Is 6ms response time too high?

[Sam Jackson]

Okay so i want to upgrade my old monitors.I have found this monitor. The only issue is that it's 6ms response time .Considering i do alot of gaming and video editing, will this be a problem?

http://www.acer.co.uk/ac/en/GB/content/model/UM.VS5EE.B01

P.S I do really want to get 2 of these because they look gorgeous

 

[Rationale]

Okay now so i just discovered the monitors are LCD. I've heard IPS monitors are really good and stuff? Should i get an IPS over LCD monitor? and why?


(yes I know this question should be in a new thread)

If you are going to be doing any twitch gaming, such as FPS, I would not recommend an IPS. You want a low response time TN panel, they are best suited for twitch gaming.

I am also going to disagree with the chosen answer. I can tell a difference between 6ms and 2ms, so it's not just a wash. I strongly recommend a 1ms or 2ms TN panel.

Another thing to note, the 6ms is the response time under "ideal circumstances". It's very possible that response time is only achieved in certain scenarios, and often the max response time varies (ie the response time could be 12ms most of the time).

I switched to a $180 ASUS monitor with a TN panel and 2ms response time, and there was literally no difference in input at all from my older $80 8ms ASUS monitor.
I'm guessing one of your monitors was marketed inaccurately.
TN panels are overrated garbage, for the most part. The response time is an arbitrary and mostly meaningless number assigned to justify the poor colors at a lower price point.

There are no gaming IPS monitors for a reason.

Because once an IPS panel reaches suitable quality to be a high cost gaming monitor, it's high enough quality to be relegated to professional photo editing with 99% RGB.
Nobody's going to market many IPS panels to gamers for $400 when they can be sold to businesses instead for $800.

Same reason they don't make "gaming" Xeon CPUs despite the fact they perform better than i5s in games.

You're crazy if you think there won't be IPS panels marketed towards gamers.

If you DON'T think that, then I'm not sure why you posted all of that.

There are some, I said not "many".

 

[Avocade]

I agree with Rationale on this one. I think that your perceived difference was from a missmarked or cooked up Spec list on a monitor. I understand everyone eyes are different and different people see different thing. but you are telling me that you can tell the percepted difference in 0.002 -0.004 seconds between frame change? Can you pick up houses and jump over buildings too? Sorry to be spiteful but you are hocking a very unrealistic ability.

Just for perspective here

3 milliseconds = a housefly's wing flap you're telling me you can clearly see that happen?

 

[Sam Jackson]

I agree with Rationale on this one. I think that your perceived difference was from a missmarked or cooked up Spec list on a monitor. I understand everyone eyes are different and different people see different thing. but you are telling me that you can tell the percepted difference in 0.002 -0.004 seconds between frame change? Can you pick up houses and jump over buildings too? Sorry to be spiteful but you are hocking a very unrealistic ability.

Just for perspective here

3 milliseconds = a housefly's wing flap you're telling me you can clearly see that happen?

You know what, i think I'm going to those 2 ACER monitors and get a separated dedicated TN gaming panel. Sounds good?