LCD Monitor or HDTV ???

[WTE_Galway]

Depending on your budget there is also the option of a 2500 DPI 27" or 30" LCD.

[Porksmuggler]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

Depending on your budget there is also the option of a 2500 DPI 27" or 30" LCD.

2500 DPI? Maybe I do not understand your meaning.

For displays, it's PPI, and 1080p @ 30" is approximately 73 PPI.

http://members.ping.de/~sven/dpi.html

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by Porksmuggler

2500 DPI? Maybe I do not understand your meaning.

For displays, it's PPI, and 1080p @ 30" is approximately 73 PPI.

http://members.ping.de/~sven/dpi.html

sorry I did not mean DPI that was a mistake.

What I meant to say was many 30"LCD's have resolutions up around 2560 x 1600 which is far better than 1080p.

[Oldschool61]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

sorry I did not mean DPI that was a mistake.

What I meant to say was many 30"LCD's have resolutions up around 2560 x 1600 which is far better than 1080p.

Your eye isnt going to percieve a difference between the two resolutions likely. UNless you sit inches away. But your PC frame rate will certainly notice it with much lower fps.

[CharveL]

All monitors pretty much suck right now until they can improve black levels and true refresh rate to 120hz or better affordably.

Hurry the hell up OLED.

[Untamo]

S!

I have a 30" LCD screen with 2560x1600 resolution. I have it about 1m from me and the immersion is great.

The best thing with it is that I don't have to use anti-aliasing. Sure the resolution in itself is a mighty hit on the performance, but the extreme definition is definitely(pun hell, here I come) worth it

-Untamo

[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 .

[fireship4]

Thanks for the info porksmuggler.

[Zoom2136]

Looks that the best HDTVs for gaming are either Panasonic or Sharp.

These are the companies with the less input lag (Sharp being better).

The search continues