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Old LCD Monitors vs. New LCD Monitors
bulbousbeard:
Good monitors are anything but free. There's a reason people are throwing away trashy old 4:3 LCDs. They have a ton of input lag, are too low res for HLSL, and have really bad response times.
Games are basically unplayable on them if you care about quality even a little.
Malenko:
--- Quote from: bulbousbeard on July 22, 2014, 11:39:45 pm ---Good monitors are anything but free. There's a reason people are throwing away trashy old 4:3 LCDs. They have a ton of input lag, are too low res for HLSL, and have really bad response times.
Games are basically unplayable on them if you care about quality even a little.
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What about people giving away old 4:3 CRTs? You saying a CRT isnt a good monitor?
I dont think if someone gave me a free arcade machine my first thought would be "man what a trashy old 4:3 LCD with input lag and bad response times!"
I love all the positivity found in every single one of your posts, you are such a breath of fresh air!
shponglefan:
--- Quote from: bulbousbeard on July 22, 2014, 11:39:45 pm ---Good monitors are anything but free. There's a reason people are throwing away trashy old 4:3 LCDs. They have a ton of input lag, are too low res for HLSL, and have really bad response times.
Games are basically unplayable on them if you care about quality even a little.
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Not true. I have a number of older, 4:3 LCDs that are more than adequate for playing games on. And a couple I got for free, to boot.
Xiaou2:
--- Quote from: shponglefan on July 23, 2014, 08:40:38 am ---
--- Quote from: bulbousbeard on July 22, 2014, 11:39:45 pm ---Good monitors are anything but free. There's a reason people are throwing away trashy old 4:3 LCDs. They have a ton of input lag, are too low res for HLSL, and have really bad response times.
Games are basically unplayable on them if you care about quality even a little.
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Not true. I have a number of older, 4:3 LCDs that are more than adequate for playing games on. And a couple I got for free, to boot.
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This depends on what you consider "Older". If two years is ancient to you... then sure.
But many LCDs are in fact poor for fast moving games... most especially LCDs made maybe between 3 to 6 yrs ago.. also dependent on the brand / components. Many of them also have poor contrast and poor color representation. And due to the age... the Backlight is probably getting near the end of its lifespan... so it will be darker than you would like, and the light could cut out at any time.
However, you can get a CRT for cheap at the thrift shops.. from 5 to 10$ around here... on the smaller sized units. Not much more on the larger units.
You can also find them for free all over the place... especially if you ask around.
Im still running a 34" 1080i widescreen sony tv. The thing will probably last another 10yrs on top of its already elderly age.
Plays all consoles with great picture clarity... rather than the LCD native resolution issues (blurry and faded in non native res). Even has a built in Subwoofer, and surround sound outputs. HDMI, as well as component, digital, analog, and optical ports.
My previous 37" LCD died in about 3yrs of service. Luckily, I got in before they changed the Warranty Policies.. and got my money refunded. Took that money, and spend less than half of it, to get the used Sony.
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: bulbousbeard on July 22, 2014, 11:39:45 pm ---Good monitors are anything but free. There's a reason people are throwing away trashy old 4:3 LCDs. They have a ton of input lag, are too low res for HLSL, and have really bad response times.
Games are basically unplayable on them if you care about quality even a little.
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I tend to see that they're throwing them away because they see a 20" 16:9 as an upgrade to a 19" 4:3. It's wider, so it must be better is their train of thought.
The game I built for my sister, I used a 21" Dell CRT that I got for free. Looks like a real monitor and I don't need to run HLSL. Looks awesome, and I didn't pay a cent for it.
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