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Advice about buying monitors
xShadow:
I'm actually on the verge of ordering it, since it has like everything I want. I also started wondering what the point of an extended return policy is (after seeing you suggest it). If it's dead, it's usually dead on arrival, so won't that just use up that extended warranty? Answer is actually no: the warranty is transferable to another (non-DOA) product. (Yes, I actually bothered to contact a service representative for clearance on this; yes I'm that hardcore, I can edit it in or something in case someone needs to see the conv)
All things considered, my willingness to buy that monitor has just risen to about 95%. The last thing I want to consider is if there will be major ghosting when I try to play stuff like Dragon Age on it (at least I think this is called ghosting). In other words, if it's still good for gaming, I think I'll probably be buying it. From most accounts I've read, an 8ms response time is quite alright for gaming, but the question is whether that's a gray-gray response time or a off-on response time (I've seen that manufacturers use the terms interchangeably), and I'm trying to find a manual for it to see if it has that specification in it.... but I can't.
This is the closest I've come. From what I can see, it supports 1920x1200 at 60Hz, so I guess that's fine? My current monitor also runs at 60Hz, and I don't notice any problems with "ghosting" or whatever.
sdedalus83:
--- Quote from: xShadow on August 20, 2010, 01:32:34 PM ---This is the closest I've come. From what I can see, it supports 1920x1200 at 60Hz, so I guess that's fine? My current monitor also runs at 60Hz, and I don't notice any problems with "ghosting" or whatever.
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13ms on-off, 6ms grey to grey.
nstgc:
--- Quote from: xShadow on August 20, 2010, 01:32:34 PM ---All things considered, my willingness to buy that monitor has just risen to about 95%. The last thing I want to consider is if there will be major ghosting when I try to play stuff like Dragon Age on it (at least I think this is called ghosting). In other words, if it's still good for gaming, I think I'll probably be buying it. From most accounts I've read, an 8ms response time is quite alright for gaming, but the question is whether that's a gray-gray response time or a off-on response time (I've seen that manufacturers use the terms interchangeably), and I'm trying to find a manual for it to see if it has that specification in it.... but I can't
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Note though that is 8ms gray to gray, no black to white to black. (or is it WBW). Expect the actual response time to be between 16ms and 18ms.
xShadow:
--- Quote from: nstgc on August 20, 2010, 02:32:09 PM ---
--- Quote from: xShadow on August 20, 2010, 01:32:34 PM ---All things considered, my willingness to buy that monitor has just risen to about 95%. The last thing I want to consider is if there will be major ghosting when I try to play stuff like Dragon Age on it (at least I think this is called ghosting). In other words, if it's still good for gaming, I think I'll probably be buying it. From most accounts I've read, an 8ms response time is quite alright for gaming, but the question is whether that's a gray-gray response time or a off-on response time (I've seen that manufacturers use the terms interchangeably), and I'm trying to find a manual for it to see if it has that specification in it.... but I can't
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Note though that is 8ms gray to gray, no black to white to black. (or is it WBW). Expect the actual response time to be between 16ms and 18ms.
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sdedalus just listed that about an hour before you posted. o_0
Anyway, I'm fairly certain that I'm going to buy it. From reading the review that sdedalus posted, those people looked like they were fairly critical of every aspect of it, and said that the ghosting was mostly unnoticeable. Still, 210 dollars (236 with warranty) is a lot to shell out, so I just need to damn well make sure I can use this for my gaming needs. The that same review site says that it's satisfactory for hardcore gamers, so I might very well be pleased with it, though. I can't imagine it's any worse than this current LCD that I'm using.
It's 1920x1200 res, which is what I want, and it's got great picture quality. For some minor ghosting in gaming, I guess I can't really get that middle ground between color accuracy and gaming for any cheaper a price than this.
The deal looks like it's been around since the beginning of this year, though, which kind of makes me wonder where the hell they keep getting these things, if they're supposedly discontinued or whatever...
The only real con to this panel appears to be the fact that getting one that isn't DOA is a trial-and-error process.
nstgc:
Indeed he did, but for a different monitor.
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