rdraper

Need to buy a new mointor and was wondering if anybody had any suggestions of which one to buy?

Have been looking at NEC MultiSyncLCD1760NX and the Hitachi CML174SXWB, but am open to all ideas!

iDLe*

I got a black Phillips 17 In TFT for £309 for PC World, afterI bought it I saw some reviews in a comp mag and it rated pretty high, have to say I'm chuffed with it for the money!

Hobo_Jojo

bloody ell im gonna wait til they comedown in price

messiah

TFT screens aren't great if playing fast moving games. I've tried it my Dell all-singing&dancing tft screen and while it's fine for C&C Generals - I don't think it'll pass the Quake III test...

Looks the mutts nutts though.

J1nxy

Both the NEC and Hitachi are ideal for FPS as they have 16ms refresh. I've had the Hitachi for about a year or so and would never go back to a monitor now as the colours and screen are so much clearer, espicailly if you can utilise the DVI inputs both those screens have. Just to note the Hitachi has both VGA dn DVI cables in the box.

Steve

Molds

Steve, is the TFT really as good as a CRT for FPS gaming?

chiark

I think you missed some TLAs?

J1nxy

In a word yes, I play UT2003, Battlefield 1942 etc and also things like C&C Generals and I get NO ghosting or blurring of the image.

Steve

iDLe*

Yeah I play SOF2 etc and after I got used to the TFT its fine, just need to adjust to the change and its all good!

Molds

My Philips Brilliance 150 has a 25ms response and bluuuuuuuuuuurrrs like mad. It was a PcPro A-List about 2 yrs ago so wasnt cheap. I just use it for coding etc now and got the CRT back out for FPS games. Would still like to use a panel only for the desk space if nothing else but just dont trust that the current technology cuts it

J1nxy

Belive me I wouldnt recommend it unless it was good. I went through a lot of pain finding a decent panel, I tried ones with 25-30ms and they were awful, the ones with 16ms are as good if not better than a monitor in terms of moving images and far better for everything else. Oh and Mr Footlong has the NEC which following my recommendation and he loves it

Steve

[Edited by J1nxy - 10/22/2003 3:36:10 PM]

Molds

Hmmm, I'll look out for them and see if I can get a demo. Thanks for the guidance.

Do you know anything about the new panel technology that was due to appear around this time. Supposed to be even better and supposedly what gamers have been waiting for?

Be just my luck to have another go at buying a panel just before a price dip and something even better arrives

iDLe*

Just had a look at PC Pro (bored at work) and Oct issue has flat panel test special, nearly everything in there is 16MS response time!!

Should have no problems with a decent spec flat

SCOSaltire

u get the Hyundai panel which is 20ms and full 16.7 Million colours.
Then u get the AU Optronics panel with is 16ms but uses dithering to get 16.2 Million colours
http://www4.tomshardware.com/display...26/lcd-05.html

Samsung have come out with a new screen.. the 172x... its 16ms too. no reviews yet tho.
Im still waiting

Thunder77

Got that Hitachi one. Can't fault it at all. FPS or any game for that matter looks ace coz of excellent 16ms refresh rate. Definitely recommend it.

jpor

iTrader: (1)

Currently use the LG Flatron L1710B 17" TFT. PLays all games without blur. And has both digital and analogue connectors. Got mine from www.overclockers.co.uk