Flat Screens

XMEN_Hammer · Post by **XMEN_Hammer** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:10 pm

Heres the whole story :

SledgeHammer Posted on Jun 20 2005, 05:03 AM
My wife bought me one for fathers day and I need to know if theres a way to set the refresh rate up a notch or two. I get a little fuzz when theres lots of action on the screen. Or any other things to improve it.

MegaDeath Posted on Jun 21 2005, 06:12 AM
It is set to 16ms, its not a setting. I had a Acer 19" 16ms refresh monitor and it was a BIG disappointment. Ghosting was a problem with it. I bit the bullet and returned the POS, costed me like 40 bucks for the 10% restock fee but it was worth it.

I got me a Samsung 12ms refresh LCD and i couldnt be happier with it, so much better than the Acer. The difference was night and day. So if your not happy with it, i would return it, as you will never be happy you kept it.

SledgeHammer Posted on Jun 20 2005, 10:39 PM
Its supposed to be 16 ....Not sure where to set it at and or check.

MegaDeath Posted on Jun 20 2005, 04:49 PM
What is the refresh rate? It is probably 25ms. If so there is not much that can be done. You must have a refresh rate of 16ms or lower to prevent ghosting.
SledgeHammer Posted on Jun 21 2005, 10:43 PM
Where do you find that info at ?

Gryphon Posted on Jun 21 2005, 10:27 PM
You should find out if it is 8ms gray-to-gray or black-white-black. I know Viewsonic carries a 8ms, but it is 8ms gray-to-gray / 20ms black-white-black.

*Edit - Newegg carries that monitor for $314

malthus Posted on Jun 21 2005, 10:15 PM
The closer to 0 the better Sledge...that 8ms one from Samsung is excellent, or at least thats what a couple of friends tell me.

SledgeHammer Posted on Jun 21 2005, 09:20 PM
What about an 8ms one? They have one I could exchange it for, its a Samsung 19 inch with 8 ms refresh rate...Same price ....... need input quickly to decide....

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... =S203-1924

Velislide Posted on Jun 21 2005, 08:15 AM
Sledge can actually move around fast enough to get a ghosting effect?

XMEN Iceman · Post by **XMEN Iceman** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:21 pm

I guess I don't see the problem on mine. I have the Acer 16ms monitor. I checked the manual on Hammers and it is a 16ms unit.

His eyes must be much better than mine.

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:40 pm

It's a bunch of hooey.

Sorta.

That 16ms number is kind of like measuring CPU power/speed in MHz. Doesn't tell the whole story. There are several ways manufacturers can derive that number, and some are better than others. I've determined that when I finally get a flatscreen, a review by an expert source is the only way to go, because you just can't trust the feature checklist.

XMEN_Hammer · Post by **XMEN_Hammer** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:32 pm

You mean like seeing is beleiving

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:20 pm

Purty much.

XMEN_Hammer · Post by **XMEN_Hammer** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:33 pm

I went to thier website and can't find any real info

So guess I'm left in the dark on this one.