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Here are the main things you need to know when shopping for a new LCD or CRT monitor.
Response time(LCD Only): lower = better. Usually a gamer will want 16 ms or lower, though 12ms or lower is best. Its basically how fast the pixels can change from black to white to black again. This is what affects "ghosting" or "blurring" on LCDs.
Brightness: higher = better. Most LCDs have a brightness of around 200-300 cd/m2.
Contrast: higher = better. A contrast level of 500:1-600:1 is very good.
Pixel pitch: lower = better. This number comes in the format "0.xxx" 0.26 and lower is good.
Resolution: This is the LCDs native resolution, not necessarily higher = better. Most 17" LCDs come in 1280x1024 native res, though some are 1024x768.
Veiwing Angle(LCD Only): higher = better. A viewing angle of 160 x 160 is as good as it gets pretty much.
Just look for these qualities when shopping for a LCD monitor and you should be able to pick out a pretty good one.
Response time(LCD Only): lower = better. Usually a gamer will want 16 ms or lower, though 12ms or lower is best. Its basically how fast the pixels can change from black to white to black again. This is what affects "ghosting" or "blurring" on LCDs.
Brightness: higher = better. Most LCDs have a brightness of around 200-300 cd/m2.
Contrast: higher = better. A contrast level of 500:1-600:1 is very good.
Pixel pitch: lower = better. This number comes in the format "0.xxx" 0.26 and lower is good.
Resolution: This is the LCDs native resolution, not necessarily higher = better. Most 17" LCDs come in 1280x1024 native res, though some are 1024x768.
Veiwing Angle(LCD Only): higher = better. A viewing angle of 160 x 160 is as good as it gets pretty much.
Just look for these qualities when shopping for a LCD monitor and you should be able to pick out a pretty good one.
