Senin, 09 September 2013

How to choose the right LCD monitor for gaming?

Q. I am going to be using the LCD monitor with my Xbox 360 and I am having difficulties on what I should look for.

I can't seem to figure out what specs I am looking for. Can anyone tell me about which contrast ratio, vertical/ horizontal refresh rates, resolution, and brightness I should look for on an LCD monitor?

Also would it be better with HDMI or no? If possible can you also list a few monitors you would recommend?

A. HDMI is good, but expensive. DVI will give you the same result for a lot less.

Refresh rates are going to be about the same for every brand. However, some top of the line have 240 Hz rates - very good.

Resolution: 1920x1200 is HD widescreen.

Contrast of 1000:1 or better.

Response: 5 ms or less

Dot Pitch: 0.28 or less

Brightness: 300 cd at a bare minimum, get the highest.


Is a faster monitor refresh rate better than a slower one?
Q. Is a faster monitor refresh rate better than a slower one?

I'm just after performance, increase my fps in games - nothing more.

Many thanks.

A. For FPS in games it is going to make no difference.


For usage, it depends.

You need a fast enough refresh rate that the screen will not flicker. For LCDs that is 60 Hz. For CRTs most people are happy at 75 Hz. Some need to run at 85 Hz.

You also want as low a refresh rate as possible. The electronics in the video card and the monitor have a limited slew rate - the time taken to change the voltage from one level to another level - So the shorter the pixel time the higher percentage of time that the electronics spends changing the voltage level and the shorter the time actually spent at the correct level. Higher vertical refresh rates or resolutions mean higher horizontal scan rates which means shorter pixel times.

The problems seen due to this is jitter in LCD monitors, and dim vertical lines and blurring of the image in CRT monitors.


Set LCDs to a 60 Hz refresh rate, and CRTs to 75 Hz. If you can still perceive flicker on the CRT when looking off to one side then up the refresh rate to 85 Hz.





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