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Mesmerize · 07-15-2003, 08:10 PM

Unless you really want an LCD for gaming, I have to reccomend a CRT. Cheaper per inch, and they'll probably have a better refresh as well.

I have a vaio laptop, and the 16" screen on it can handle basically anything I throw at it. Unlike any other LCD at this size, however, it's native resolution is 1600x1200. Most LCDs that are 15" or 17" have a native resolution more like 1024x768, or sometimes 1280x1024. I personally don't really like 1280x1024 due to width:height ratio issues, but that may not bother you. If you want to play games at more than 1024x768, you may want to look at a very large LCD.

That said, LCD quality has come a long way, and the 19" Dell LCD I'm at right now, while not really purchased for gaming and not what I'd buy for myself, has been performing well enough.

Really, if an LCD is a neccessity, I'd just go with a Viewsonic or a Sony. You really can't go wrong with them, IMO.

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Mesmerize Upright Location: Michigan	Unless you really want an LCD for gaming, I have to reccomend a CRT. Cheaper per inch, and they'll probably have a better refresh as well. I have a vaio laptop, and the 16" screen on it can handle basically anything I throw at it. Unlike any other LCD at this size, however, it's native resolution is 1600x1200. Most LCDs that are 15" or 17" have a native resolution more like 1024x768, or sometimes 1280x1024. I personally don't really like 1280x1024 due to width:height ratio issues, but that may not bother you. If you want to play games at more than 1024x768, you may want to look at a very large LCD. That said, LCD quality has come a long way, and the 19" Dell LCD I'm at right now, while not really purchased for gaming and not what I'd buy for myself, has been performing well enough. Really, if an LCD is a neccessity, I'd just go with a Viewsonic or a Sony. You really can't go wrong with them, IMO.