Displays LCD Monitor for Gaming

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  1. dinjo_jo

    dinjo_jo What's a Dremel?

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    Finally i'm looking to get a Full HD monitor which can help serve my purpose of gaming.
    Things which i'm looking in monitor is.

    HDMI
    DVI-D
    Audio Jack

    The only one seems to be matching is Dell ST 2410W.

    Needed the monitor for PS3/Xbox 360 gaming.Also let me know how good is the sound as i would be using it from monitor audio out usin headphones.
     
  2. dangerman1337

    dangerman1337 Minimodder

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    have you looked at 120hz monitors? They seem to have VERY low input lag unless there out of your price range.
     
  3. Beezie

    Beezie What's a Dremel?

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    the 120hz monitor`s are stupidly expensive and the 3d technology is still very young
     
  4. dinjo_jo

    dinjo_jo What's a Dremel?

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    Need something pratical and affordable, anyone used Dell ST2410 ?
     
  5. Rofl_Waffle

    Rofl_Waffle What's a Dremel?

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    The ST2410 requires a sound bar which is sold separately. If you are using audio out, that is nothing more than a pass through, it would sound as good as your headphones.

    Couldn't you plug your xbox to a set of speakers instead.

    All 3D monitors have about 20ms input lag. I would call that below average. Some LCD monitors have no input lag.
     
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  6. Siberdine

    Siberdine Safety Not Guaranteed.

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    I use the Dell ST2410 for my desktop computer. It's a decent monitor, I got it for about £150 including the soundbar. It's not the greatest monitor, but it's pretty bright and the response time is decent. The audio out on the soundbar works fine, but getting a 3.5mm extension stereo cable might be a good idea.

    My father has a Dell 3007WFP, and when I use it I don't notice very many differences besides a higher resolution and a brighter screen.

    Anyways, I think it's a decent monitor if you're on a budget, but it would probably a better idea to save up for a better one, like a U2410, which uses an ISP panel ( Better viewing angles, etc.)

    Ask Goodbytes though, he seems to be the expert on monitors.
     
  7. benjamyn

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    I have this monitor and it's superb :)
    http://www.oyyy.co.uk/benq-g2420hd
    Use it for my laptop and my xbox 360 sometimes.

    OOS at the moment though.

    This one is slightly more, but doesn't have HDMI (though you can easily get a HDMI>DVI adaptor and use another cable for sound)
    http://www.oyyy.co.uk/benq-g2420hdbl
    But it's LED backlit so will have an even clearer, crisper, brighter picture.
     
  8. dinjo_jo

    dinjo_jo What's a Dremel?

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    dont want to use speakers would be connecting Hd 202 headphones directly to monitor audio out as i want to avoid the av cables.
     
  9. Rofl_Waffle

    Rofl_Waffle What's a Dremel?

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    Thats not true... If anything LED is dimmer and has a lower color spectrum. As for clarity, that really deoends on the LCD and the screen's coating.

    LED does however use less power and lower profile. Also makes the image a little colder.
     
  10. dinjo_jo

    dinjo_jo What's a Dremel?

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    How's the sound when using it with Monitor audio out ?
     
  11. Siberdine

    Siberdine Safety Not Guaranteed.

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    It sounds perfectly fine, like your 3.5mm headphones usually would.
     

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