flat panel sadness

[Co0kieMonst3r]

I just bought a new Sony SDM-S93 19" flat panel the other day. I hooked it up, calibrated it and everything. Then i go do play counterstrike and all the movement in the game is blurry. It has like shadow trails, i suppose that is the best way to describe it. I also noticed it on the desktop when i move windows around the screen. Is there anything i can do to fix this, or am i just kinda stuck with it? 'Cause if i'm stuck with it i'll just switch back to my huge 18" crt monitor. Also if you could tell me why it's like that, that would be great, thanks.

 

[Nexus]

Yeah, your problem is that you bought a 19" LCD with a 25ms response time. You are going to want to return it. The response time you NEED for gaming on a 19" lcd is at least 16ms, any higher and you'll get the ghosting your talking about.

Don't feel bad though, I did the same thing before I learned about LCDs. I bought a 19" LCD with 25ms response time, Thought it would be great, then... it was just unplayable, made me sick if I played games on it too long.

But yeah, make sure you're using it in it's native res (1280x1024)... that might help a bit. I'd return it though. There are some good options for 19-20" LCDs though.

1. Dell 20.1" 2001fp 16ms(starts at $750)
2. Sharp 19" LL-191a 16ms(starts at $650)
3. Viewsonic 19" ... 16ms(don't remember the price)
I've heard good things about all of those, umm... there are a few others. remember though, a 17" LCD has the same screen size as a 18-19" CRT. And 17" LCDs are generally better for gaming versus 19" LCDs (17" 25ms is generally much better then 19" 25ms)

hope this helps.

*edit* heh, sorry... you asked why you see the ghosting too.
Well, the response time I was talking about is the pixel response time (it's basically the speed the the pixels can change colors). If the pixels can't change colors fast enough then you notice ghosting, which is just the pixel still trying to change the color. In games you would see it a lot because of the fast movements you make (you may notice it if you run by a black object on a light background).

This should give you a very basic understanding of how response times work.

The response time claimed isn't always accurate (for instance some 20ms LCDs are faster than other 16ms LCDs) but it gives you a good idea of what to expect. */edit*

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Nexus on 03/20/04 04:00 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Co0kieMonst3r]

Thanks for the help man. The place i bought it at had the response time at 16ms, and now that i've read your response and after re-checking the thg article, it actually was 25ms which sux0rz. Yeah i think i will end up going with a 17" lcd, that way i can get a better monitor for the same price as i paid for my current one. anyways, thanks again for the help.

 

[jincuteguy]

where u find the Dell 2001fp for $750????

 

[jincuteguy]

comon anyone?

 

[SorcererXIII]

Go to www.techbargains.com every day until you see a deal on dells pop up. Every so often dell will over 10% - 20% off monitor prices. You can also find coupons periodically. You just need to be patient.