Reference number: CH000732
Are flat panel LCD monitors good for gaming?
Question:
Are Flat Panel LCD monitors good for gaming?
Additional information:
Early LCD /
flat-panel displays were notorious for their slow response
time (sometimes referred to as refresh rate). Although a
slow response time is fine for text and other slow images, when these
displays were used on anything with fast moving graphics, such as many
computer games, the graphics would become blurry, and in some cases
hurt the user's eyes or head if used for too long.
Because of this issue, many users will not purchase LCD
displays / flat panels because of their belief that it will not look
good with their games.
Answer:Most flat panel / LCD displays today are more than adequate
for computer games and any fast moving graphics. When looking for a
flat panel / LCD display to purchase, look for the response time of
the display, this value will be listed in milliseconds.
The lower this value is, the quicker the display will refresh, and the
crisper your game or fast moving graphics will appear.
For example, a display with a 8ms response time is
going to look better than a 35ms response time. Below is a listing
of other common response times with flat panel and LCD displays.
4ms
5ms
8ms
12ms
14ms
15ms
16ms
18ms
20ms
21ms
23ms
25ms
30ms
35ms
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