Flat Screen Monitor help

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Whats hot, whats not

I'm assuming the refresh rate is super important for gaming but all i want is a nice black 17' that looks really crisp. Whats the pros and cons of analog and digital.

-K

[hardstylin]

hehe you should rip up a consumer report mag dude there pretty legit. they give you the pros cons and price on everything.

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boycotting epinions, got other links

[Crazy Dave]

Buy a projector... they are more fun.

nothing like watching morning kids shows on a 120" TV

[tvmann]

try http://cnet.com for reviews & user comments.

I'd go for one with a digital input connector (DVI). Although I know a guy who just got 3 17" LCDs (computer junkie) and they're analog, he says digital is just a smidgeon better and price was more important for him, $300 each.

Try to get one with a lower response time as this will give less blurring or ghosting when you watch moving images.

And higher contrast ratio gives blacker blacks and more realistic pictures.

[decypher]

pcworld.com
tomshardware.com

CRTs will always be better then LCD for gaming refresh rates.. Although i haven't read much of the new technologies coming out this year and in the following years. Last i read the gap was slowly closing. You just have to decide what u want more, space/style/looks, or a big hulk with better performance..

[DJDeeb]

I'm assuming that you are asking about LCD monitors ( ther are "flat screen" CRT type monitors out there).
Pretty much i've found that LCDs fall into 2 categories. There are the fast "16ms" screens. these tend to have fast pixel response times which are good for 3d gaming and movies ( fast action ).The downside to these are that they don't render color very well which is no good if your into photoimaging etc. Then there are the slower LCDs ( typicaly 25ms or so ). These ones seem to create colors very well but lack the responsivness of the 16ms LCDs ( you will notice a slight ghosting effect ).
Some of the LCD if seen that do a bit of both ( fast response and good color ) are:

Samsung
Dell ( 1905 model )
viewsonic ( higherend models )


hope that made some kinda sense