Hi
as the title suggests I'm thinking of getting a widescreen TFT monitor. This will be primarily for gaming, but also for when I remotely connect to my work desktop (where I have two 17in screens).
I was wondering what features I should look out for and if there are anythings I should avoid.
I've done a bit of research, but would like your thoughts.
Brightness. Always good when gaming to have a bright picture. What's a good spec and what's a minimum to consider ? 300 cd/m2 seems standard. Is it worth paying for more.
Contrast ratio. Like brightness, good to have for gaming. 700:1 seems about average. Again is it worth paying for more ?
Resolution. High is good, but you need a great gfx card to drive it (I have a 7800gt). 1680 x 1050 seems standard for widescreen. Is widescreen worth it ? Is higher res needed ? Are there ever any aspect ratio problems ?
Response time. Faster the better. The last time I looked at getting a TFT monitor 20ms was standard, 16 was good and 12 was the best you could get. Now it seems that <8 is common, so how fast does it need to be ? Is 5ms ok ?
Anything else I should worry about ? Viewing angles, stand adjustment, dead pixel policy ?
Finally does anyone have a recommendation ?
Scan have a whole bunch of monitors on their TO page, including a Dell E207WFP 20in widescreen for £233. Any good ?


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Its only quite faint but it pees me off just knowing it exists... Can only see it when the screen is black otherwise its fine. All these flat panel monitors nowdays, seem to be a bit hit and miss though. Some come with dead pixels etc..