Is this a good Monitor for gaming?

Bob J

i am going to use a gateway computer monitor to play xbox 360 on and it has a hdmi port i have got speakers, it looks nice its big enough
i was wondering if the response time is fast enough for gaming and all of the other specs. here they are.

Ultrafast 5 ms response time
UltraContrast 2000:1 contrast ratio;
300 cd/m² brightness
1680 x 1050 maximum resolution;
160° horizontal and vertical viewing angles Digital DVI input supports up to 720p content;
standard analog VGA input;
HDMI input for connecting HD components
16:10 aspect ratio for a cinematic widescreen viewing experience
Displays up to 16.7 million colors

Answer
Looks great. The response time is better then what I have, and I use that computer for gaming. It should be no problem.

1080p Hdtv video game lag?

Oliver

Ok so I've just recently gotten a sharp aquos 60 inch tv and when i went to play some video games i notice a fairly significent lag between when i move the controller stick and when the tv reacts. I'm pretty sure this must be a frame rate issue. My gaming console is an xbox 360, and for anyone who plays online games 1/4-1/2 of a second can make a big difference...and its also very annoying. Is there anything I can do to help with this...please let me know. Thanks.

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The problem is not the vertical refresh rate. Aside from the game itself the other major contributor to input lag is the video processing that occurs within a fixed-pixel display (and on a graphics card where applicable,) combinedâto a lesser extentâwith the sample-and-hold nature of a fixed-pixel display. It must be noted that not all fixed-pixel displays contribute to input lag equally, therefore consumersâparticularly gamersâneed to choose wisely.

Ideally, in an effort to reduce âinput lagâ the key is to eliminate (or minimize) all unnecessary video processing throughout the signal chain, especially within the display. A substantial number of flat-panel TVs are now equipped with a âGameâ mode and/or âPCâ mode that disables much of the unnecessary video processing. Lacking Game or PC mode options one would have to manually disable as many of the various video (processing) modes as possible while still utilizing the most accurate picture mode. When possible you should always attempt to set the resolution of your video game to match the native resolution of your display in order to greatly minimize unnecessary video scaling operations. (Hopefully youâll end up using a âsquare pixelâ format such as 720p or 1080p.) Video scaling can consume a substantial amount of computational video processing power, particularly when using non-square pixels or converting from non-square to square pixels or vice versa. Please be aware that you are likely to run into EDID-related problems that could prohibit you from matching your selected game resolution to the native resolution of your display when using Sharpâs PC mode. PC-compatible modes are usually limited to standard PC graphics modes which often do not include the ideal square-pixel HDTV modes: 1280Ã720 or 1920Ã1080. If so you should experiment with using alternative video inputs such as âANALOG RGB (PC IN)â or analog COMPONENT (Y Pb Pr) or attempt to bypass EDID on your HDMI connections through various means.

Specifically with respect to Sharp LCD TVsâ¦, you should start by setting the VIEW MODE to âDot by Dot.â (Though beneficial when viewing movies, 1:1 pixel mapping modes such as Sharpâs âDot by Dotâ mode have a greater potential to cause image retention. However in your case it shouldnât pose much of a problem with an LCD TV - itâs easily the lesser of two evils.) Next you should set Optical Picture Control (OPC) and the following functions in the Advanced Picture Menu to Off: Fine Motion Enhanced; Active Contrast; Film Mode; and Digital Noise Reductionâ¦all set to Off. Also disable the Power Saving function as well. Using the Game or PC modes will automatically disable many of the same video functions listed above but you should double-check to be sure. You may also want to experiment with using various inputs as those can sometimes result in a noticeable difference.

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âFind and Fix Input Lag in Your HDTV or Monitorâ
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HDTVs and Video Game Lag: The Problem and the Solution
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A way to disable EDID! :)
http://www.overclock.net/ati/47962-way-disable-edid.html?pp=100
 

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Is this a good computer gaming desktop setup?

jrocks_420

Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E4600 (2.40GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800FSB)
System : Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic, Service Pack 1
Monitor Dell E228WFP 22" Wide screen
Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMMs
Hard Drive : 160GB 3 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
DVD+/-RW 16x
Video Card : Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100

im getting a Geforce 8800gts pci-e card in a few months for it
so i should get the Radeon HD4850 instead of any of the geforce 8800

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It always depends what kind of games you're going to play on it, but here's my take:
Speed-wise, the processor (at 2.40 ghz) is definitely sufficient. The only limiting factor on that component would be the 2mb L2 cache, they have higher-end models with 8 or 16mb which would help a lot on specific games, but in general it's good enough. 800 FSB (front-side bus) speed is also a bit low, but if you really need more speed (which you honestly probably won't), overclocking it would save you some money (look around the net and you'll find some help easy). Also right now, your greatest limitation is the intel graphics accelerator at least until you get the new video card.

Personally I find Vista fine. It's a lot of flash for more memory requirements, but it runs faster than windows 98 did on an old system back in the day. Doesn't matter if you get Home premium, basic, Business, or Ultimate. Standard gamers don't tweak out their systems that much or at all. (Although you may want to look at the different versions to see which features you'd want).

Your monitor is big. Big enough for any game. Although at such a high resolution, you're going to want to check to see if the output on your computer is digital (DVI connection). The Dell E228WFP itself inputs DVI, and it's response time (5ms) is better than a lot of other monitors. However, it'll be tough to play games on it with the integrated Intel graphics, but it'll be more than fine on the 8800.

Memory may be a problem. Vista's still needs streamlining, and it's memory usage still has problems. 2GB is definitely adequate, but for gaming, you may want to look for a greater size. Especially if you're going to play memory intensive games like Battlefield and the like. Also just helps with multitasking, but 4GB may be asking too much. Maybe look online for some deals for cheap, good memory.

Hard drive's enough. Seriously, if you need the space, just add another hard drive. It's safer that way anyways. 160GB is more than enough unless you're storing thousands and thousands of super-hi-res photos or videos. Games in total should take up less than 60GB. That's 100 for the OS, and I don't think it needs that much. 7200 RPM is standard. Don't listen to the people raving about the WD Raptor running at 10000 RPM, if you need a high performance hard drive, a SCSI drive will do better.

DVD drive...it's fine. Yeah, okay next thing.

Video card, here's your bane right here. It can run games like CS:Source with decent frames per second, but at lower details and quality. However, newer-gen games may take a hit from playing with this video card (or is it integrated?) In any case, get the 8800 GTS ASAP. You'll be able to play nearly any game on high/med settings. It also still performs better than the 9600 GTS, although I recommend getting the 8800 GT instead. More cost effective and less heat production than the GTS.

I've found that NVidia has a greater support for previous generation video cards (meaning they have a lot of their QA's test old stuff to make sure it still works) than ATI.
However, look up some reviews, there's always an on-going debate between NVidia and ATI video cards...
In the past, a lot of ATI cards outperform NVidia in OpenGL platforms but NVidia beat em on just about everything else (but that may also be because they had more people testing with M-Soft and tailoring for specific programs...)

The whole setup is better than what I had to work with when I started playing games. Although they've come a long way since then, an 8800 GTS would fill your gaming requirements for a while to come.
It doesn't seem like you're putting THAT much of an investment into the computer, but if you were, I'd recommend building your own. It's more cost-effective and you can get ridiculous amount of performance for the money. Not worth it, but fun when you can throw the money around and get the best of the best.

The system's perfectly find for gaming, once you get that new video card of course.

Best LCD PC and Gaming Monitor with Component inputs?

THE POKEMO

I've been searching for a good lcd monitor. The cost isn't a concern, but all the new and lcd monitor only use DVI, HDMI, and VGA inputs. I'm looking for an LCD monitor that also had component inputs. I understand these inputs are almost outdated now, but I'm looking for an all in one LCD monitor for my PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii(only uses component inputs).
Specifically, I'm looking for one that has a high contrast ratio, at most 5ms response time, and at least a 23 inch screen size. The best possible with component inputs.

Answer
I'd say logitech they're pretty reliable and just pretty much any monitor today will do that's flat screen and lcd hd.

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