What do you look for in a screen?

[Grimspoon]

I like at screen size, the bigger the better

On a serious note though, I would say the biggest downside to most LCD screens is back light bleed. Have had that on a number of screens.

[czc]

Moving pictures

[DarthSWNT]

Think my phone needs a better spell check.... Geez my posts are riddled with grammatical errors and spelling errors... I guess that is what happens when you are running low on battery.

You get the jist though.

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[Leyzer]

Sorry, but I really, really feel like I should add something in reply to the thread name:



I usually never stash my stuff inside my screen, but what I generally look for in a screen is to see the game I'm currently playing.






:P

haha Secret compartments are the first thing to look for in a screen.

[Leyzer]

Thanks for all the info guys.

Here's more info about me if it'll help
the games I play: tf2, Hon, SC2, BFBC2, use to play cod4

I had a streak of bad luck and my dual 17" monitors died with in a week of each other.
So I'm currently using a friends Old 17" Flatron L1720p

I was hoping to spend R1500 or so but the R2500 screens (as always) have better features/stats.

My idea of the monitor was
- 1920*1080
- 2ms ( the current screen has a 16ms response time so how much difference is the 5ms and the 2ms. really?)
- LCD (I do lan but LED isn't that much lighter so doesn't make that much difference)
- 180 viewing angle.
- Frequency most monitors are 60hz now days anyway, right? THe older ones some were 75Hz i think.
- Glare has never been much of an issue.

Is it worth paying R2500 for a monitor?
Cos it seems like the best is only for a short period anyway.

[Leyzer]

I had a look at some websites I have used or know of and found these:
looked like the best bet
http://www.kalahari.com/electronics/.../36280452.aspx
R1750
http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/e2350v...r-p-38732.html
R1690
http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/wide-1...1-p-31075.html
R1903
http://www.mitabyte.co.za/p23LEDPHIL...S-Monitor.aspx
R1599

and this one a little 2 expensive
http://www.incredible.co.za/ProductD...aspx?SKU=77398
R2000

What you guys think?

[DarthSWNT]

Unfortunately 2500 does not get you what i used to. A large amount of tax is now added.

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[DarthSWNT]

Also viewing angles of 180degrees is usually rubbish. If it is tn it is not true and most monitors are tn.

Ito refresh rates... Old crt monitors and plasmas have much better refresh rates than lcds. But the points i raised before are the important ones and you can easily use a normal 60Hz lcd for gaming and be content.

Led versus lcd... It is definitely not only about size and brightness. As i mentioned before it is about consistency of brightness and colour from edge to edge.

In terms of brands... Atm i would stick with Samsung. Or if you want something slightly better go with an NEC monitor. Phillips and LG are lagging a bit with their monitors.

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[D1sturbedexecutioner]

You could take a look at the Samsung BX2230, it's LED, 1920x1080 resolution, 2ms response time, full HD, the rest I can't remember. It sells for a nice R1700 at incredible corruption, but you could probably find it somewhere else for cheaper than that. The only down-side is that the screen size is 21.5 inches. My friend has one, and he is very happy with it. The BX2330 is the 23-inch version, and sells for R2000, which is fairly cheap for a monitor with that specs, in my opinion.

[PunkOnWheels]

I dunno about you guys, but I got a Samsung 16:10 aspect ratio 2ms response time. OK, its only 1680x1050 but it its like 3-4 years old. But I hate my 16:9 monitor at work, I prefer that extra height, makes a hell of a diff.