Whats a good gaming Monitor?

[McFly]

I want something with a good resolution.
Crt or LCD?
Whats a good ratio?
Do i want flatpanel and whats a good one?

 

[Vigilante]

CRT..make sure it's got a resolution higher than 1280x1024..unlike mine =(

 

[McFly]

what about flatpanels? any of those good?

 

[oldagerocker]

I'm getting a Sony TFT 17 inch 16ms responce time delivered tomorrow, il tell you how good it is tomorrow night
Cost £300 by the way, which is $550 :x

 

[Maxi]

Yep, but they cost more then a decent pc, about 1000$ and upwards.

 

[Warbie]

I got a Hyundai Q17+ today (12ms response time) and it's rubbish for FPS - particularly UT2004 and ET. My old 17" crt was so much better - and about 200 pounds cheaper :/

I'm going to return/sell it as soon as possible and get a 19" flatscreen crt.

If you're into gaming, particulalry shooters, then a crt is the way to go. (this TFT was great for general use and movies, though)

 

[The Terminator]

flatscreen crt??

 

[Gajdycz]

ive got a snyc master 172s lcd, wonderful, 600 bucks, just beauty

 

[Rocketman9mm]

I've got an NEC 19" flat glass CRT that is awesome. but it has a nasty scratch on the glass =[. If i replace mine I'd get an NEC 19" crt or a Viewsonic 19" with ultrabright. but if you go CRT make sure its flat glass. it looks SO much better than the rounded ones.

 

[Warbie]

flatscreen crt??

yeh. A crt with a flat screen.

 

[Jmechy]

Samsung SyncMaster 753DF. CRT, but flat screen. It's a big monitor, but if size doesn't matter, it is perfect. Looks beautiful, runs great, and is cheap. Go for a flat screen CRT if you play games.

 

[Kazuki_Fuse]

Ive got two 19" flat Phillips, they go all the way up to 2000 res, with awesome refresh rates. They are so cheap too, half the price of a Sony Trinitron 19" flat CRT. The only thing mine doesn't have is usb ports in it.

 

[deep8832]

why are crts better for games? I thought flat panels had better image quality

 

[jonbob]

LG make fantastic flat panels, mine shows no ghosting and has a respectable response time / resolution.

In some ways, TFT panels do have a crisper image, on account of the fact that they don't have a raster like a CRT. (Try to get a proper digital - DVI - one if you can)

 

[blackeye]

Now that sony is moving away from crts I would say nec makes the best monitor if price isnt really that much of an option.

 

[McFly]

any good flat panels?

 

[h4vvok]

hehe use your TV

 

[Mr-Fusion]

Philips 109P 19 inch CRT FLAT screen. ****ing awesome. I've had one for 3 years and i absolutely love it.

 

[Patten]

I have 5-7 year old (leaning more toward 7 but cant remember how long I have had it, might (prabably) be even longer) MAG Innovisions DX700T monitor.

I was great when I bought it, it was one of the higher end monitors, now its well, old.

It will run games at a nice 1024x768 LOL.

I need a new monitor.

 

[antimatter]

Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP 20" LCD. 16ms response time. $900 . I'm getting one as soon as I can afford it.

Great for gaming according to reviews.

http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=1918

 

[Asus]

It's great for gaming because it's the closest to a CRT replacement, at least in the motion blur department.

My friend had a rather new 500$ Samsung LCD and he said there was no motion blur, yet as I stood behind him watching him play there was motion blur. And I couldn't stand watching it. Sorta anoying actually. lol
And people talk about CRTs hurting their eyes...at least that's an easy fix by changing the refresh rate.

I guess it's something you get used to over time. I don't want to dull my senses.
I have said I'll wait for OLED monitors before I dive in.

 

[Subz]

i'd get this

http://paulsons.net/img_0053.jpg

but thats just me, i love 16x9.

 

[antimatter]

i'd get this

http://paulsons.net/img_0053.jpg

but thats just me, i love 16x9.

What brand is that?

Edit: Nevermind, saw your other post.