Well I took the plunge and purchased a TFT display and I'm loving it.
As I posted a week or so ago I was looking at purchasing the 16ms response time Hitachi that everybody seems to be raving about.
However due to nowhere having it in stock I actually went for this NEC 1760NX instead as it uses exactly the same panel etc.
I really find it hard to put into words what using a TFT is like.
This display is crystal clear from corner to corner.
The screen and colours are bright and vibrant - it truly is the best screen I've ever had the pleasure to use.
The biggest fear I had was with games as ghosting is the reason a lot of other people haven't made the move.
I don't play many FPS games, however I do have JK2 and I managed to find my old copy of Quake2 and gave those a go.
I honestly could not see any ghosting what so ever - I'm sure there was probably some there, but if there was my eyes soon got used to them (to the point where I don't see them).
The panel actually booted up the very first time with a single dead pixel (blue on a black screen) which was a little bit frustrating.
However when I changed from the recommended 60hz to the maximum supported 75hz this deal pixel totally vanished - no explanation on that, must have been "lazy" rather than dead.
I'm currently using the D-Sub connection to my Crucial Radeon 9700Pro (my DVI cable will arrive tomorrow) so I can only assume things will improve more so once I'm on a true digital signal, although how you improve on perfection I really don't know!
I know LCD isn't for all, but if anybody is considering one this really is a great display.
I paid £435inc VAT, Delivery and DVI cable - yes more expensive than a larger CRT, but I'd had enough of that old technology
As I posted a week or so ago I was looking at purchasing the 16ms response time Hitachi that everybody seems to be raving about.
However due to nowhere having it in stock I actually went for this NEC 1760NX instead as it uses exactly the same panel etc.
I really find it hard to put into words what using a TFT is like.
This display is crystal clear from corner to corner.
The screen and colours are bright and vibrant - it truly is the best screen I've ever had the pleasure to use.
The biggest fear I had was with games as ghosting is the reason a lot of other people haven't made the move.
I don't play many FPS games, however I do have JK2 and I managed to find my old copy of Quake2 and gave those a go.
I honestly could not see any ghosting what so ever - I'm sure there was probably some there, but if there was my eyes soon got used to them (to the point where I don't see them).
The panel actually booted up the very first time with a single dead pixel (blue on a black screen) which was a little bit frustrating.
However when I changed from the recommended 60hz to the maximum supported 75hz this deal pixel totally vanished - no explanation on that, must have been "lazy" rather than dead.
I'm currently using the D-Sub connection to my Crucial Radeon 9700Pro (my DVI cable will arrive tomorrow) so I can only assume things will improve more so once I'm on a true digital signal, although how you improve on perfection I really don't know!
I know LCD isn't for all, but if anybody is considering one this really is a great display.
I paid £435inc VAT, Delivery and DVI cable - yes more expensive than a larger CRT, but I'd had enough of that old technology
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