Which 19" gaming LCD for under $600

karma4jake

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Ok I have $600 shipped for a 19" DVI LCD monitor. I'm looking at the Viewsonic VP912B or the 191. I know this has been beaten into the ground but I hate shopping for LCD's. I need a 1280x1020 monitor, I don't feel comfortable going higher due to my 6800gt possibly not running future games smoothy at above 1280x1020.
 

Machine350

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This is the best bang for the buck gaming monitor right now. The VP912B is second, but only because it is a little pricier.
 

fstime

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Originally posted by: Machine350
This is the best bang for the buck gaming monitor right now. The VP912B is second, but only because it is a little pricier.

Yes, it looks very nice. Might i mention cheap too.
 

DerwenArtos12

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I got the sceptre x19g from newegg on special for $400 shipped like a month ago and it is GORGEOUS. it's 19", true 8-bit color, 12ms response time, dvi, vga, s-vid and rca inputs. I love this monitor.
 

gobucks

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i have the hyundia, it's fantastic. Got it for $340, it's still a bargain at $360, though. Nice and bright, no ghosting, great contrast, no dead pixels. The only gripe I have is that the controls are at the bottom of the unit, and you have to hold down the top of the monitor to keep it from moving while you push the buttons. But the little blue LED light is cool looking, much nicer than the standard green/orange one on most monitors.
 

Reiniku

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its definitely a lcd to consider it will probably be replacing my crap 997df (the hyundai :b)
 

ethebubbeth

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i'll put in another vote for the l90d+. in regards to gaming, it is second to none. in other respects, my Samsung 193p blows it out of the water, but it positively sucks at gaming >_<). seems like you can't get everything in an LCD.
 

TStep

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I grabbed an L90D+ today, but I was also very interested in the Sceptre mentioned above as well. No experience with either, but after about 2 days of research, these were my two choices. It was a coin flip for me.
 

SalientKing

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If all you care about is gaming, go with one of the 6-bit panels.

The vp191 is an 8-bit panel, if you watch movies or do image editing of some sort.. id go with it.
 

karma4jake

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So does the hyundia have 6bit or 8bit color? I read since it can only do 70hz refresh that limits a refresh to every 12ms, thus negating the 8ms panel speed, don't know how true this is. Thanks for the replies.
 

karma4jake

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Also does the hyundia do letterboxing when using 4:3 ratio games? I'm not sure how big a deal it is but I remember hearing the Viewsonic did it. Also does it rotate to do portrait mode or whatever?
 

KHarvey16

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My vote goes for the VP912b. It's a fantastic looking monitor. Mine arrived without a single dead pixel.
 

karma4jake

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Well I went ahead and jumped on the L90D+ for $379 shipped from zipzoomfly. I care most about games so thats why I went with it. I heard its better than the 912 for games while the 912 is better in normal applications. Plus its about $170 cheaper.
 

TantrumusMaximus

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I don't own an LCD but there seems to be a lot of rave over the Dell LCD's 2001FP or 2005FW and both are less than $500 now at Dell's site. Look in the hot deals section here.

However if dead pixels are your ultimate concern... Samsung is the way to go with their dead pixel return policy.
 

Hadsus

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Originally posted by: Machine350
This is the best bang for the buck gaming monitor right now. The VP912B is second, but only because it is a little pricier.

The Hyundai was very tempting from NewEgg.....their dead pixel return policy, though, makes me nervous. What if you have 7 dead pixels all near the middle of the screen. Well.......tough luck. :Q I went with the 2001fp instead.
 

HeatMiser

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Originally posted by: SalientKing
The vp191 is an 8-bit panel, if you watch movies or do image editing of some sort.. id go with it.

I have heard that the new vp191 is an MVA/PVA panel, which means good colors but response times in gray-to-gray will probably be pretty poor. Viewsonic had some press release that said that gray-to-gray response times would be 16ms, but I haven't seen any reviews on the new panel to confirm any of this info. Anyone else know more details?

The L90D+ is a 6-bit panel -- uses the same panel as the Samsung 915N if you want to cross reference specs.

Also, karma, I believe the 4:3 letterboxing option is a driver setting.
 

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I just picked up the Dell 1905 based heavily on both a friends recommendation and the Anand review. I really love it so far, and have noticed no problems with ghosting, etc. The image brightness and sharpness are both superb. I know that some here have said that this isn't the best gaming monitor, but I love it. It has great viewing angles and is a true 8 bit panel. I toyed with the idea of getting a different model due to the 1905s 20ms response, but I'm glad I didn't. The bottom line is that some people won't notice anything on a 25ms panel, and some will claim that a 12ms panel is "unplayable". The Dell has a 3 year warranty, and a good return policy if you decide you can't live with an LCD. . .
 

Machine350

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Hey Karma, give us a little review once you get the Hyundai. I'm looking very seriously at picking it up.
 

NordicNINE

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Originally posted by: karma4jake
So does the hyundia have 6bit or 8bit color? I read since it can only do 70hz refresh that limits a refresh to every 12ms, thus negating the 8ms panel speed, don't know how true this is. Thanks for the replies.

Response time is rise & fall together.
I know on a 12ms Viewsonic TN panel, the rise was 8ms & the fall was 4ms.
So, if it's simular on the 8ms panels, it would mean that the rise is probably about 5ms and the fall is 3ms.
According to a Viewsonic training session, you want the change to occur in less than half refresh. Which makes sense since you don't want all the time to be taken up with either the pixel being turned on or off. You want some time where it's lit solid. Also, you must also figure that most of the time (esp on TN panels) response time is a best case scenerio when colors are simular. Often, they are higher.

I currently have a Samsung 915N and while it's amazing for colors & brightness & response time, it's not as sharp as my wife's Samsung 711T. You could damn near cut yourself on the text on that monitor. I realize that it's a high end 17" that's as expensive as some 19", but it's amazing. What I really want is a MVA/PVA panel with a good response time. Her's is 22ms and we just got it, so I haven't had a chance to play games on it and see if there's ghosting, but after being used to a Benq 12ms 19" then now the Samsung 915N (which I'm selling) I also can't justify one that ghosts. Even though I don't play games often, I like them to play well.

Anyone know what the fastest MVA/PVA panel is? 16ms is probably fine if since most MVA/PVA panels are close to the rated response. Pref a Samsung panel since I like them best.

Also, I've noticed that the TN panels (esp the new 8ms ones on the Hyundai L90D+ & Samsung 913N/915N), have a low viewing angle. I've noticed that the text on my Samsung 915N isn't as sharp unless I place eye level at the top of the panel and look slightly down at it.
 

slpaulson

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Originally posted by: NordicNINE
Anyone know what the fastest MVA/PVA panel is? 16ms is probably fine if since most MVA/PVA panels are close to the rated response. Pref a Samsung panel since I like them best.

Viewsonic's newer version of the VP191 seems to have a 16ms MVA panel.
I'm trying to get some more opinions on how it is for games, but the reviews on Newegg sound pretty good.
 

NordicNINE

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PC World & NewEgg reviews look nice, but PC Mag doesn't rate it that high (yet the users do).

Going though other reviews on LCD's on PC Mag, they rated some others high even though users rated them bad.

Is PC Mag making fake reviews based on ad money or something?
 

slpaulson

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Originally posted by: NordicNINE
PC World & NewEgg reviews look nice, but PC Mag doesn't rate it that high (yet the users do).

Going though other reviews on LCD's on PC Mag, they rated some others high even though users rated them bad.

Is PC Mag making fake reviews based on ad money or something?

I don't know about the reviews being based on ad money, but any review of the VP191 before this year is the old version.
 
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