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Lasereth · 11-27-2007, 06:37 PM

Some oddball remarks about LCDs:

Dell LCDs are the best in the business for general usage from what I've seen. Even the ones with ghosting look great as long as you don't play games on them.

Most LCDs don't look as good as CRTs, particularly because of the darkness of darks. The Dells I've worked with don't have this problem, but most of the others I've seen do.

If you're very picky about colors, brightness, darkness, etc. you will be annoyed at LCDs at first unless you get one of the Dells I mentioned previously.

My Hanns-G has 5 star rating at NewEgg after like 900 reviews and I'm not too fond of it. The darks are washed out and if you don't look straight at it the blacks appear yellowish and faded. There is ZERO ghosting in videogames with its 5ms response time.

I guess in the end I would recommend a Dell with a 5ms response time or lower with the absolute highest contrast ratio available so the darks look good. Mine has a 700ms contrast ratio and it is <B>not</B> good enough. Mine has a 300 cd/m2 brightness and it is fine.

I know I'm sucking Dell's dick here but they really are heads and tails above any other LCD I've used. You can't tell a difference between a Dell LCD and a CRT. You CAN tell a difference between most LCDs and CRTs (CRTs look better in general).

Also, another thing to consider: if you do buy a massive LCD like that, your videocard will have to be a powerhouse to support it in games if you want to run at its native resolution.

11-27-2007, 06:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Some oddball remarks about LCDs: Dell LCDs are the best in the business for general usage from what I've seen. Even the ones with ghosting look great as long as you don't play games on them. Most LCDs don't look as good as CRTs, particularly because of the darkness of darks. The Dells I've worked with don't have this problem, but most of the others I've seen do. If you're very picky about colors, brightness, darkness, etc. you will be annoyed at LCDs at first unless you get one of the Dells I mentioned previously. My Hanns-G has 5 star rating at NewEgg after like 900 reviews and I'm not too fond of it. The darks are washed out and if you don't look straight at it the blacks appear yellowish and faded. There is ZERO ghosting in videogames with its 5ms response time. I guess in the end I would recommend a Dell with a 5ms response time or lower with the absolute highest contrast ratio available so the darks look good. Mine has a 700ms contrast ratio and it is <B>not</B> good enough. Mine has a 300 cd/m2 brightness and it is fine. I know I'm sucking Dell's dick here but they really are heads and tails above any other LCD I've used. You can't tell a difference between a Dell LCD and a CRT. You CAN tell a difference between most LCDs and CRTs (CRTs look better in general). Also, another thing to consider: if you do buy a massive LCD like that, your videocard will have to be a powerhouse to support it in games if you want to run at its native resolution.