LCD Monitor or HDTV ???

an LCD can be a HDTV.
But I would go for FullHD instead.

[=PF=Coastie]

Hey Zoom,

Good to see you around ole buddy.

I do not have an HDTV, but a couple of squad mates do and they love it. I believe they are using 32" LCD TV's.

One thing I can say is this. Be careful how big you go. The bigger the set, the farther the minimum viewing distance. I believe a 42" is something like 6 to 8 feet minimum distance or you will start to see a pixelated picture. A 32" is a bit closer of course.

But they do say that IDing AC and see dots is so much easier.

Let me know if you are looking for a squad. We (AKA Wardogs) are involved in an awesome online campaign with the FA squad. We could always use a great stick such as yourself.

[badfinger]

I'm using a 40" Samsung 60mhrz at 1650x1080, and sit 4' 6" from the screen. It looks great and really helps with the immersion. All I see is screen.

binky9

[scissorss]

I am using a 32" LCD HDTV and it works great, however screen burn in is a problem, for me at least, since the computer is also used for all my web browsing. As far as gaming goes though, I could never go back to a smaller screen.

[Ploughman]

I have a 24 inch LCD monitor and a 37 inch Samsung LCD HDTV, both 1080. Whilst I'm very happy with both products the main pain with the HDTV I find myself sat back enough that my TrackIR has trouble tracking, which is probably solved by getting one of those clip things. Of the two the large screen is more immersive as it's effectively IMAX. I where a pair of reading glasses with the larger screen to spare me any eye strain as I have to sit about 30 inches from it with the TrackIR hat on. Really, if you can spend the money, get the crispest, bestest, biggest screen you can manage that isn't going to tan your face with high energy particles.

[Porksmuggler]

Most large format monitors (32'' or greater) use many of the same panels you would find in a 1080p HDTV.

The most important part when picking is the panel type, do some research here:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles.htm

I highly recommend the LG model in my sig.

[scissorss]

And if you do go the HDTV route, make sure you get a 1080p set of course. 1080i will cause seizure invoking flickering.

[fireship4]

The ability to show motion withut shadow is very important, and it is a bit annoying in fast paced scenes - for instance turning your head in game to watch a plane go past in the opposite direction, or even general dogfighting when planes are outlined against the sky.

My monitor is a good one for the money - a BENQ 2200HD - but I notice these issues every so often. My screen runs at 1920*1080@60Hz, I have wondered whether the blurring is due to refresh rate (as opposed to how long pixels take grey to grey), but I can only get 75Hz if I use a dual DVI cable (I think) whereas I currently have single.

[Zoom2136]

Originally Posted by =PF=Coastie

Hey Zoom,

Good to see you around ole buddy.

I do not have an HDTV, but a couple of squad mates do and they love it. I believe they are using 32" LCD TV's.

One thing I can say is this. Be careful how big you go. The bigger the set, the farther the minimum viewing distance. I believe a 42" is something like 6 to 8 feet minimum distance or you will start to see a pixelated picture. A 32" is a bit closer of course.

But they do say that IDing AC and see dots is so much easier.

Let me know if you are looking for a squad. We (AKA Wardogs) are involved in an awesome online campaign with the FA squad. We could always use a great stick such as yourself.

Thanks for the offer Coastie. Great to hear from you too.
I have little time to fly right now. I'm only flying Ghostskies with the TUSA guys. Great bunch of guys. We could surely use a high flyer like you in Ghostskies!!!

[Zoom2136]

I'm reading up on HDTVs and it seems that some have problems with HDMI and PCs?

I bought a cheap 28" (1920x1200 monitor) from TigerDirect for 250$ a few months ago but I can't see a damm plane with it... It's like flying blind! It's like these plane all blend in perfectly with there surrounding. My previous 24" Acer that died on me did not have that problem. Damm I miss my old 21" NEC CRT .

So that got me thinking of a HDTV. Just want to make sure that a get one with good contrast and that the objects (read plane) don't flicker.

I will read up on the site suggested here .