Need help choosing a new monitor...

Mini-Hammer · 1 May 2009 at 18:13

Ok here goes,

I want to buy a new monitor for gaming and i can't decide what to get, i have boiled down my options to four possible candidates.

Acer G24 / Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP / NEC 24WMGX3 / HP LP2475W

I need some advice here on which way to swing because iv'e been ripping my hair out when trying to decide what to pick.

If you have any alternative monitors to recommend then please do, but they need to be 24" widescreen / High spec / Below £500.

eggcup · 1 May 2009 at 18:16

Mini-Hammer said:
Ok here goes,

I want to buy a new monitor for gaming and i can't decide what to get, i have boiled down my options to four possible candidates.

Acer G24 / Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP / NEC 24WMGX3 / HP LP2475W

I need some advice here on which way to swing because iv'e been ripping my hair out when trying to decide what to pick.

If you have any alternative monitors to recommend then please do, but they need to be 24" widescreen / High spec / Below £500.

no alternatives, just the NEC 24WMGX3

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FaceplantSi · 1 May 2009 at 18:26

eggcup said:
no alternatives, just the NEC 24WMGX3

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+1 Absolutely agree!

Cristian · 1 May 2009 at 18:32

Acer g24, is a TN panel, what's it doing in your list lol.
DEll's got a M-PVA panel which ain't bad.
and the HP is got a H-IPS which ain't bad either.
but NEC's AVMA is simply better.

Mini-Hammer · 1 May 2009 at 20:44

Hmm... the NEC seems to be favourable here, is it really that much better than the others?

I'm not that great with knowing whats the difference between TN / M-PVA / H-IPS / AVMA.

Oggy · 1 May 2009 at 20:51

Wait a bit and get the new samsung when it comes back in stock, if it's a gaming monitor you are after then this is the one seeing as it does 120hz it's head and tails above anything else atm.

Rooky007 · 1 May 2009 at 21:05

Oggy said:
Wait a bit and get the new samsung when it comes back in stock, if it's a gaming monitor you are after then this is the one seeing as it does 120hz it's head and tails above anything else atm.

Which New Samsung your referring to please?

Sasahara · 1 May 2009 at 21:39

120hz isn't that much of a reason to buy a tft, unless you want to use 3D Vision.

Only worth it if you need to use vertical Sync to stop screen tearing.
The refesh rate won't make the response time any better.

It could double the number of ghost images you see.

Mini-Hammer · 1 May 2009 at 23:12

mmm... still confused on which way to go, everyone has different arguments on what makes a good monitor.

I'm still completly oblivious on what to get.

doiks14 · 1 May 2009 at 23:23

NEC 24WMGX3 gets my vote too here !!! Its a good all around monitor, not just for gaming, but for pretty much everything. I've seen a review of it about its input lag and I am absolutely amazed !! It has same or less input lag than most monitors with a TN panel, yet, you still get the premium quality of a non-TN panel.