LCDs for gaming?

Post by **R00k** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:28 pm

What are the best specs? Is 12ms a good enough response time for running the latest and upcoming games?

I've heard that below 8ms is ideal of course, but can you actually see ghosting or image problems if you go above that?

Post by **Foo** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:47 pm

The lower you go the less ghosting, but the amount you'll notice and the amount you'll tolerate is individual preference.

I picked up an 8ms unit which I suspect is actually 16ms, but the level of ghosting is still fine, I don't notice it in game.

Borrow an LCD for a few days to make your mind up, or ask to try out a quick round of Q3 in the back of a store* or such.

*Don't get raped.

Post by **shadd_** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:16 pm

you may notice ghosting after first getting it but after awhile you don't seem to pay any attention to it.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:18 pm

If I play Q3 on an LCD, will it give me a pretty accurate idea of how it will perform on newer games as well? It sounds like a silly question (125 fps is 125 fps), but I don't know if there is other technology in new/upcoming games that would be harder to run on an LCD than older ones.

I have tons of Dell LCD's in our stock here at work, I may just take one home for a couple days and try it out. But I'm not sure if they have comparable response times to the ones I would be looking to buy.

Post by **R00k** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:19 pm

shadd_ wrote:you may notice ghosting after first getting it but after awhile you don't seem to pay any attention to it.

Do you game on an LCD?

Post by **shadd_** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:27 pm

yeah i have the samsung 930b hooked up with the digital input. it's supposed to be 8ms.

you notice the ghosting slightly at first. maybe because youre really looking for it. but i don't seem to notice it at all anymore.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:32 pm

just go buy one or two locally, then return them after your "review".

Post by **shadd_** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:56 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:just go buy one or two locally, then return them after your "review".

where the hell is your backlighting

?

as far as backlighting goes, if there is even just a little light in the room it is un-noticable. when it's pitch black you can see the backlighting.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:09 pm

shadd_ wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:just go buy one or two locally, then return them after your "review".
where the hell is your backlighting ?

as far as backlighting goes, if there is even just a little light in the room it is un-noticable. when it's pitch black you can see the backlighting.

he's talking about games, not so much dvd viewing. i'm critical about the backlighting, but this is one of the many reasons i don't watch dvd's on my pc.