Computer Flatpanels

[Snowreap]

while doing research I found this buyer's guide to be an excellent resource. I focused my search on IPS panels (rather than TN or VA) based on the information I found there. for example, they list the Samsung 245BW as a "recommended" gaming display. I didn't choose it for my wife because it's natively only an 18-bit panel, and it's TN.

Dell. That is all I have to say. Dell.

24" UltraShap Dell ($549.00)
http://accessories.dell.com/sna/products...u=320-6272

the Dell 2408WFP is a nice monitor, but it uses S-PVA technology, which means that it exhibits color shift (the color you see changes if you move left or right, and as a result the color your left eye sees doesn't match the color your right eye sees) and it has very high input lag (64ms, or about 1/15th of a second).

the input lag is a real killer for FPS games. try getting a headshot on a moving target when your on-screen reticle doesn't show you what you'll hit if you press your fire button, but rather shows you what you would have hit if you had hit the fire button 1/15th of a second ago.

and the color shift makes it a bad monitor for photo editing.

other than that, it's a fine monitor. good for web surfing, office productivity, movies and RPG/RTS games where "twitch skills" aren't needed.

not something I'd buy for my wife, though.

-ken