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Originally Posted by Lasereth
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.
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I've heard similar things about Dell (that they make some of the best LCD monitors).
I do like the picture on CRTs more....I suppose I could just re-buy my
old model when it comes back in stock. What appeals to me about the LCD is that it takes up less desk space for an even larger display area, that I can get it in widescreen, and that I can have increased screen real estate with 1920x1200 (as opposed to 1600x1200). The fact a good CRT typically has a better picture is exactly why I'm concerned about making the right decision if I get an LCD.
I'm not too worried about the resolution when it comes to games though...I have an Nvidia 7950GT OC and, sometime in the future, I'll probably get a second one to hook up with SLI.
My computer is the main place I watch TV and movies though, which is also why I'm concerned about video playback quality (and why it'd be nice to have a 24" monitor as opposed to a 19" CRT).
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Originally Posted by willravel
I like this one. 24" glossy widescreen, 1920x1200 res, 16.7m colors (pretty standard), 300 cd/m2 brightness (very good), 1000:1 contrast ratio (which is 3000:1 dynamic, very good), 5 ms response time (FAST), and it's nice to look at. |
Interesting.
Lasereth: anything about this monitor that sticks out to you? I mean, looking at the specs it looks pretty good
to me, but I've already established that I don't really know what I'm talking about when it comes to LCDs. It'd be nice to have a couple different opinions on the same monitor. One thing I notice reading the reviews is that it apparently doesn't have a very good viewing angle...what's a good stat to look for on that? If 160°(H) / 160°(V) isn't good, what is?
And what's the deal with the whole dynamic contrast ratio thing? What does that mean?