Oh snap.

Of course the human eye can notice a difference, and yes, the difference can be very visible. Response time, and to a (sometimes) lesser degree input lag are important things to look for if you're buying a monitor with the intention of playing games on it. Don't just take the number for granted, though; you will typically notice different levels of ghosting between monitors with the same labeled response time, even for 2 ms and 5 ms monitors. Beyond that, the colour representation, the backlighting, the calibration options and several other elements play just as big a part in determining whether or not a monitor is any good.-CARNIFEX-[LOC] wrote:
I'm looking at new monitors...is there any real discernable difference between 8/5/2 ms response times? All seem like they would be fast enough that the human eye wouldn't notice a difference.
And are those 2 ms response times basically only achieved during gray-to-gray transitions?
Last edited by burnzz (2011-03-12 15:15:41)
TL;DR: Buy a Samsung.mikkel wrote:
Of course the human eye can notice a difference, and yes, the difference can be very visible. Response time, and to a (sometimes) lesser degree input lag are important things to look for if you're buying a monitor with the intention of playing games on it. Don't just take the number for granted, though; you will typically notice different levels of ghosting between monitors with the same labeled response time, even for 2 ms and 5 ms monitors. Beyond that, the colour representation, the backlighting, the calibration options and several other elements play just as big a part in determining whether or not a monitor is any good.-CARNIFEX-[LOC] wrote:
I'm looking at new monitors...is there any real discernable difference between 8/5/2 ms response times? All seem like they would be fast enough that the human eye wouldn't notice a difference.
And are those 2 ms response times basically only achieved during gray-to-gray transitions?
There are a few sites that do very thorough reviews of monitors, and you'd be best off browsing through their articles, and finding something that works for you. Don't settle for 4-5 page reviews and user feedback on product pages.
Please don't.Cheez wrote:
TL;DR: Buy a Samsung.mikkel wrote:
Of course the human eye can notice a difference, and yes, the difference can be very visible. Response time, and to a (sometimes) lesser degree input lag are important things to look for if you're buying a monitor with the intention of playing games on it. Don't just take the number for granted, though; you will typically notice different levels of ghosting between monitors with the same labeled response time, even for 2 ms and 5 ms monitors. Beyond that, the colour representation, the backlighting, the calibration options and several other elements play just as big a part in determining whether or not a monitor is any good.-CARNIFEX-[LOC] wrote:
I'm looking at new monitors...is there any real discernable difference between 8/5/2 ms response times? All seem like they would be fast enough that the human eye wouldn't notice a difference.
And are those 2 ms response times basically only achieved during gray-to-gray transitions?
There are a few sites that do very thorough reviews of monitors, and you'd be best off browsing through their articles, and finding something that works for you. Don't settle for 4-5 page reviews and user feedback on product pages.
pray tell why?mikkel wrote:
Please don't.Cheez wrote:
TL;DR: Buy a Samsung.mikkel wrote:
Of course the human eye can notice a difference, and yes, the difference can be very visible. Response time, and to a (sometimes) lesser degree input lag are important things to look for if you're buying a monitor with the intention of playing games on it. Don't just take the number for granted, though; you will typically notice different levels of ghosting between monitors with the same labeled response time, even for 2 ms and 5 ms monitors. Beyond that, the colour representation, the backlighting, the calibration options and several other elements play just as big a part in determining whether or not a monitor is any good.
There are a few sites that do very thorough reviews of monitors, and you'd be best off browsing through their articles, and finding something that works for you. Don't settle for 4-5 page reviews and user feedback on product pages.
I have one of their older ones as well and it has been going well for 2+ yearsWinston_Churchill wrote:
The new line of passports are notoriously bad. I have one of their older line thats lasted over 3 years already and been through plenty of abuse
I haven't owned monitors featuring all 3 refresh rates. In the past 6 years the two monitors I've used were 8 and 5 ms, respectively. And I can't exactly queue up Bad Company 2 on the local Microcenter's displays to see if there's ghosting...Finray wrote:
Samsungs are a good, safe plan for the average consumer, eg someone who has to ask if there's a noticeable difference between 2 5 and 8ms.
Last edited by Kimmmmmmmmmmmm (2011-03-13 23:19:14)