September 16, 200619 yr I've looked at these two 19" monitors. Samsung 940BF and BenQ FP93GX Looks like they got the same specs. 2ms response time on both. Any ideas? I'm going to buy a 19" monitor in that price-range anyway. Just wondering what to get. J. Edited September 16, 200619 yr by Junai
September 17, 200619 yr I've always gone with Samsung fwiiw ... the best test is to see it in action if you can. The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
September 17, 200619 yr I don't know about the 940BF, but my lab just bought a bunch of 931BF's, and they are horrible. The construction quality is superb, and it looks like a very slick product. The panel itself is complete garbage. You can literally see the 6-bit to 8-bit dithering going on. Unfortunately, I don't expect any of these "2ms" or "1ms" or "0.001ns" panels to be any good. As far as human perception is concerned, I don't believe anything below 8ms is necessary even for the fastest FPS's or the most contrasty and dynamic movies. The old Dell 1901's in my lab also have 6-bit TN panels, but they do a better job of hiding the dithering than the new Samsungs. It could be that the Samsungs have a superior panel coating and this unfortunately reveals the ugly dithering going on in the background. I'll say what I always say and people never seem to listen or care: stay away from 6-bit TN panels, get an LCD with a true 8-bit panel.
September 18, 200619 yr Looks a damn sight shinier than my Novatech! "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
September 18, 200619 yr BenQ isn't a bad brand: they differentiate themselves in the market with respect to price, but the quality isn't too bad. I can't remember who's factory they come out of at the moment ... remember there are only a couple of plants that make LCD screens (all in Taiwan, IIRC). OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
September 22, 200619 yr I've had a Samsung 930BF for the last year or so and I really like it - before then I was a strict CRT man but this model has changed my mind. Edited September 22, 200619 yr by DemonKing
September 22, 200619 yr My two monitors ViewSonic VX2025WM Black-Silver 20.1'' DVI 8ms gray-to-gray (avg.); 16ms white-black-white (typ) Widescreen BenQ FP202W Black 20.1'' DVI 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor I like The View Sonic better, but for the price the BenQ was a great buy. It Life is like a clam. Years of filtering crap then some bastard cracks you open and scrapes you into its damned mouth, end of story. - Steven Erikson
September 22, 200619 yr I have a 19" Benq FP91G+, which has a response of 8ms too, and I have no problem with games whatsoever. It was awesome after my 15" faded old laptop panel, but after seeing my boss' widescreen 30"... not so.
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