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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. Gaming on LCD Monitors by MonkeyCookie · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A year ago gaming on LCD monitors was laughed at...

    It was laughed at by some perhaps, but a year ago LCD monitors were quite capable of handling games. I got my 19in. 25ms LCD monitor about a year ago, and there were already many people using them for gaming at the time. I have yet to see any problems whatsoever with any games that I have played on that monitor.

    No doubt, a 12ms will be even better, but many current monitors are probably good enough for most gamers.

  2. Re:I have one by Apreche · · Score: 3, Interesting

    oh, there sure is a better alternative. If you don't care about refresh rates and you want more than 17" in size DO NOT buy this monitor. Especially don't buy this monitor if you care about getting the best deal.

    But if 17" 1280x1024 is enough for you and you need that 12ms real bad, buy this. It's sooooo bright!
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