expensive one....xD

i dont want my movies to be all blackish....

 

[Geoff]

They wont be black, it just wont be as "brilliant" looking.

 

[b3atofang3l]

hehehe....ok

i guess i havta get the lg one... 1600:1 contrast, 4 ms

 

[Geoff]

hehehe....ok

i guess i havta get the lg one... 1600:1 contrast, 4 ms

How much of a price difference is there?

 

[heyman421]

contrast ratio has nothing to do with brightness, it's how dark your darks are in relation to the brightness of the brights.

if two monitors are 400 candle power, but one has 500:1 contrast ratio, and the other has 1600:1 contrast, the whites on both monitors are still only going to be 400 candle power, but the blackest black possible on the 500:1 monitor is still going to be .8 candlepower, where the 1600:1 monitor will be capable of making a black that is only .25 candlepower..................

null point for most computer work, but definitely noticeable if you play video games with a lot of dark environments, or watch a lot of movies, which almost ALL rely on excellent contrast ratios, due to hollywood's infatuation with dark scenes.

my monitor is 300 candlepower, and 500:1 contrast ratio (it's an early lcd) and even the black screen when windows is in the process of booting up is nowhere near black like it was with my old crt, it's a light gray at best.

 

[maroon1]

My university has LCD monitor with 500:1 contrast ratio and it is horrible compared compared to my CRT monitor.

The dark color in LCD doesn't appear at all in 500:1 contrast ratio. I strongly recommend to get LCD with a better contrast ratio

 

[Geoff]

contrast ratio has nothing to do with brightness, it's how dark your darks are in relation to the brightness of the brights.

I know that, but the contrast ratio does make the screen look duller, which is why I said it does look brighter (not the correct term, but whatever). I have a monitor with the same brightness, but one has 500:1 contrast and one has 700:1, and the 700:1 looks noticeably more brilliant and brighter.