bikerdude on 4/4/2010 at 10:45
Quote Posted by LarryG
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The other option is a £50 monitor calibration tool -
Lyril on 13/4/2010 at 01:08
This is all so damned difficult! I am still using my elderly Compaq CRT monitor because Thief looks good. But it's small and takes up lots of room. A year ago I bought a LCD screen without reading about the potential problems with Thief. It was a disaster - no blacks and impossible to improve. I couldn't return it by then so I sold it cheaply and went back to my old Compaq.
Trouble is I'm in Australia, and worse, in a rural area - at least an hour's drive (100km) to any computer shop. It makes shopping around a bit difficult. I am also using a reconditioned Dell with W98 just for Thief and it works well, and my newer computer for boring stuff. I use a switcher to run both computers with the one monitor, mouse and keyboard and I can switch to Thief quickly.
But I don't want to make the same mistake again. So - I look for a backlit LCD monitor, with - what would I need to run Thief without breaking my eyesight trying to see shadows? A 20" would probably be big enough.
Can anyone suggest a few questions I could use when I try to find a new monitor? I am not tech minded at all - which is why I use an older computer just for Thief.
Lyril on 16/4/2010 at 07:52
Thanks, but way out of my price range. I eventually bought a 21.5" BenQ after reading everything here. It cost A$300, which is reasonable, and required no setting up or tweaking.
Thief looks superb!:thumb:
242 on 20/4/2010 at 12:22
I wonder if a plasma TV would be better for games than even the best LCDs?
Low budget Panasonic Viera's 37"-42" are already almost comparable by price with good IPS LCD monitors (600-700USD).
bikerdude on 20/4/2010 at 17:59
Quote Posted by 242
I wonder if a plasma TV would be better for games than even the best LCDs? Low budget Panasonic Viera's 37"-42" are already almost comparable by price with good IPS LCD monitors (600-700USD).
Ok, several points -
* Thief would look awesome due to the superior black levels,
* most plasmas dont have good whites or colour balance - but you would have to check in person
* plasma's arent as sharp up close as LCD.
* the heat they give of would be a killer in the summer...
* 37" might be a bit too big, and the majority of 32" plasma's only do 1280*720p
* screen burn in, you would have to have a screen save run regularly and often.
Aja on 20/4/2010 at 19:17
Quote Posted by Lyril
Thanks, but way out of my price range. I eventually bought a 21.5" BenQ after reading everything here. It cost A$300, which is reasonable, and required no setting up or tweaking.
Thief looks superb!:thumb:
I'm still really happy with mine. Got the PS3 hooked up with HDMI and the Xbox with VGA, both look great. Viewing angle, like Biker said, isn't amazing, but if you position it properly you get a uniform picture. Plus, the backlight is totally even, which is great for darker games. Not being a TV and all, I miss some of the handier features like a remote, or RCA inputs (can't hook up an N64, even though this screen scales 640x480 surprisingly well), but for the price I doubt I could've done much better. There's just no way I can afford a fancy IPS screen at this point, or at any point in the near future.
bikerdude on 20/4/2010 at 21:09
Thats good to hear then Aja. The main thing is, as long as your happy with the purchase etc.
242 on 20/4/2010 at 22:40
Quote Posted by Bikerdude
Ok, several points -
* the heat they give of would be a killer in the summer...
This really bothers me. Does a 37" plasma really generate a lot of heat? More than a big CRT TV?
And the smallest Panasonic panel I can find here is 37", I'd prefer 32" really.
NEC MultiSync EA231WMi, a worthy thing it seems. It doesn't have an HDMI port, but it has DVI-D (HDCP), will a PS3 work with it?
bikerdude on 20/4/2010 at 23:15
Quote Posted by 242
* This really bothers me. Does a 37" plasma really generate a lot of heat? More than a big CRT TV?
* NEC MultiSync EA231WMi, a worthy thing it seems. It doesn't have an HDMI port, but it has DVI-D (HDCP), will a PS3 work with it?
* its about the same, but as long as the plasma tv is flat the heat is less localized and the air moves around more efficiently.
* I only know one person who owns this monitor on this forum, and yes if you use a DVI-HDMI adapter.
