TFT 17" Screens and Gaming

Hello,

I'm thinking of getting rid of my CRT and getting TFT 17". What should I be
looking for considering I'd be using it for games?

Thanks

"Not Known" wrote in message
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Hello,

I'm thinking of getting rid of my CRT and getting TFT 17". What should I
be
looking for considering I'd be using it for games?

- HIGH contrast ratio... I've seen 700:1
- Fast refresh... 16ms or less
- Native resolution... should match the desktop size you normally work with

Noozer wrote:

"Not Known" wrote in message
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Hello,

I'm thinking of getting rid of my CRT and getting TFT 17". What should I
be
looking for considering I'd be using it for games?

- HIGH contrast ratio... I've seen 700:1
- Fast refresh... 16ms or less
- Native resolution... should match the desktop size you normally work with

The last one is the problem. Almost all 17" lcd monitors are 1280x1024.
The nice thing about a crt is that you can get nice images in your choice
of resolutions.

"JK" wrote in message
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Noozer wrote:

"Not Known" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm thinking of getting rid of my CRT and getting TFT 17". What should
I
be
looking for considering I'd be using it for games?

- HIGH contrast ratio... I've seen 700:1
- Fast refresh... 16ms or less
- Native resolution... should match the desktop size you normally work
with

The last one is the problem. Almost all 17" lcd monitors are 1280x1024.
The nice thing about a crt is that you can get nice images in your choice
of resolutions.


Thanks for your help.

I currently have 18"CRT set to 1280 x 1024 which is fine.

Are you saying that most LCD moniters are fixed at this res?

What does native resolution mean?

What about this, would this do the job?

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...tml?SON-101495



"JK" wrote in message
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Noozer wrote:

"Not Known" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm thinking of getting rid of my CRT and getting TFT 17". What should
I
be
looking for considering I'd be using it for games?

- HIGH contrast ratio... I've seen 700:1
- Fast refresh... 16ms or less
- Native resolution... should match the desktop size you normally work
with

The last one is the problem. Almost all 17" lcd monitors are 1280x1024.
The nice thing about a crt is that you can get nice images in your choice
of resolutions.

Not Known wrote:

What about this, would this do the job?

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...tml?SON-101495

For gaming? Perhaps. See if you can find a store that has it where
you can demo games with it. If you deviate from the native resolution, then the
image will probably not look so nice. That is the main drawback of lcd
monitors. Sony claims multiple resolutions, however I am skeptical about
the quality at anything but the native resolution. This model also doesn't
have a DVI(digital) interface.



"JK" wrote in message
...


Noozer wrote:

"Not Known" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm thinking of getting rid of my CRT and getting TFT 17". What should
I
be
looking for considering I'd be using it for games?

- HIGH contrast ratio... I've seen 700:1
- Fast refresh... 16ms or less
- Native resolution... should match the desktop size you normally work
with

The last one is the problem. Almost all 17" lcd monitors are 1280x1024.
The nice thing about a crt is that you can get nice images in your choice
of resolutions.

In message "Not Known"
wrote:

I currently have 18"CRT set to 1280 x 1024 which is fine.

Are you saying that most LCD moniters are fixed at this res?

What does native resolution mean?

LCD monitors have a fixed pixel size, and fixed number of pixels. As a
result, the monitor can only display an image at it's designed solution.

If the source input is in another resolution, the monitor can do one of
three things:

1) Refuse to display the image.
2) Display the image stretched to fit the resolution.
3) Display the image as-is surrounded by unused portions of the screen.

None of these are really that great for day to day use, although 2 and 3
are good enough to install an OS and reconfigure the resolution.

A typical 17"-19" LCD will be at 1280x1024, but it really depends on the
monitor.


--
Going to war over religion is fighting to see who's got the
better imaginary friend.

"JK" wrote in message
...


Not Known wrote:

What about this, would this do the job?

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...tml?SON-101495

For gaming? Perhaps. See if you can find a store that has it where
you can demo games with it. If you deviate from the native resolution,
then the
image will probably not look so nice. That is the main drawback of lcd
monitors. Sony claims multiple resolutions, however I am skeptical about
the quality at anything but the native resolution. This model also doesn't
have a DVI(digital) interface.



"JK" wrote in message
...


Noozer wrote:

"Not Known" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm thinking of getting rid of my CRT and getting TFT 17". What
should
I
be
looking for considering I'd be using it for games?

- HIGH contrast ratio... I've seen 700:1
- Fast refresh... 16ms or less
- Native resolution... should match the desktop size you normally work
with

The last one is the problem. Almost all 17" lcd monitors are 1280x1024.
The nice thing about a crt is that you can get nice images in your
choice
of resolutions.




What is a DVI plz?

DevilsPGD wrote:

In message "Not Known"
wrote:

I currently have 18"CRT set to 1280 x 1024 which is fine.

Are you saying that most LCD moniters are fixed at this res?

What does native resolution mean?

LCD monitors have a fixed pixel size, and fixed number of pixels. As a
result, the monitor can only display an image at it's designed solution.

If the source input is in another resolution, the monitor can do one of
three things:

1) Refuse to display the image.
2) Display the image stretched to fit the resolution.
3) Display the image as-is surrounded by unused portions of the screen.

None of these are really that great for day to day use, although 2 and 3
are good enough to install an OS and reconfigure the resolution.

A typical 17"-19" LCD will be at 1280x1024, but it really depends on the
monitor.

Some higher end !8" and up monitors are 1600x1200. They are typically
much more expensive than the 1280x1024 ones of the same size.



--
Going to war over religion is fighting to see who's got the
better imaginary friend.

Not Known wrote:

"JK" wrote in message
...


Not Known wrote:

What about this, would this do the job?

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...tml?SON-101495

For gaming? Perhaps. See if you can find a store that has it where
you can demo games with it. If you deviate from the native resolution,
then the
image will probably not look so nice. That is the main drawback of lcd
monitors. Sony claims multiple resolutions, however I am skeptical about
the quality at anything but the native resolution. This model also doesn't
have a DVI(digital) interface.



"JK" wrote in message
...


Noozer wrote:

"Not Known" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I'm thinking of getting rid of my CRT and getting TFT 17". What
should
I
be
looking for considering I'd be using it for games?

- HIGH contrast ratio... I've seen 700:1
- Fast refresh... 16ms or less
- Native resolution... should match the desktop size you normally work
with

The last one is the problem. Almost all 17" lcd monitors are 1280x1024.
The nice thing about a crt is that you can get nice images in your
choice
of resolutions.




What is a DVI plz?

Digital interface. In a notebook, the lcd display is connected digitally. Lower
priced lcd monitors only have an analog connector, so your video card
converts the image to analog, then the lcd monitor converts it back to
digital internally so the lcd panel can display it. This digital to analog to
digital
transformation reduces images quality. With an lcd monitor with a DVI input
and the required video card with a dvi out, you avoid the digital to analog
to digital transformation.