BF2S Forums 40" - 46" Sony or Samsung 1080p as a monitor, gamming monitor that is!

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Off topic, but Assassins Creed got really really repetitive for me.  I play on my roommate's 40" Bravia V.  I don't know all the technical stuff behind it, but COD4 and AC look nice

I've only had it a couple days. The beginning was slow (too much movie not enough game play imo) but it's gotten better. I like games that allow me to commit random acts of violence. I don't know what that means exactly .. but oh well

Kmarion wrote:

Thomas I don't know if you visit AVS forums or not.
You will have to calibrate and tweak the setting to taste. It is a pretty good place to get information.

Thanks,

... and ...

Tragedy!!!!!!!

See this thread about lag, artifacts & blur: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=960548

Just what I did NOT want hear, oh well.

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PS: Don't miss this sheep test (reaction test), found on that page (above): http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/

It suggested that: I need to drink a cup of coffee.

Last edited by topal63 (2008-01-11 12:14:20)

Zimmer wrote:

That is some serious blur Topal. I think you should reconsider your choice.

No doubt!!!
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Oh, now I am thinking this: an LCD 1080p HDTV with the lowest response time at its native resolution (1920 x 1080), no frame interpolation, no scaling, etc.

Meaning I need to re-think this, and consider a different model, to bad that Sony's OLE is brand new... that is super-fast and clearer than any thing I've seen yet.

Last edited by topal63 (2008-01-11 13:09:56)

I'm not big on HDTV output, but I sit with fourteen 46" Bravia LCD TVs in front of me every day. The picture from PC is pretty decent. I wouldn't use it as a monitor, it's a bit too fuzzy and way too big for that, but plug in one of the new 360s over HDMI and they really shine. Generally very awesome televisions.

Zimmer wrote:

Lucien wrote:

Zimmer wrote:

Also, Topal, 120Hz is not noticeable by the naked eye. Max difference you will see is about 75Hz. Anything above that is a minimal change. The claims that sony make don't make the TV better, it just allows them to put a larger price tag on it.

no no no no no NO NO NO NO    NO!

not even the mods can get this right?

Well, see, that kind of reply.... Instead of shouting out pointless "no"s at me. You could care to explain.

Well, to put it simply, the eye is not a camera, and eyesight isn't measured in FPS. It's a constant, fluent chemical reaction. Your eye can percieve any light hitting it, no matter how frequently it changes. Perception beyond the eye is completely individual.

topal63 wrote:

Or maybe?

4.) SAMSUNG SyncMaster 305T 30" 6ms(GTG) 2560 x 1600 DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor

That's a very, very nice choice. I was using one a few weeks ago and was impressed by how much better than the 30" Apple Cinema Displays it was.

If you're looking for a monitor then you'll find it very difficult to get a TV that is of sufficient quality. Personally I've taken the smallish (20") monitor approach, with a projector (and a 100" screen) hooked up to the PC for watching stuff on and playing some games (PES, NFS, Dirt etc.) - which I find to be the best way of doing things for me. The image quality could be better (especially on whites), but it's good enough (1080p DLP with a 4x colour wheel usually provides a good projection image that is suitable for gaming/films).

Bertster7 wrote:

topal63 wrote:

Or maybe?

4.) SAMSUNG SyncMaster 305T 30" 6ms(GTG) 2560 x 1600 DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor

That's a very, very nice choice. I was using one a few weeks ago and was impressed by how much better than the 30" Apple Cinema Displays it was.

If you're looking for a monitor then you'll find it very difficult to get a TV that is of sufficient quality. Personally I've taken the smallish (20") monitor approach, with a projector (and a 100" screen) hooked up to the PC for watching stuff on and playing some games (PES, NFS, Dirt etc.) - which I find to be the best way of doing things for me. The image quality could be better (especially on whites), but it's good enough (1080p DLP with a 4x colour wheel usually provides a good projection image that is suitable for gaming/films).

There is only one problem with Samsung monitors at the moment. Their MagicTune program, which is absolutely brilliant, does not support any Video cards above the 7 series for nVidia. So my Samsung Pebble keeps reverting back to shit defaults because MagicTune tells me its incompatible with the system.