How to choose the right LCD monitor for gaming?

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I am going to be using the LCD monitor with my Xbox 360 and I am having difficulties on what I should look for.

I can't seem to figure out what specs I am looking for. Can anyone tell me about which contrast ratio, vertical/ horizontal refresh rates, resolution, and brightness I should look for on an LCD monitor?

Also would it be better with HDMI or no? If possible can you also list a few monitors you would recommend?

Answer
HDMI is good, but expensive. DVI will give you the same result for a lot less.

Refresh rates are going to be about the same for every brand. However, some top of the line have 240 Hz rates - very good.

Resolution: 1920x1200 is HD widescreen.

Contrast of 1000:1 or better.

Response: 5 ms or less

Dot Pitch: 0.28 or less

Brightness: 300 cd at a bare minimum, get the highest.

Is there any benefit to playing games at a higher resolution than your monitors native resolution?

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For instance on a 17-inch CRT monitor native res is 1024x768, if you bump the resolution up to 1280x960 maintainng the same aspect ratio will the picture be any crisper, or is the native resolution of a monitor its optimum?

Answer
of course all higher resolution is better for instance my old monitor was 1024x768 and I got a new monitor that is 1920x1200 and omg its so much better IE its full HD 1080p which makes all the difference,but make sure you have the graphics card for it or else when you play a game it will get all choopy!

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