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Samsung's 17" LCD Gaming Monitor Rated

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the window-to-the-game-world dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A year ago gaming on LCD monitors was laughed at, now days it's becoming much more practical thanks to more responsive LCDs like Samsung's SyncMaster 172X, reviewed over at OverClocker's Club. The 172X is a 17" monitor, with a very important feature for us gamers and hardcore computer geeks, a 12ms response time. A 12ms response time literally means zero ghosting in games and in fast action movies."

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  1. Well... by hookedup · · Score: 4, Funny

    A 12ms response time is nice and everything, but how do I explain to my wife why I need one, in english.

    1. Re:Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      1: Wait till the next lightning storm.
      2: Coat the male power connectors on the back of your current monitor with nonconductive paint.
      3: Tell he the lightning took it out and you have to get a new one.

    2. Re:Well... by DAldredge · · Score: 2, Funny

      Take your monitor apart to 'see how it works' because you want to understand what she does for a living...

  2. Ghosting? Aliasing? -- Features, not problems! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, I've run games before at 800x600 on my laptop's display (native 1024x768) with the stretching feature turned on in the display driver. The result? Free anti-aliasing! Sure, some things look blurry, but it's only a 15" display.

    Ghosting? Come on... That's motion blur!

    Get with the times!