- Monitor (Pixel) Response Time
- Posted by brownstone_mr on March 1st, 2004
Hi,
I am intrested in getting a ECS G736 Laptop to only play upcoming
games like Far Cry, Halflife 2, Battlefield Vietnam etc.
http://www.ecsusa.com/products/g736.html
From browsing around I have read that the monitor response time for
this laptop is 50ms. I cannot prove this anywhere yet and have
emailed the manufacturer for a confirmation.......no response yet.
My question is....If this laptop does have a monitor (pixel) response
time of 50ms, do you think that my video games will suffer (GHOSTING)?
What should be an ideal monitor response time for a laptop?
Many Thanks!!!!
B.
- Posted by Jeff Williams on March 2nd, 2004
brownstone_mr@hotmail.com (brownstone_mr) wrote in message news:<4ff8934c.0403011553.322a6790@posting.google. com>...
Almost definitely.
Well, this is a different question. "Ideal pixel response time for a
laptop" is different than "ideal pixel response time for video
gaming". For video gaming, you want 25ms or less - ideally 20ms or
less. Good luck in a laptop - some may have it, but probably not many
and you'll likely pay more for it. You may need to buy a laptop
intended specifically for playing games, such as made by Alienware or
Voodoo PC (avoid that new Dell POS).
FWIW, not everyone notices ghosting on LCD screens. Personally, I
seem to be immune to it. I use a KDS RAD-5 for my desktop, which has
a 25ms response time, and I see no ghosting whatsoever. Others I've
talked to with the same model say they see some. My laptop is a
$1,000 laptop that's not intended for gaming and I see no ghosting
whatsoever on it either; Compaq doesn't publish the pixel response
time on my PC but I'm sure it's 40-50ms or so. I play a variety of
games on this machine and have not noticed any ghosting.
As always, try before you buy if possible. You may not need to spring
for an Alienware, but if ghosting bothers you, then that's a different
story.
- Posted by Barry Watzman on March 2nd, 2004
You can't assume that different instances of the same model use the same
screen. On most laptops (and desktop monitors), the manufacturers
design the item to take at least two different brands of LCD panel. You
should be able to be sure that the published specs are met, but beyond
that, you can't assume anything, not even that two units (of the same
model) will behave the same.
Jeff Williams wrote:
