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What to look for in a monitor?

  • 05-10-2005 9:46pm
    #1
    joe123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭


    I need to get a new lcd monitor, and it will be used for gaming but I dont want nothing to pricey. Are there any things i should look for in the specs of a monitor as some have huge differences in price. Im going for a 17" and I noticed pcworld have one for 216 euros...which seems alot cheaper than ones hitting the 400 mark what could be so much different really?


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  • #2
    mp3guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,977 ✭✭✭mp3guy


    No, and dont' be fooled by response times, 25ms is all you need, 16ms is the most i'd spend money on


  • #3
    Illkillya
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭Illkillya


    It depends on how good you are at your games (assuming FPS games)


  • #4
    Ri_Nollaig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭Ri_Nollaig


    cant go wrong -> http://www.komplett.ie/k/kl.asp?bn=10398
    some ppl dont like buying lcd monitors online as they r afraid of dead pixels etc, but i got mine with komplett and not a single one :) (ofcourse i cud have just been lucky)
    u want the respone rate to b below 16ms and tbh almost all are these days
    the native resoulation is important as u basicly cant change it (at the cost of image quailty ofcourse)
    something to note 17" uses 1280*1024 while 19" also uses 1280*1024
    so u can get an extra 2 inches of space on the same res.
    the dearer ones will connect throught dvi which ur graphics card will need but u can get convertors easily


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