LCD Monitor or HDTV ???

[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.

[Porksmuggler]

Originally Posted by fireship4

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.

The panel for your monitor is the following:
BenQ E2200HD 2ms G2G 21.5"WS AU Optronics TN Film (M215HW01 V0)

The panel overdriven to 75Hz may have a negative effect:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles...ve_at_75hz.htm

The blurring is likely due to the TN panel type, even though it is specified at 2ms. Or possibly your eyes are more sensitive, although there's not much that can be done there, as even the LCDs marketed at 120Hz are not truly 120Hz/fps.

[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

[Heliocon]

HDTV are ugly for gaming, the low resolution compared with the large size and high cost makes it unnatractive (to me). You could go multi monitor.

I love my monitor - Dell 24inch 1920x1200, I would highly suggest a high res 24inch monitor tbh.

[Zoom2136]

I have a 28" 1920x1200 I-Inc that I got from TigerDirect. But I don't like the colors. I tried a lot of different setup to no use.

What about you guys using multiple monitors? Is it better than 1 large screen?

While we are at it, anybody using a projector? If so, how do you like it?

Guess I have some time before COD is available in Canada...