[HELP] LCD Suggestions, Custom Timings, MAME, and Refresh Rates

[BlackGuyRX]

I'm looking for a good, fast LCD monitor for retro emulation (mostly MAME & MESS), as well as some info on custom timings & refresh rates, how they work, and if they do with MAME.

While I'd like to get my hands on a CRT monitor, I'm very picky about what I'm looking for and after months of searching around and coming up empty handed, I've pretty much decided to cut my losses and go the flat panel route for the time being. I'm looking for suggestions of some good flat panel PC monitors with 90 degree rotation for TATE (vertical shmups), little to no lag, has support for VGA (Dreamcast via VGA box), and can manually match the wacky refresh rates for arcade games like Mortal Kombat and R-Type @ 55hz.

I'd like to go the G-Sync & FreeSync route, but both options are too expensive for me to afford right now.

The best I saw so far were LCDs specifically designed for arcade monitors, but they're only available as panels, lack stands and cost several hundred dollars.


I was also recommended iiyama XB2483HSU as it accepts between 49.200hz and 76.300hz.
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1857385
Unfortanetly, it's not sold here in the U.S., and i'll have to import it.

[dmckean]

Just keep saving your money and wait for cheaper Freesync and G-sync monitors to show up. You'll want an IPA or VA panel if you plan to rotate, the viewing angles for TN panels aren't good enough for rotating vertically. Right now I think there's only one IPS G-sync monitor and it costs like $900.