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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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Re: Suggest a new monitor?
« Reply #30 on: January 25, 2009, 05:27:54 AM »
What people should remember is that when shopping for hardware usually also other games than AH should be considered.

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Re: Suggest a new monitor?
« Reply #31 on: January 25, 2009, 09:55:47 AM »
I am using Crossfire and dual ATI 4850s.  FR of my 24" LCD is a solid 60 which matches the refresh of my monitor.
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Re: Suggest a new monitor?
« Reply #32 on: January 25, 2009, 10:06:26 AM »
Del.....take a look at these.  The Gateway I purchased has HDMI, DVI and VGA it's HD 1080p and a setable response time 2ms/5ms  I flew with the 5ms response time and had no issues.

As a matter of fact I didn't know that I was set at 5ms until I read the instructions  :eek:  I'm running crossfire 4850s and AH never looked so good. (Still have the 22in. Sony CRT)

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size- 24 in diagonal
resolution-1920X1200
Pixel Pitch-0.0106 X0.0106 (0.270mm X 0.270cm)
Aspect ratio-16:10
Brightness-400cd/m2
Contrast ratio- Ultra contrast disabled 1000:1 (typical)
                     Ultra contrast Enabled: 2000:1

Viewing angles- 160 deg. horizontal and vertical

Response times - UltraResponse Enabled : 2ms
                        UltraResponse Disable: 5ms (typical)
 Frequency- Horizontal 74Khz
                  Vertical 60Khz

Lamp Life 30,000 hours minimum

Colors: 16.7 million

Connections and inputs-Analog (VGA)
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                                 HDMI supports 480i 480g 720p 1080i and 1080p


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Re: Suggest a new monitor?
« Reply #33 on: January 25, 2009, 11:35:02 AM »
I just went through the process of buying a new LCD about 4 months ago and settled on this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014173
It was out of stock but they show available now. 
I did quite a bit of research and found the Anandtech forums to be the best overall source of info.  They have a great write up on monitors including recommendations:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=2049206&enterthread=y
I looked at the Gateway 24 and even purchased one - it went back three days later.  Not that is was "bad" but for the money it wasn't that good.  The Benq looks better than the Gateway and is cheaper.  It has the HDMI and DVI inputs which you want.  I am running it with an Ati 4850 and Aces High looks ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.  Highly recommended.
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