LCD monitors and WinSPMBT

[TheDesertFox]

Mobhack said:
Bottom line - LCD and games, definately an underwhelming experience, compared with a real CRT monitor, which would probably be a third the price, if a bit bigger desktop footprint and weight.

Andy,

sorry to hear about your bad experiences with LCDs, but it clearly depends on the quality of the monitor. Low end LCD stuff obviously isn´t up to a photorealistic experience, but if you climb some steps higher on the ladder (yeah you have to pay for that ) you get image quality way better than a 21" CRTs can offer.

Always a question of priorities and budget I guess.

cheers

Helge

[Mobhack]

True - but most users will be playing on the low-end stuff issued with the basic machine.

I had thought the extra few quid for the "ultra sharp" would make a difference (with CRT it often did, e.g the ability to see the highest screen mode at say 85mhz instead of flickering 60Hz).

Unfortunately at today's tech level it looks like you need to spend as much as the entire CPU unit cost, to get an LCD that is worth viewing the family photos on, let alone playing games.

Ah well - in 3 years, what is top end monitor tech now, will then be day to day.

Cheers
Andy

[Artur]

I have a 17'' Viewsonic LCD monitor. I played the free version in 800X600 and the CD version in 1280X1024.

It all looked very well.

Artur.