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A. No offense but the person is asking about CRT's, you don't need to tell him/her to get an LCD, they want a CRT of whatever the reason may be.
I had a KDS 19" 1600x1200 CRT which was around $250 and worked without problems for 7 years, I would highly suggest it, the colours are vibrant and clear, and lots of settings on the screen to adjust it in the exact way you want.
I had a KDS 19" 1600x1200 CRT which was around $250 and worked without problems for 7 years, I would highly suggest it, the colours are vibrant and clear, and lots of settings on the screen to adjust it in the exact way you want.
New monitor... ViewSonic VX2835wm? HELP!!!!!!?
Q. looking to get my man a new computer monitor for Christmas...
-he loves to play bf2
-he hates samsung but loves viewsonic. I'm looking at the vx285wm for him. Is this a good monitor for his games and all?
-He loves his computer and is a huge gamer but I don't share the passion so have no idea what I'm looking at or for.
-I do know he said something about a good refresh rate and needing good Hz.
+Thank you for any help you give me!
-he loves to play bf2
-he hates samsung but loves viewsonic. I'm looking at the vx285wm for him. Is this a good monitor for his games and all?
-He loves his computer and is a huge gamer but I don't share the passion so have no idea what I'm looking at or for.
-I do know he said something about a good refresh rate and needing good Hz.
+Thank you for any help you give me!
A. Well, I don't know what he's got against Samsung :-) But it's true that quite a few of the Samsung monitors are beautiful, but slower. LCDs take a finite time to change from image to image, and you want faster glass if you're dealing with gaming. Look for a "grey to grey" speed of 2-3ms, which is what you get from the Viewsonic... it should be fine for gaming, speed-wise.
You don't really need to worry much about "Hz" with LCD panels. On CRT monitors, you have an electron gun painting phosphors on the screen.. they gradually fade out. To keep from seeing this, you tend to run the monitor "refresh rate" (how many times the screen is repainted per second) high, like 75Hz-80Hz. All the pixels on an LCD screen change together and remain lit, so they don't flicker. Most refresh at 60Hz, some a bit faster.
With that said, this Viewsonic will take up to 85Hz video, so you're fine there.
The contrast, at 800:1 is a bit on the weak side, but not bad. 500 cd/m^2 for brightness is very bright. I run dual 24" Westinghouse monitors, also capable of 500cd/m^2, and I keep them at 1/2 brightness. However, if he's working in a brightly lit room, he may appreciate this level of brightness.
For inputs, this is pretty useful: HDMI, VGA, and video signals... very close to what I have on mine. I'm a video guy, so I wanted the extra inputs.. not mandatory if it's just for use with the computer, but it's nice to know you could hook up a camcorder, XBox, or DVD player if you wanted to. Note that this monitor has HDMI input, which is the digital input for HDTVs, not DVI, which is the usual connector for PC. However, it ships with an HDMI to DVI adaptor cable... I had to buy two for my rig, they weren't included.
The review below says basically, "you get what you pay for".. this is an ok monitor, not great, not bad. They didn't like the limited color space -- more like a TV than a monitor you'd use for computer graphics work. But that may be fine for gaming. And I don't think you'll find anything better in a 28" monitor for under $1000.
Another concern for gaming... a 28" monitor may be a bit large, if you're playing a game on a desktop at a normal distance. I would try to find out a little more about what he's thinking here, and if he would find that size ok.
You don't really need to worry much about "Hz" with LCD panels. On CRT monitors, you have an electron gun painting phosphors on the screen.. they gradually fade out. To keep from seeing this, you tend to run the monitor "refresh rate" (how many times the screen is repainted per second) high, like 75Hz-80Hz. All the pixels on an LCD screen change together and remain lit, so they don't flicker. Most refresh at 60Hz, some a bit faster.
With that said, this Viewsonic will take up to 85Hz video, so you're fine there.
The contrast, at 800:1 is a bit on the weak side, but not bad. 500 cd/m^2 for brightness is very bright. I run dual 24" Westinghouse monitors, also capable of 500cd/m^2, and I keep them at 1/2 brightness. However, if he's working in a brightly lit room, he may appreciate this level of brightness.
For inputs, this is pretty useful: HDMI, VGA, and video signals... very close to what I have on mine. I'm a video guy, so I wanted the extra inputs.. not mandatory if it's just for use with the computer, but it's nice to know you could hook up a camcorder, XBox, or DVD player if you wanted to. Note that this monitor has HDMI input, which is the digital input for HDTVs, not DVI, which is the usual connector for PC. However, it ships with an HDMI to DVI adaptor cable... I had to buy two for my rig, they weren't included.
The review below says basically, "you get what you pay for".. this is an ok monitor, not great, not bad. They didn't like the limited color space -- more like a TV than a monitor you'd use for computer graphics work. But that may be fine for gaming. And I don't think you'll find anything better in a 28" monitor for under $1000.
Another concern for gaming... a 28" monitor may be a bit large, if you're playing a game on a desktop at a normal distance. I would try to find out a little more about what he's thinking here, and if he would find that size ok.
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