LCD Info?

Twist86

Twist86

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Hey all I am going to be looking into LCD and I just had a few questions since I hear its great for gaming.

I know you want a gray to gray of 2ms but what else is a key factor in the screen other then say resolution?
What are the key things to look for in a LCD monitor for gaming rig?

Also I hear LCD is better on your eyes then the old school monitors but my question is this...I recently fixed my sisters computer she just recently bought and I spent a hour removing/adding programs and her screen at 0 brightness was so bright I felt like I was looking into the sun. Do all LCD monitors burn your retinas like that? If so how are they better on your eyes?
I can not argue tho how awesome gaming look on it..looked much better while playing Far Cry then my old CRT monitor I got years ago.

Thanks :)
 
I still prefer CRT for gaming. I think, its all to do with the refresh rate at which you set your CRT at, it will tire your eyes out if you have it at like 60Hz or something. But mine is at 100Hz and I look at it everyday. I think on top of looking at the grey to grey response time, you have to take a look at the white to black response time as well.
Regarding the brightness, you can adjust the brightness of the backlight, just like how you can adjust on a CRT. You just have to play around with the buttons located on your actual LCD monitor.
 
The main advantage of lcds over crts is less power consumption as well as supporting higher screen resolutions. While 2ms is the fastest response time a good model upto 8ms will still work out. For adjustments there is usually a row of buttons for these setting on most models. Consult the user manual.
 
PC eye said:
The main advantage of lcds over crts is less power consumption as well as supporting higher screen resolutions. While 2ms is the fastest response time a good model upto 8ms will still work out. For adjustments there is usually a row of buttons for these setting on most models. Consult the user manual.
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Also make sure the viewing angles are good (both horizontal and vertical), anything below 160 degrees is bad, 160 is allright, 170 and above is great.
 
One other thing to note about lcds over crts besides having the "easier on the eyes" reputation for those who work in the office type environment is the ability to run at lower refresh rates then the standard crt. Actually running the resolution lower allows for easier text reading making 1024x768 preferred for that type of environment.

Some lcds can go as low as 45htz. But you will always find that old time gamers will stick with the crt type for gaming at the lower 800x600 resolution over the typical minimm of either 1024x768 or depending on size 1280x1024. The average gamer using an lcd will generally have 19" model while others will go after the larger 22" to even 24" models available.
 
I presume you are referring to twin crts there not a pair of lcds. I'm still stuck with a single 17" lcd model while eventually waiting to get into a better 19". But this is due to a cramped pc desk here with other equipment. If I lose the top center speaker for the 5.1 surround I could add a second 17' for a dual display setup.

The one thing on the lcd here is the 6 buttons for settings are right at the bottom of the front side of the display casing. On others they are along the top edge or on one side or the other. The auto focus works great for gaming while the only time for manual adjustments would be when scenes in a movie are too dark to make things out. The advantage of lcds besides the lower power consumption is also the room you have in front of it for things like a larger IE and multimedia type keyboard and no monitor "in your face" dilemna. But you still have to get up and wait a few moments for your eyes to adjust after being in front of any screen for any lengthy period of time. At first you may see spots for those few seconds after being focused on the display.
 
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