Gamer's Monitor

[Nwbie]

If you open 80% of the monitors out there you will see one word "Sony" nuff said

friend who did setups for tv's for best buy said the same thing about HD tv's

[_vic_]

If you open 80% of the monitors out there you will see one word "Sony" nuff said

That's definitely true, and it holds up for things like RAM as well. There are a very small number of manufacturers that actually produce things like LCD panels and RAM chips - However, that being said, your high-quality brands will purchase these chips from the manufacturer within tighter tolerances. So, your Samsung monitor and your Daewoo monitor may have the exact same LCD panel housed inside - but the Samsung is likely a higher quality LCD from a different batch. This means that the "lesser brands" are more hit and miss in terms of quality. Are you a gambling man? (I am, my Benq and Daewoo monitors are excellent.)

Just my two cents.
Tim

[Ruler2]

Yeah, Viewsonic makes some quality stuff.  Along with Samsung, higher end Acer, Dell, Apple etc.  I avoid cheapo brands like the plague.  i.e. Spectre, Westinghouse etc

would my HP W1907 (I think) be a plague monitor?

[Fulmar]

would my HP W1907 (I think) be a plague monitor?

Nope, that should be a good monitor.  5ms response, 1000:1 contrast ratio.

[Ruler2]

Nope, that should be a good monitor.  5ms response, 1000:1 contrast ratio.

ok,good,although I haven't really shopped for monitors I HAVE learned this:If it is shiny it usually is sharper and has better colors,if it is a matte/dull screen it reduces glare but that's about all it does,I don't think the pic quality is as good,am I correct in saying that?

[DREDIOCK]

Yeah, Viewsonic makes some quality stuff.  Along with Samsung, higher end Acer, Dell, Apple etc.  I avoid cheapo brands like the plague.  i.e. Spectre, Westinghouse etc

I like my 22" westinghouse my wife got me for Xmas a couple years ago. LDC but with the screen dimensions of a CRT (Not widescreen)

But what the hell do I know? I never get any kills in this damn game anyway.

[Motherland]

On the 22" Westinghouse I had, I could read the words in the ghosting just scrolling through a web page.

[DREDIOCK]

On the 22" Westinghouse I had, I could read the words in the ghosting just scrolling through a web page.

Admittedly before I hooked it up I was concerned about this. But to my delight I have yet to see any ghosting on this monitor at all.
I have no complaints