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Monitors

for gaming

CRT or flat panel?

AFAIK flat panels screens will have more problems with fast changing images, like in first-persons shooting games or flight sims. Are OK for wargames and desk work, and take less place of course.

hmmmm

that could be a prob

i play sims and fps'ers AND wargames

hmm

[X(]


maybe ill get 2 monitors[:D]

lmao

Mine is a 21" CRT and it don't bother me a bit that it's not flat panel[8D]

lol

ill just get a crt and get a flatter later

wat the hell does CRT mean anyway?[8|]

or LCD

CRT = Cathode Ray Tube. Big tube.
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display. Flatscreen.

Try Google or the Wikipedia for longer explanations

LCDs have varying refresh rates - any on the market now should be able to at least play a DVD just fine. Piuck from the higher-end of the price range at whatever size you want and you should be fine for gaming. I'll say one nice thing about CompUSA (ever) and that's that they have a nice selection of LCDs connected to fast PCs running 3d games. Go look at some in action.

We're a design studio at work, so we have lots of Apple 23" LCD displays hooked up to dual-proc G5s. These things play Medal of Honor with *very* impressive framerates - around a hundred, but I haven't taken the time really tweak my settings and check the actual fps, but it's up in triple figures (at full res of a 23" monitor too).

The LCD displays handle that action just fine. Go ahead, drop $2200 on a display and the adaptor to go to the DVI port on your video card. It's digital all the way from the GPU to your screen.

hmmmmmmm


where do u guys get all the $ for this? [:'(]

the only old part that i have on hand that i could use is an optical mouse

i went downstairs to look at my old computer, and i decided that i couildnt use anything whether it be -

monitor
speakers
keyboard
case
and forget the drives vid and sound cards, processor

that reminds me

wat is an expansion slot? wat are they for?

well

ive decided-partly, on a monitor

ive decided NOT to get an LCD monitor- for the time being

ill just get a decent sized CRT monitor, and later, maybe in a year, get an LCD monitor, maybe once the prices go down a bit lol

as for brands for CRT monitors, does anyone have any reccomendations?

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guys


how do u measure a monitor?

diagonal?

up down?

left right?

I have an Optiquest 21" and am real happy with it. I think it's going out though. I'm looking at another 21" or maybe a 22" in the Viewsonic brand.

ORIGINAL: marky

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guys


how do u measure a monitor?

diagonal?

up down?

left right?

Diagonal.