LCD monitors and AH is 0 ghosting possible?

[Seraphim]

Originally posted by RedDg
Dave,

I've had the Dell 2001 FP 20" for about 18 months and it's fantastic for AH.  I'm sure there are some good deals on it now.  Oh, and the new TrackIR4 Pro sensors are designed to fit on the flat panel monitors

Dell 2001 FP

Im goin with RedDghere, ive had mine for about the same anount of time, even took it to the AH convention, it's been nothing less than extremely impressive. Even the Ah crew loved it (if they rememebers ). Not only does it have an outstanding picture for AH, it works great as a t.v. monitor. In fact, I use daily since I bought it, and still continuously get compliments on its resolution & clarity. Well worth the money I paid 18 months ago, and im sure its cheaper nowadays & and an even better deal. I think dell has a newer model, but i hevent seen it yet.

[Seraphim]

P.S.

Not only do they a high resolution, they are lightweight, easy to carry, and easy to plug in to pretty much anything; you can hook up multiple computers, a television, dvd players, and 4 total at the same time, with just a push of a button to switch in between.

[llama]

All,

I've had a few emails about what I've been using to "easily" lug a 19" CRT to LAN parties, so here it is:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/bags/38a4/

It is called the "GearGrip CRT - Monitor Carrier," and it runs around $25. I also ponied up for a padded "glass cover" for another few dollars, to protect the glass from scratches during transport.

The monitor is surprisingly well-balanced when all strapped in, and it quick-releases fairly nicely too.

-Llama

[RTSigma]

I personally enjoy a flat panel. I've had my 15inch Ultra Sharp from Dell since 2003 and other than a burning image in my upper right, it works great. The ms isn't too hot, so I picked out a 19inch H95B by Sony with a 16ms for my x-mas present (at 22 I still can act like a kid again). I chose FP over a CRT for several reasons:

Space - In college, our desks have trouble fitting a 15inch CRT. Depth is the problem of the desks but with a FP I can get bigger and bigger without a sacrifice in desk space.

Image quality - I still watch DVDs (since my 5.1 is hooked up to my computer) as well as TV input. I do a little PS work here and there and the quality is great

Sound - my 6600gt's fan makes enough noise, our family 17inch CRT is loud too. My current FP is silent and I like that

Gaming - I've been using my FP for gaming and I do notice ghosting. But this is an old FP and it recently got some more life into it when I bought a DVI cable a few months ago. I'm not a hardcore gamer, I don't play in competitions, I just want a large picture with a high resolution. Trust me, playing IL2 or AH2 on a 15inch is tough to read some dials and icons.


I don't think we'll see the end of CRTs for a while, but I'm sure theres going to be something that comes out that will make FPs gamer-orientated. Console games for that matter run well on FP TVs now.