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Title: Good 3:4 LCD with low refresh ?
Post by: Krusty on February 13, 2008, 02:41:17 PM

[I posted this in a related topic, but apparently everybody was done with it, so I'll make a new thread]


Well... Supposedly ( :noid ) we're getting a hefty tax refund here in the USA, and it's got me wondering about a better monitor.


My current LCD is bright, and big, but blurs horribly (26ms response time, I believe).

I'm looking for a 3:4 ratio screen if possible (I don't like widescreen), with a decent refresh rate and some resolution larger than 1280x1024 (what I have now).

I believe the next standard up would be 1600x1280, can anybody confirm that?

It can be 17, 18, or 19 inches. I'm not against 20" but I don't want it to be too large. It has to sit on a desk next to my existing LCD. I don't want speakers on the monitor.



Anybody got any suggestions? I'm looking for something I can play AH on.

[Hopefully not too expensive. Seems the refunds will be smaller than I thought]

Title: Good 3:4 LCD with low refresh ?
Post by: caddie on February 13, 2008, 05:42:40 PM

Reason why you do not like wide screen? I do not think i will ever go back.

Title: Good 3:4 LCD with low refresh ?
Post by: Spatula on February 13, 2008, 05:51:54 PM

i was looking at getting one of these: Samsung Syncmaster 204b
http://www.samsung.com/nz/products/monitors/tft/204b.asp?page=Specifications

1600x1200
5 ms response

Borrowing a mates viewsonic somethingorrather entry-level model which works ok for now. But keen to get the above.

Title: Good 3:4 LCD with low refresh ?
Post by: mg1942 on February 13, 2008, 06:26:55 PM

Any Samsung or LGs.

Title: Good 3:4 LCD with low refresh ?
Post by: Krusty on February 14, 2008, 12:36:35 AM

Don't like widescreen for several key reasons. Not the least of which is the playback of videos natively in 3:4 ratio, the playing of games (utmost importance!) and most don't look good at all in widescreen (most that I play, anyways), and in general widescreens are a gimick IMO.

Since the start of TVs, the start of CRTs, the start of LCDs, we've had a 3:4 ratio. The only reason to have widescreen is to find a 16:9 for proper movie playback, and I don't like watching movies on my PC (I'll watch them on the 36" TV set, thanks!)

That, in a nutshell, is why I'm looking for 3:4

If all I can find is a widescreen, well... I might settle, but I really don't want it.

Title: Good 3:4 LCD with low refresh ?
Post by: The Fugitive on February 14, 2008, 10:04:45 AM

This is the one I use (http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=176534&WT.mc_n=4&WT.mc_t=U&cm_ven=COMPARISON%20SHOPPING&cm_cat=GOOGLE&cm_pla=DATAFEED-%3EPRODUCTS&cm_ite=1%20PRODUCT&cm_keycode=4)  . I got mine on sale for $150 or so. Works great, no blurring, and very clear.

Title: Good 3:4 LCD with low refresh ?
Post by: Krusty on February 14, 2008, 10:17:40 AM

Well, that's got 1280x1024 max resolution. I've already got that resolution. I'd like to step up to the higher ranges to get better quality (more physical pixels) in-game.

Maybe I have to go CRT to get what I want? I hope not :confused:

Title: Good 3:4 LCD with low refresh ?
Post by: whels on February 14, 2008, 10:32:03 AM

2 1600x1200  2ms n 5ms  lcds

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001226

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002376