Hi,
I posted this thread on another forum but would like to try here as well to see what response I can get. I recieved this monitor today from ocuk and have been testing it this afternoon.
It is my first step into the world of the LCD, having used CRTs forever, my only experience with an LCD is the one I use in work for general internet browsing, etc. I had always been a bit dubious to 'upgrade' to an LCD when I hear alot of gamers say that CRTs are better for fast paced FPS games. However, when I heard about the new 120hz LCDs I decided to bite the bullet and give one a whirl as the prospect of a larger, better monitor than my dusty old 19" CRT sounded very appealing.
I haven't had it long, only a few hours, long enough to ensure it's set at 120hz in games and that the brightness is good and working. However upon loading my favourite game Unreal Tournament ('99) I have to admit I'm pretty disappointed. As soon as I move the mouse quickly the screen definetely becomes slightly blurry, everything loses it's sharpness until you stop doing it. I tried in 60hz mode and I honestly can't believe people put up with that? It's a MASSIVE step back in technology, like swapping your brand new quad core for a pentium 1
My main reason for writing this is to ask if there is something setup wise I haven't done which needs doing? Being a complete LCD novice I don't want to put the monitor down because it looks great, it's just the blur issue I have in UT, and like I said, seeing it in 60hz has led me to believe maybe something is up, because I would never ever ever play any games if I had to play in that mode, and I have no idea how anyone does
Can any1 with this monitor shed any light? Or is it something you just get used to?
Cheers
I posted this thread on another forum but would like to try here as well to see what response I can get. I recieved this monitor today from ocuk and have been testing it this afternoon.
It is my first step into the world of the LCD, having used CRTs forever, my only experience with an LCD is the one I use in work for general internet browsing, etc. I had always been a bit dubious to 'upgrade' to an LCD when I hear alot of gamers say that CRTs are better for fast paced FPS games. However, when I heard about the new 120hz LCDs I decided to bite the bullet and give one a whirl as the prospect of a larger, better monitor than my dusty old 19" CRT sounded very appealing.
I haven't had it long, only a few hours, long enough to ensure it's set at 120hz in games and that the brightness is good and working. However upon loading my favourite game Unreal Tournament ('99) I have to admit I'm pretty disappointed. As soon as I move the mouse quickly the screen definetely becomes slightly blurry, everything loses it's sharpness until you stop doing it. I tried in 60hz mode and I honestly can't believe people put up with that? It's a MASSIVE step back in technology, like swapping your brand new quad core for a pentium 1
My main reason for writing this is to ask if there is something setup wise I haven't done which needs doing? Being a complete LCD novice I don't want to put the monitor down because it looks great, it's just the blur issue I have in UT, and like I said, seeing it in 60hz has led me to believe maybe something is up, because I would never ever ever play any games if I had to play in that mode, and I have no idea how anyone does
Can any1 with this monitor shed any light? Or is it something you just get used to?
Cheers