LCD's: Which are decent for gaming?

[PeteyCPU]

I am looking into buying a 15" or 17" LCD to replace my 17" CRT. Which current LCD's are decent for casual gaming?

 

[murphy55d]

My 19" Planar is good, I assume the 17.4 inch one or whatever size it is, would probably be about the same.

 

[BZeto]

Some of the Viewsonics are nice. Thats what I would recommend.

 

[murphy55d]

Also I believe I've heard very good things about the Samsung LCDs..their response times and lack of ghosting are supposed to be pretty good.

 

[BeauJangles]

My recommendation is to wait for FFD (search general hardware forum for a good article on it). Basically <10 ms response times + doubled brightness. and it's due out in november or december.

 

[grimreaper19]

Does anyone have more info on the Viewsonic VG-800 18" LCD. The price is great, around $580 shipped. It has a 600:1 contrast ratio, 25ms response time, but it features only an analog connector.

 

[TheWart]

my 19" planar is great!

 

[Coherence]

Sharp LL-T1820H/B got a perfect 10 score from MaximumPC, which is why I got it. 18" LCD, 1240x1024, zero-voltage black technology (renders dead pixels nigh-invisible), 10-bit gamma, dual inputs, USB ports, .25ms response... very nice. Expensive, though, at $1,299 list (got mine for $1,229).

If you don't want to wait for FFD monitors to come out, get either the Sharp or a Samsung. Samsung was my first choice until the Sharp came out.

 

[tritium4ever]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
Also I believe I've heard very good things about the Samsung LCDs..their response times and lack of ghosting are supposed to be pretty good.

You're absolutely right. I love my Samsung SyncMaster 151B 15" LCD...with a 25ms pixel response time, there's practically no blurring. The picture is incredibly shart and both games and DVDs look great.

 

[PowerMacG5]

I have the Viewsonic VA520. I love it for gaming. It's a 15 incher, with a typical constrast ration of 400:1. It has a 25 ms pixel response time. It has no blurring or ghosting. The maximum refresh rate is 75 Hz at 1024x768. Everything is crystal clear on it, games/movies all look great.

 

[Emrys]

I have the viewsonic VX800- nice monitor- ghosts on some games but not others- kinda strange- but doesn't seem to ghost at all on UT2003.
But as for recomending one now I too would wait for the monitors with FFD to come out.

 

[RSMemphis]

Samsung 171S here. Best damn piece of hardware I ever bought. (I guess)

Planar can have ghosting problems, although they are pretty good, too.
Those are the only two I have experience with.

I never regretted my decision to go for the 171S.

 

[foofoo]

i'm very happy with my samsung 171p. using the dvi input, this monitor is great.no blurring on any of the games i play and bright and crystal clear. another vote for samsung.

 

[zippy]

Samsung.

Planar is pretty good too, but I notice a bit of ghosting in games and DVDs - not a lot though. When you watch DVDs from a normal viewing distance it looks spectacular.

 

[theNEOone]

I have a dell 17" and I couldn't be happier with it. I don't know the specs, but i don't get any ghosting running at 150fps @ 1280x1024 in q3 (that's what i set my com_maxfps to). Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Dell 'branded' LCDs actually made by samsung? The contrast ratio could be better though, it's at 300:1. I bought this baby a year ago, so I imagine that they are offering better solutions now.

 

[Rhombuss]

I also own the Samsung 171S, and it's pretty much the BEST LCD that I've seen in this price range. Handles games like a charm! I heard the Planar LCDs have a bit of trouble playing CounterStrike and some other ghosting problelms in various games. If you're looking into a 15 incher, KDS' Rad5 is still a good deal - probably one of the cheapest 15" LCDs available at the moment.

 

[Chito]

I ordered the new Samsung 172T which is coming out this week/nextweek. I would highly recommend you check it out. Samsungs have a great reputation, and this one is thin-bezel, with 25ms response time and 500:1 Contrast.

I was looking at the Viewsonic VX-800, but Tom's Hardware rated the colours quite bad, which is why I started looking at the samsungs.

U can find info on the 172T here: http://www.samsungusa.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?prod_id=172T-Black

Chito

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
My recommendation is to wait for FFD (search general hardware forum for a good article on it). Basically <10 ms response times + doubled brightness. and it's due out in november or december.

I cant find the thread, could you point me to it? Thanks

 

[zippy]

FFD thread

 

[Fun Guy]

Three choices:

1) Samsung

2) Samsung

3) Samsung


Make sure you get a model with 25ms response time, 500:1 contrast, 250cd brightness - 181T or 191T.

 

[Rhombuss]

Yeah, I think Samsung is the biggest Korean success story - they've broken through the shell of bad Korean reputation . IE - Hyundai, KIA.

 

[jamesbond007]

I own a Samsung 191T and it definitely proves that LCDs can handle games. Silver...can't beat that color! It goes with all types of electronics, including my Lian Li case.

 

[bwb]

it might be out of your budget but the SGI 1600sw with a multilink adapter so you can hook it up to a nice gfx card is sweet for gaming

 

[Fun Guy]

The SGI is old news, old technology, and overpriced. I don't think you can even get one anymore. Anyway, its value proposition is completely eclipsed by most everything on the market right now, most certainly the Samsungs.

 

[bwb]

i disagree, it might be old but it works great with games and has a sweet aspect ratio for dvds and just web browsing and other things