Need help between 2 monitors!

Geo-Gamer · 7 Dec 2011 at 18:05

Hi all hope all is going well

Just need a very quick answer on what two monitors to choese out of these two:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-030-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-029-AS&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat=

As you can see both same make etc only difference is one is LED and the other is LCD and im torn between them. Is it worth it to fork out the extra 40 quid for that LED or wont i see the difference?

The Slayer_UK · 7 Dec 2011 at 18:16

Id def go for the LED there better picture quality go into No Competitors and take a look at a LED tv compared to a LCD LED always looks better to me

CinderzFTW · 7 Dec 2011 at 21:37

The Slayer_UK said:
Id def go for the LED there better picture quality go into ******* and take a look at a LED tv compared to a LCD LED always looks better to me

+1

LED gives a much higher contrast ratio, equalling in better black vs white colouring and the colours i.e red, green, blue etc are much brighter and clearer than an LCD screen plus more responsive xD

Hope this helps xD

Geo-Gamer · 7 Dec 2011 at 21:47

CinderzFTW said:
+1

LED gives a much higher contrast ratio, equalling in better black vs white colouring and the colours i.e red, green, blue etc are much brighter and clearer than an LCD screen plus more responsive xD

Hope this helps xD

thanks for all the help guys

il fork out the extra 40 quid then :| even tho my original budget was 200! now 250 :| What do u mean by more responsive as they are both 2ms

95thrifles · 7 Dec 2011 at 21:48

I would re-post this in the monitor section and await a reply form someone such as PCM2 who is very knowledgeable on the topic and will give you actual first hand advice rather than generic advice/advice from specs

CinderzFTW · 7 Dec 2011 at 21:50

Geo-Gamer said:
thanks for all the help guys il fork out the extra 40 quid then :| even tho my original budget was 200! now 250 :| What do u mean by more responsive as they are both 2ms

I find LED is just more responsive in general terms than LCD.

Surveyor · 7 Dec 2011 at 22:48

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it only the backlight that's LED on the Asus VE278Q and the screen itself is just the same type of TN panel found on non-LED monitors?

Geo-Gamer · 8 Dec 2011 at 00:52

Surveyor said:
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it only the backlight that's LED on the Asus VE278Q and the screen itself is just the same type of TN panel found on non-LED monitors?

Good point, I don't know about that but the led has 100,000,000 contrast ratio and the LCD a measly 100,000 so that wouldn't really bother me

beejjacobs · 8 Dec 2011 at 01:06

I'm fairly sure all LED TVs/Monitors are just standard screens (i.e. they're both LCD) with LED backlight, which is generally better for contrast. Though 100,000,000 contrast is just marketing, that isn't true!

Compare the "display type"
http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/asus-ve276q/4507-3174_7-34139489.html?tag=mncol;subnav

http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/asus-ve278q/4507-3174_7-34321075.html?tag=mncol;subnav

Generally though go for LED if you can, better contrast and thinner!

R.C.Anderson · 8 Dec 2011 at 07:40

Geo-Gamer said:
Good point, I don't know about that but the led has 100,000,000 contrast ratio and the LCD a measly 100,000 so that wouldn't really bother me

beejjacobs said:
Though 100,000,000 contrast is just marketing, that isn't true!

It's not that it's not true, it's the dynamic contrast ratio which (whilst being a piece of ****) is true.

Best to check the reviews, and see what the static contrast ratio is, and use that instead.

Deception · 8 Dec 2011 at 09:28

As stated, if you post or get a mod to move it to the Monitor section, im sure PCM2 will pop in and give you some advice. Could always check his website too for reviews on either monitors (if they're on there)