Recent content by PearlChoco

I _finally_ received my replacement monitor, and everything works great now! - no more vertical stripes - can do 100hz without flickering (previous monitor was completely unstable @100Hz) - can't find any banding issues (just used a paint program to fill the screen with blue and green...

Yeah, I returned it to the store today and after checking it (twice! - they wouldn't believe it at first) they ordereda new one. The Benelux distributor has nothing left in stock so this could take a while... :-( BTW the store I ordered from was Alternate.be. Pretty good service though.

Just received my monitor, as a replacement for my old Dell U2311. I think my panel has major issues, but to make sure this isn't normal behavior (it's been years since I bought a new monitor), I'd like your opinion here. I'm experiencing narrow, vertical lines on my screen, depending on what...

Just a slightly related (noob) question: for framerates under 60 fps, does a 120Hz have ANY effect at all?

I've been gaming on CRT monitors all my life, and never experienced any problems with it. But now that my trusty old 19" CRT monitor is finally starting to die on me (I have to turn the brightness all the way up to 100% to get some light out of it), the time had come to buy a brand new LCD...

I completely agree, but that doesn't change the facts. I hate it as much as you do, but 1920x1080 is what they'll feed us.

The Witcher 2 supported only 1080p before the latest patch. There are more recent games that don't natively support 1900x1200, but I can't remember them.

Thanks for some GREAT advice already. Some additional remarks: - I'm used to play at 1600x1200 @ 75Hz (max refresh rate at this res) on my CRT. If I dropped the refresh rate to 60hz, would it give me a 60hz LCD-like experience? Or are those hertzes two completely different things? - My...

Thanks for all the information. I've read dozens of review on tftcentral, as well as on flatpanelshd.com and prad.de, so I kinda know the pros and cons of each type of lcd panel. The hardest part is: which flaw is the least annoying when mainly playing games? It would be interesting if anyone...

Now that my trusty old 19" CRT monitor is finally starting to die on me (I have to turn the brightness all the way up to 100% to get some light out of it) the time has come to buy a (*shudder*) LCD monitor. I'm not happy I have to do this, cause the IQ of the LCD screens my friends have (all TN...

So you felt the panel's lower response time didn't distract too much during fast changing scenes (turning, running,..)?

I read some people play games like Deus Ex on this monitor. Are these Dell IPS panels really suited for playing FPS games? I'm not a professional gamer, but I like playing games like BFBC2, Deus Ex and F1 2010.

Ah didn't know that. Never had any troubles with v-sync on my CRT. Still looking to replace my trusty old CRT, but I can't find any LCD that comes even close. I like those IPS panels (like the Dell U2311H) but they're supposed to be very slow for gaming, and those 120hz panels might be nearly...

Just a noob question (never used a LCD monitor myself for gaming): everybody complains about screen tearing on 60hz LCD monitors; doesn't it go away when turning v-sync on? Or is there a reason why someone would leave v-sync off?

I'm thinking about buying a Dell U2311 screen. Is it good for gaming? I would use it particularly for gaming, and I don't want a TN display cause they suck.