tft screen

[King]

I wan tto have a nice 19 inch tft screen, but i really dont know what to choose.

Have seen some nice screens:
BenQ FP937s and BenQ FP937s+
iiyama ProLite E485S-B
Philips 190S5FS

i heard that i need to watch the reactiontime for gaming. Some are 20ms, 16ms, 12ms and even 8ms. But does it really mather if you got 8ms or 16ms... do you notice that?

Also, i see the contrast. from 250:1 upto 800:1

Can anyone help me a bit?

[zaitsev]

i recomend Neovo http://www.neovouk.com/products/X-17AV_X-17A.htm very fast and very nice looking TFT monitor, i have one and runs beautifully, i currently run it in daul view with a 15" CRT which i will be upgrading to another TFT Neovo very soon

[~MOUSE~]

I have a LG L1710B 17" TFT DVI Monitor.
You won't believe the difference in sharpness compared to a CRT display.

As long as the response time is 20ms or less, you should not have any problems playing games.

I suggest looking at monitor reviews on the internet and in PC magazines before deciding.

[King]

what does the r/f means?????
Response Time (R/F) 25ms (15ms / 10ms)

[NaughtyPerry]

the iiyama ProLite E485S-B is the best one there quality wise mate, i swear by them

[Steve]

if you want 19" there is only 2 choices

Samsung SM913N



700:1 Contrast Ratio
8ms Response Time


Hyundai ImageQuest L90D+



700:1 Contrast Ratio
8ms Response Time


these are the the best 2 you wont get any ghosting.
we have the Hyundai one here, its slightly more expensive, but i believe they use the same panel anyway, so the same performance.

if you intend on gaming with a tft these are the best option. 8ms rox unfortunately they will never be as good as the best CRT's.

[atholon]

I'd go with NEC monitors...my brother in law works for them they make good monitors.

By the way: It's best to get a monitor with a good contrast ratio like 500:1 also make sure it can do at least 65htz or better on the refresh rate. Also make sure the dot pitch is less than .25 or around there. I have seen ones that are .23 that are lcd.

You also may want to consider higher the max resolution...the better.

[~MOUSE~]

Originally posted by King*NI*
what does the r/f means?????
Response Time (R/F) 25ms (15ms / 10ms)

" Historically, the response time rating we have been used to is a measure of the 'Time-rise' plus 'Time-fall' (TrTf) of a pixel. In an easier term, it measures the time taken for a pixel to go from full black (with an index of 0) to full white (with an index of 255) then back to black. There is however, another lesser known timing measuring Gray To Gray (GTG for easier reference) colors. Moving images such as video, animation and games generally involve gray levels (the other 254 shades) and thus, the GTG figure is known to be a much more accurate representation of actual LCD performance. As its name implies, GTG measures the frequency required for a pixel to shift from one shade of gray to another. Users will need to note that just like general response time, the reported GTG time is also taken in regards to the best possible scenario for certain colors and not a uniform indicator. "

[atholon]

Originally posted by Steve
...unfortunately they will never be as good as the best CRT's.

Not the current LCD's but they are comming out with new sweet very low dot pitch LCD's that will be as good or better.

I was running a 21" LCD and I switched back to my CRT the color was much more crisp and the screen looked less blury.

The refresh rate on LCD's sucks so they are not the best for gaming.