Thread: Samsung 17" 710N-2

Well, to be honest if you're buying an LCD/TFT for gaming, you're really barking up the wrong tree. LCDs have a much lower refresh rate than your typical CRT monitor, which actually limits your potential FPS in games. They also have a higher dot pitch, which makes individual pixels more evident and can be distracting. Not only that, "ghosting", or image bleed-over, is very common in LCDs, so your games will likely appear blurry in fast-paced scenes. As a matter of fact, a good solid CRT (which can be had for about $200) is superior to an LCD in just about every conceivable way for gaming.

If have already made up your mind that you want an LCD, Samsung makes great stuff. They're one of the few companies promising zero blown pixes (yes, LCDs commonly blow out pixels).

Anti-Trend is 100% right about your situation of "Which monitor will game better" as CRT monitors are better, however I use a 19" Philips LCD, and i regularly play:
Doom 3
Far Cry
Call of Duty
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield Vietnam
HL2 / CS:S

All first person shooters, and i don't have a problem of ghosting or pixel distraction, and my FPS is the same as using a CRT.

The one thing you have to make sure of, is when buying a LCD to game on, make sure it has a refresh rate of either 16MS or 8MS, (the lower the better - MS = MilliSeconds), also make sure that your LCD your choosing is capable of atleast 70/75Hz at high resolutions (ie: above 1024x768 - ideally atleast 1280x864).

As i said, I have no problem with ghosting, brightness, contrast or pixel distraction, and you do notice the difference - but not in a negative way, I've used LCD's now for about a 1 1/2 years and I find it very hard to use CRT's now.

Originally Posted by ProcalX

A I've used LCD's now for about a 1 1/2 years and I find it very hard to use CRT's now.

Y do u find it hard to use CRT's??? (Sorry i dont understand this comment) u mean like for space?

Probably because of the space saving or overall look-good factor. I like LCDs but sometimes they're very blurry with the crap ones.

If you go with Samsung, Sony or the new Benqs you should be fine.