Most of the people said to me that before buying a LCD for gaming i should watch the nms of particular LCD.Can anyone tell me what does it stands for?Does lower nms rate means better or higher means better?At last which LCD will be good for me as i do play games a lot and watch movies.And my 8600GT is on my way home.
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Impulse666
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ms is the rated response time of the monitor. lower response time is better and will produce less ghosting. a good time for most gaming is 2ms. i wouldnt use anything more than 4 for gaming, so just look for anything below that and you will be fine.
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b3rt_d4ni3l
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im not really sure about this since I do not have a 2ms LCD to compare to but most people won't notice the difference between 2ms response time and 5ms response time. Unless you are one of the people with a very sharp eyes and can really pick out the details up to 1mm square area (thats an exaggeration btw) 
and the LCDs with 2ms response time are usually around the $250 price range for a 19". While you can get a 22" LCD monitor with 5ms response time around the same price.
and the LCDs with 2ms response time are usually around the $250 price range for a 19". While you can get a 22" LCD monitor with 5ms response time around the same price.
computermaineack
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There's really no such thing as an "HD LCD"...most computer monitors have native resolutions that are high enough. Technically, 1080i (or p) would be 1920x1080, but a resolution like that is impractical for everday use (surfing the web, etc) as everything would be too small. It is, however, used for gaming.
Also, the only time you don't have to looks for a the response time (in ms (miliseconds), not nms) is when you're shopping in CRT's.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824112006
This monitor should be good for you. It's the cheapest monitor in it's size (20 and 20.1"), has a 1000:1 contrast ratio, a good native resolution, and a 5ms response time.
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computermaineack
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What do you mean HD Ready LCD, like that you'd use as a TV? That's very different than a computer monitor.
ADE
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What are you talking about? If it is a native resolution for that monitor than you your bottom bar on the screen should look no thinner or thick than it is. nor will your Icons etc at any resolution as long as its native.
computermaineack
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No...for example 800x600, icons, etc will be giant. They are significantly smaller in 1600x1200, etc. For example, when you boot up in safe mode, and since there are no display drivers the default resolution is 800x600...only a few of my icons fit on the screen as they are greatly enlarged. This happens on both LCD's and CRT's.
Native resolution is something different, referring only to LCD's, as CRT's can physically change the resolution to match the input signal. Because LCD's can not do this, they rely on scaling, and if the input resolution is not proportional to the native resolution, distortion occurs. Read here for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_resolution
ADE
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well of course, if you have 800x600 on a 1024x764 it will stretch the display to fit, thus, making it huge. but, if you leave it at the res its supposed to have, it looks fine. if you have 1600x1200 you will have to have a huge screen in order for it to look like I said it would. If you have noticed, as resolutions get bigger, so does the screen. Look in the "post your desktop" thread. Many have pictures that will exceed your monitors view. they have a bigger resolution. A higher resolution I believe just adds more to what you can see. Like, if you draw a picture, and run out of room. if you get a bigger resolution, you get more room to draw more to the picture.
computermaineack
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well of course, if you have 800x600 on a 1024x764 it will stretch the display to fit, thus, making it huge. but, if you leave it at the res its supposed to have, it looks fine. if you have 1600x1200 you will have to have a huge screen in order for it to look like I said it would. If you have noticed, as resolutions get bigger, so does the screen. Look in the "post your desktop" thread. Many have pictures that will exceed your monitors view. they have a bigger resolution. A higher resolution I believe just adds more to what you can see. Like, if you draw a picture, and run out of room. if you get a bigger resolution, you get more room to draw more to the picture.
Right, but we're not talking about a huge monitor, we're talking about a 20 or so inch monitor, which, when set to a very high resolution, will look very small.
Dual_Corex2
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Im not sure what the ms or nms rating is on my monitor but its from 1993 and still goes for $150 refurbished online.
It is a ViewSonic 17 1782-2. I couldnt find any information on it other then a price.
And theres no ghosting on it that i notice, image quality is great.
It is a ViewSonic 17 1782-2. I couldnt find any information on it other then a price.
And theres no ghosting on it that i notice, image quality is great.
computermaineack
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Im not sure what the ms or nms rating is on my monitor but its from 1993 and still goes for $150 refurbished online.
It is a ViewSonic 17 1782-2. I couldnt find any information on it other then a price.
And theres no ghosting on it that i notice, image quality is great.
There is no response time on a CRT (which is what ms measures), which means that there won't be any ghosting.
