New LCD :D

[Alf]

well yesterday i decieded to go out on a whim, and bought myself a new 22" widescreen. Its a Samsung SyncMaster 225 BW, i havent been able to located reviews for it unfortunatly... but i havent had any problems as of yet. but its a major change from 15"
this has gotten me thinkin, i dont know the first thing bout LCDs.
what is ghosting? i have seen it before on low quality LCDs and its bad, not sure if have that problem or im just too happy with the monitor to notice. Anyone know of a LCD optimization guide online or a program so i can get the most out of it.
thanks!

 

[Anon_F]

Hi Alf 'what is ghosting?'
It's when you get the image & also a shadow of the same picture, ie a persons body & next to them a shadow.
Well i think it is.

 

[Alf]

any pics or such?
the monitor has a supposed refresh rate of 5ms, thats supposed to be good- right?

 

[Alf]

Its kinda hard to tell if i have ghosting cause the screen is much larger than my old one. but if i focus on a certain area while moving it looks fine. (this is in game too)

 

[floppybootstomp]

Alf - you'd know if you had ghosting cos it's annoying as hell.

It's as if everything that's moving has a shadow of themselves attached, almost as if two identical images were placed over each other but out of sync.

And 5ms is good

Glad you're enjoying your new TV, I hope to get myself one of those sometime this year but depends how the work goes.

And also whether or not I manage to get a ticket for the Glastonbury Festival of course

 

[Alf]

is it possible to burn in an image into the monitor? cause i noticed with one of my wallpapers has a bright starburst in it, after leaving the monter on for 20 mins, when ever theres nothing on the screen (when its black) i see a faint white blob were the starburst was. Is this normal? and if soo, i suppose it'lll go away?
Im not terriblely worried, as it doesnt affect game play at all- but i would rather have a problem free monitor

 

[Ian]

Yeah, TFT's take some time to go back to a fully off state - don't worry about it. You can't burn anything in on a TFT in reality as far as I know

I bet you notice a big difference from 15" to 22"

 

[Alf]

theres much more to look at
i play most of my games at it max resolution, games look much sharper- except in Oblivion, framerate drop drastically

 

[V_R]

Thats a sweet looking monitor Alf, I got a Viewsonic VX922 not longago, its only a little bit bigger but the difference is huge! Games look really good no too.

You wont see any ghosting on the screen mate, and Ian is right in saying TFT's dont suffer burn in.

i noticed with one of my wallpapers has a bright starburst in it, after leaving the monter on for 20 mins, when ever theres nothing on the screen (when its black) i see a faint white blob were the starburst was. Is this normal? and if soo, i suppose it'lll go away?

If your worried, and i'm reading that right, why dont you change your desktop and see if it stops.

 

[Alf]

well i did yesterday.
i have a plain black wallpaper too see if it would go away. But it is still faintly visible
and its is especically visible when veiw off axis.... if anything i have 14 days to trade in if i find anything 'faulty'
perhaps it needs longer?

 

[Alf]

ahhh, top and bottom of screen are a little brighter, backlight i suppose? i dont mind- its not too critical

 

[PotGuy]

Syncmasters are cool. What colour is it?

 

[Alf]

black