New monitor help please

liamcrane · 2 Jun 2010 at 18:37

Evening all im looking to getting a new monitor with a decent refresh rate for gaming. I have a 20" samsung at the mo which is really nice has a res of 1600x900 but i get really annoyed having to set vsync on for everygame to match the monitors 60hz refresh rate. I have a decent graphics card in my asus 5850 and would like to get the most from it.

I have a budget of £150 would be willing to go to £170 if i can sell my current monitor, a 24" would be great but a 26" even better but i think thats gonna be outta my price range

Hope you can help

kmufc77 · 2 Jun 2010 at 18:44

99% of LCD monitors are 60hz meaning 60fps with Vsync on to stop tearing

To stop the tearing or improve you will need a monitor that is 120hz which start from £300 usually but i think you can get a Viewsonic 120HZ for about £198.33 not sold here so cant link.

Search for: VX2268wm - 22" Viewsonic VX2268WM, 3D 120Hz

120HZ monitors that start from £300:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-049-AC&groupid=17&catid=510&subcat=

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-044-DE&groupid=17&catid=1425&subcat=

PCM2 · 2 Jun 2010 at 18:47

You're currently looking at around double that budget for a 24" 120Hz screen I'm afraid. I suggest you get a nice responsive monitor (for that budget you're looking at the BenQ G2420HDBL or V2420) and force triple buffering using a tool such as River Tuner. This gives a very smooth image on a 60Hz monitor driven by a powerful system.

liamcrane · 2 Jun 2010 at 18:53

Thanks guys, my samsung monitor has a 5ms responce time, i heard that 2ms are the best ones to go for. Can i ask what excatly what does the 2ms stand for?

kmufc77 · 2 Jun 2010 at 18:59

liamcrane said:
Thanks guys, my samsung monitor has a 5ms responce time, i heard that 2ms are the best ones to go for. Can i ask what excatly what does the 2ms stand for?

milliseconds

PCM2 · 2 Jun 2010 at 19:53

It is the "grey to grey” response time that is stated these days; the time it takes to transition from one shade of grey to another. This is more representative of a real-world scenario whereby a pixel will rarely switch from an on to an off state and back again.

The responsiveness of a monitor is a lot more complex than just a number which, itself, can be highly misleading and often involves various degrees of response time compensation. Really you need to read reviews of a particular screen or use it yourself before you can judge how responsive the panel is and whether it will be suitable for your needs.