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Post by Grnkjr0 on Oct 22, 2011 4:44:07 GMT
Hey all... I have been doing some reading on 120Hz monitors for gaming lately, and there really are a lot of good monitors around and they even come in 27" size - but which to buy? First one needs to look at the connectivity options with ones graphics card. Some monitors only have display port and again some also feature DVI-D (dual link) interface. Remember you need to connect through either DP (displayport) or DVI-D or else you can not get the needed bandwitch. I am not interested in 3D gaming, only 2D 120Hz gaming (Need For Speed and FPS games mainly), but a monitor with 120Hz will feel smooth in every day use as well. How much are you willing to spend? Well I was thinking about that new Samsung 27" LCD Syncmaster S27A950D - or S27A750D, but it is a lot of money (815$ or 590EUR in Denmark) - however they sure look great: S27A950D S27A750D There also is the smaller 23" (1920x1080) Samsung model S23A750D, but it only comes with display port connection, and my graphics card does not have that. Then again I just saw a new Samsung model - S23A700D - it is also 23" - but still feature 1920x1080 resolution and has dual link. It only costs 445$ or 320EUR - that is almost half price If someone has experience in this matter please comment or if you plan on buying one yourself we can discuss what to look for in this thread. I think I am gonna buy this one next week when it becomes available.. Poul S23A700D
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Oct 31, 2011 15:36:47 GMT
Bought the Samsung S23A700D last week - will be picking it up in an hour or so at the local post office.
Poul
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Post by dimitrikhoz on Nov 3, 2011 20:44:46 GMT
How is your new Samsung, Poul?
Are there any significant difference in quality or colour gamut comparing to your previous TFT?
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Nov 4, 2011 3:34:03 GMT
How is your new Samsung, Poul? Are there any significant difference in quality or colour gamut comparing to your previous TFT? At first I thought maybe it was too small compared to my 24" with a resolution of 1920x1200 (this one 23" and 1980x1080), but once I plugged it in - browsed and played a few games - I have to say that the difference from 24" to 23" is not noticeable anymore. The colour quality is outstanding and so is how things looks when playing games. Out of the box this monitor needs some tweaking with the settings to get it to look how you prefer, but it is easy once you start testing things in the menu. It uses a DVI-D cable and all I had to do was to change refresh rate to 120Hz in the screen resolution menu. I am still testing things and I am still not sure what colour settings and such looks the best, but I am very happy to how things looks at the moment. Gaming on this one is very nice. I played Mass Effect 2, and despite that game has a locked fps at 60, everything is an improvement from my old Samsung 24". I now see details in the game I did not even notice before, and the colours and "good stuff" looks outstanding - like nothing I have ever seen before in a game. I also tried Shift 2 (had to reinstall) and the game looks beautiful, without the tearing I always had before. It is easy to see that this monitor has a 2 mm response time compared to my 4 year old 25mm`s or whatever it has. But it is impossible to show how things look by doing a video, because FRAPS would never do 120 fps on my system in Shift 2. However I can make a little video of Mass Effect 2 - just so you can see how things look when everything runs this smooth. Poul
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Nov 4, 2011 18:57:00 GMT
Here is a clip of how things look in Mass Effect 2 - not bad I can tell you.
Poul
Very strange that I can not link this video using the youtube icon tag. Something is offf with the youtube channel?
Edited: fixed it
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Nov 4, 2011 20:52:17 GMT
So how much did you pay for it??and isn't the resolution in your video card... I do understand that the monitor has it's own resolution limitations but the video card has it's own resolution limitations also so how does that all workout??... I looked at my settings they are 1920x1080 .."ASUS" 24" wide screen LCD TFT I am using the DVI connector...
And where do I find the refresh rate?? I know how to find it with XP but not Win7...
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Nov 4, 2011 21:17:43 GMT
It was 2395 Dkr, which is 440$ or 320 Eur, but remember hardware is much more expensive here in Denmark because of the VAT of 25%. But I can tell you that a s23750D (same as mine but with a displayport) - which costs 450$ at newegg - costs 490$ or 357 Eur here in Denmark (without searching for the best deal). Refreshrate is found here: Or right click on your desktop and go to screen resolution and then advanced settings under monitor.
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Post by TheGreenMonster (PC) on Nov 4, 2011 21:28:45 GMT
Well thanks Poul I knew you would know,,, my is only at 60 Hhz but Windows see's my monitor as generic monitor do I have to install the drivers for monitor to increase the refresh rate.... ?
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Post by Grnkjr0 on Nov 4, 2011 22:07:07 GMT
Well thanks Poul I knew you would know,,, my is only at 60 Hhz but Windows see's my monitor as generic monitor do I have to install the drivers for monitor to increase the refresh rate.... ? Well that is the whole idea of a 120Hz monitor. Your monitor is a 60Hz monitor, which means it only refreshes the image 60 times per second. Mine doubles that by refreshing it 120 times per second - gaming will feel smoother and will decrease tearing. But remember, if your videocard generates 80 frames per second (fps) it refreshes the games image 80 times each second, but if you only have a 60Hz monitor, you will only see 60 frames per second. But it is generally better to have more fps, because this will help the game run smoother. I run in SLI and generate about 120-130 fps on highest settings in Shift 2, this means my monitor refreshes the image 120 times per sescond, this will make everything fell smooth when gaming. But you can not change your monitors refreshrate above it´s native refreshrate. Poul Edited: Then there is the whole aspect of how many frames you detect per second with your eyes "thingy". But let´s leave that behind for a moment...
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