LCD Monitor or HDTV ???

[badfinger]

I'm using a 40" Samsung 60mhrz at 1650x1080, and sit 4' 6" from the screen. It looks great and really helps with the immersion. All I see is screen.

binky9

[scissorss]

I am using a 32" LCD HDTV and it works great, however screen burn in is a problem, for me at least, since the computer is also used for all my web browsing. As far as gaming goes though, I could never go back to a smaller screen.

[Ploughman]

I have a 24 inch LCD monitor and a 37 inch Samsung LCD HDTV, both 1080. Whilst I'm very happy with both products the main pain with the HDTV I find myself sat back enough that my TrackIR has trouble tracking, which is probably solved by getting one of those clip things. Of the two the large screen is more immersive as it's effectively IMAX. I where a pair of reading glasses with the larger screen to spare me any eye strain as I have to sit about 30 inches from it with the TrackIR hat on. Really, if you can spend the money, get the crispest, bestest, biggest screen you can manage that isn't going to tan your face with high energy particles.

[Porksmuggler]

Most large format monitors (32'' or greater) use many of the same panels you would find in a 1080p HDTV.

The most important part when picking is the panel type, do some research here:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles.htm

I highly recommend the LG model in my sig.

[scissorss]

And if you do go the HDTV route, make sure you get a 1080p set of course. 1080i will cause seizure invoking flickering.

[fireship4]

The ability to show motion withut shadow is very important, and it is a bit annoying in fast paced scenes - for instance turning your head in game to watch a plane go past in the opposite direction, or even general dogfighting when planes are outlined against the sky.

My monitor is a good one for the money - a BENQ 2200HD - but I notice these issues every so often. My screen runs at 1920*1080@60Hz, I have wondered whether the blurring is due to refresh rate (as opposed to how long pixels take grey to grey), but I can only get 75Hz if I use a dual DVI cable (I think) whereas I currently have single.

[Porksmuggler]

Originally Posted by fireship4

My monitor is a good one for the money - a BENQ 2200HD - but I notice these issues every so often. My screen runs at 1920*1080@60Hz, I have wondered whether the blurring is due to refresh rate (as opposed to how long pixels take grey to grey), but I can only get 75Hz if I use a dual DVI cable (I think) whereas I currently have single.

The panel for your monitor is the following:
BenQ E2200HD 2ms G2G 21.5"WS AU Optronics TN Film (M215HW01 V0)

The panel overdriven to 75Hz may have a negative effect:
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles...ve_at_75hz.htm

The blurring is likely due to the TN panel type, even though it is specified at 2ms. Or possibly your eyes are more sensitive, although there's not much that can be done there, as even the LCDs marketed at 120Hz are not truly 120Hz/fps.

[WTE_Galway]

Depending on your budget there is also the option of a 2500 DPI 27" or 30" LCD.

[Heliocon]

HDTV are ugly for gaming, the low resolution compared with the large size and high cost makes it unnatractive (to me). You could go multi monitor.

I love my monitor - Dell 24inch 1920x1200, I would highly suggest a high res 24inch monitor tbh.