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Mabyboi
03-15-2009, 04:05 PM
Will I really notice a difference between a 5ms response time and a 2ms response time?
For every day use? For gaming?
IronWarrior
03-15-2009, 04:40 PM
Some people say you can, but I don't believe so. :/
HuffPCair
03-15-2009, 05:04 PM
People say you can but the average person with the average response time that the brain can pick up will not notice a difference. I have had both kinds and you can not tell a single difference, well I cant atleast and I game almost every night or watch movies.
A good 2ms monitor will show the difference, like an LG 227WTG, but a good 5ms will be very close.
Mabyboi
03-15-2009, 05:19 PM
Im debating between 2 monitors, one is going on sale next week for alot less. Theyre the new Acer H2 line, the H233H and the H243H, one being a 23" and one being a 24" the difference between the two is the 5ms response time on the 23" and the 2ms response time on the 24".
In canadian dollars, the 24" is 379.99, and the 23" is 279.99 going on sale for 229.99 next week. and im debating between the two as per that difference, which is the ONLY ONE, surprisingly....
What do you guys think?
Mabyboi
03-15-2009, 05:59 PM
Here are the two monitors:
H243H
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=775905&affixedcode=WW&MSCSProfile=3C79F0C7EA3162B289A6F3317CC124D8C16166 EE1ADC113A381D440F051A347FEAC4ED0F6CD9B69F97FE45EF CF0A746E9624110AC1CA4D45D48E94DA8326B0F5A797CD9A7B 231321132181E83F4DA1CF2E8F0DC52E99F9D0E5798BEE9B2E AF37C51CE48A79F2D73767BA4B2C3CFA6621EE777E1288FF66 F731863C98CCD0E5DDCE4BCFCD50790A55
H233H
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=&webid=783560&affixedcode=WW&MSCSProfile=3C79F0C7EA3162B289A6F3317CC124D8C16166 EE1ADC113A381D440F051A347FEAC4ED0F6CD9B69F97FE45EF CF0A746E9624110AC1CA4D45D48E94DA8326B0F5A797CD9A7B 231321132181E83F4DA1CF2E8F0DC52E99F9D0E5798BEE9B2E AF37C51CE48A79F2D73767BA4B2C3CFA6621EE777E1288FF66 F731863C98CCD0E5DDCE4BCFCD50790A55
Xenogias
03-16-2009, 08:36 AM
I think you get used to it to the point where it doesnt matter
HuffPCair
03-16-2009, 08:39 AM
I say go with the bigger one LOL bigger is always better with monitors.
Mabyboi
03-16-2009, 10:11 AM
its 1 inch tho! i dont think ill really notice it!, plus i can put that money towards a blu-ray player :D
Soulburner
03-16-2009, 03:32 PM
No, these advertised response times are not accurate. Measured average response time is much much higher, between 20-40ms for most monitors.
Mabyboi
03-16-2009, 07:03 PM
No, these advertised response times are not accurate. Measured average response time is much much higher, between 20-40ms for most monitors.
so no difference would be seen? so it would be alot smarter to go with the smaller one and save the money?
YukonTrooper
03-16-2009, 07:35 PM
Manufacturers don't use a standard method for response time measurement. Some advertised 8ms monitors show better motion performance than some advertised 2ms monitors.
Soulburner
03-16-2009, 07:40 PM
so no difference would be seen? so it would be alot smarter to go with the smaller one and save the money?
I'm not sure because I can't view those links. It asks me for a Canadian postal code.
You really need to research the monitor. Shopping for LCDs is the hardest piece of hardware you will ever research. Most of them you can't find enough info on, and all of them are a compromise in some way. I spent months before I made my decision and I still stand by it - no regrets. Though I would much prefer a 24-30" DLP, it would be superior to LCD in almost every single way.