Technology gamers don't need

Hah. Especially the 5.1 thing. Best thing to do is to ask them which ear the .1 subwoofer is in. That usually shuts them up.

People assume that it’s the hardware, not the vastly greater number of hours spent practicing and gaming that makes certain gamers better than others.
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Maybe both hardware *and* the amount of practice contribute. So buying the gear does help, even if it doesn't make you a pro overnight. ;)

Or, even better there are cases where its 100% hardware. e.g. If you've got a powerful enough PC & pin the COD4 fps at the correct number you can actually jump higher, take less (fall) damage and run faster. And not a small amount...like 15%+ difference. No joke btw.

10,000 hours experience and an old IBM ball mouse will beat 200 hours and the latest high-end mouse any day of the week and this will always be the case.
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And if you compare 200 Apple to 10 000 pears its still dubious logic.
 
I actually like my 5.1/7.1 headset. Plus its only really like a few people who can tell the difference between a R2000 and R3000 set of earphones. Plus how often do people sit down and really analyse their quality at that level so I prefer the slight drop in quality for the gains in gaming and in the middle of an intense session its hard to notice.
My opinion get a good pair of comfortable earphones first then decide if your there to have fun or be an audio junky but defiantly comfort first. Plus I switch of the 5.1 for I-tunes
 
Ike_009 said:
I actually like my 5.1/7.1 headset. Plus its only really like a few people who can tell the difference between a R2000 and R3000 set of earphones. Plus how often do people sit down and really analyse their quality at that level so I prefer the slight drop in quality for the gains in gaming and in the middle of an intense session its hard to notice.
My opinion get a good pair of comfortable earphones first then decide if your there to have fun or be an audio junky but defiantly comfort first. Plus I switch of the 5.1 for I-tunes
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As a beatmaker, I'd say I fall into the audio junky category:D
 
Nice article. I also have a comment or two:

I love my Dell U2711 IPS panel. I wouldn't change it for the world. Gamer or not, it's an essential component for any PC-related experience and the only people to diss the product are the people who can't afford one or who don't know better. Nothing beats a high resolution IPS panel. Whether it's for gaming or productivity.

5.1 headphones - Sure it's not essential and a decent pair of stereo headphones is actually better in many technical aspects. However, having an ACTUAL 5.1 surround sound system and having all of the speakers on the same desk is just as useless :) In that case, give me the headphones!

The gunnar glasses: In the MG review you guys praised the blue snot out of them, now they're basically a gimmick according to this article? There's that double-edged sword again.

Here are actual things that gamers (apparently) don't need:

1. Manners.
2. Perspective that's not permanently their own.
3. Respect for other people OR any other living thing.
4. A sex life that doesn't depend on their own hands.
5. A life, in general.
6. A vocabulary which contain words longer than 4 letters.
 
Neo said:
Nice article. I also have a comment or two:

I love my Dell U2711 IPS panel. I wouldn't change it for the world. Gamer or not, it's an essential component for any PC-related experience and the only people to diss the product are the people who can't afford one or who don't know better. Nothing beats a high resolution IPS panel. Whether it's for gaming or productivity.

5.1 headphones - Sure it's not essential and a decent pair of stereo headphones is actually better in many technical aspects. However, having an ACTUAL 5.1 surround sound system and having all of the speakers on the same desk is just as useless :) In that case, give me the headphones!

The gunnar glasses: In the MG review you guys praised the blue snot out of them, now they're basically a gimmick according to this article? There's that double-edged sword again.

Here are actual things that gamers (apparently) don't need:

1. Manners.
2. Perspective that's not permanently their own.
3. Respect for other people OR any other living thing.
4. A sex life that doesn't depend on their own hands.
5. A life, in general.
6. A vocabulary which contain words longer than 4 letters.
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I'm sincerely curious, where does that come from?
 
Neo said:
Nice article. I also have a comment or two:

I love my Dell U2711 IPS panel. I wouldn't change it for the world. Gamer or not, it's an essential component for any PC-related experience and the only people to diss the product are the people who can't afford one or who don't know better. Nothing beats a high resolution IPS panel. Whether it's for gaming or productivity.

5.1 headphones - Sure it's not essential and a decent pair of stereo headphones is actually better in many technical aspects. However, having an ACTUAL 5.1 surround sound system and having all of the speakers on the same desk is just as useless :) In that case, give me the headphones!

The gunnar glasses: In the MG review you guys praised the blue snot out of them, now they're basically a gimmick according to this article? There's that double-edged sword again.

Here are actual things that gamers (apparently) don't need:

1. Manners.
2. Perspective that's not permanently their own.
3. Respect for other people OR any other living thing.
4. A sex life that doesn't depend on their own hands.
5. A life, in general.
6. A vocabulary which contain words longer than 4 letters.
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I understand the Gunnar thing this way: for reduced eye strain, they are awesome. But they don't improve any aspect of gaming apart from your eyes falling out of their sockets.
 
Lycanthrope said:
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The difference between 5ms and 2ms is pretty bloody negligible at best and only something someone with a major insecurity would need to obsess over.

As MOnk says, 2ms monitors often have their own problems.

I'm no expert on the matter but ghosting only really happens at > 12ms?

Also... "serious gamer." Pff... The only folk who can legitimately claim that title are those who love gaming. Anything else is just cock-measuring (and often laced with a special kind of fail)...
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Just curious what kind of problems the 2ms displays have?

You hit the nail on the head with with 'serious gamer'. I have no qualms with my 5ms display for gaming, at all, but I wouldn't call myself 'serious'. It is a recreation, not a profession.
 
murfle said:
Just curious what kind of problems the 2ms displays have?
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I'm no expert on this but from what I've read some manufacturers try to cut corners to achieve 2ms response times which can result in an inferior panel. Ghosting can also be caused on 2ms monitors due to it being a "best case" measurement and not necessarily what you can expect in a real world environment.

This is where things like input lag, refresh rate, contrast ratios, colour depth, visual quality and all sorts of more complicated things come into play that I'm just not clued up enough on to really debate :(

Personally, I'm more inclined to trust other people's experiences and reviews than I'd ever just buy something purely because it has an exceptionally low response time.

You hit the nail on the head with with 'serious gamer'. I have no qualms with my 5ms display for gaming, at all, but I wouldn't call myself 'serious'. It is a recreation, not a profession.
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Thank you :p
 
2ms displays can also suffer from overshoot. What happens is that the techniques they use to speed up response time can cause pixels to go past their target value (overshoot), which can cause inverse ghosting. Most good displays will use technology that doesn't have this effect but it is something you have to be aware of when considering LCD response time.
 
I actually had a 1ms display that I got strictly because it was a very cheap 27". In a way, I'm kind of glad it got stolen... It was horrible.
 
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