is this a good LCD screen for my new computer?

[bhome83]

built a new computer and am using a very old compaq 14" monitor that sucks and was wondering if this LCF flat panel display is any good featured on newegg.com

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-021-010&depa=0

not sure about the specs but the reviews on newegg praise it. is this a good deal on this screen? does newegg charge tax for WA? also, anyone know approx. shipping for a LCD screen? thanks alot.

ps- what is the diff. between that one and this one? besides the color?

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?DEPA=0&description=24-021-003&CMP=OTC-Sm4rterDe4ls&ATT=Monitors+LCD+Flat+Pa

this one is free shipping so would only cost $8 more, and i like black better. are they the same quality though?

[Cricket]

Rosewill is sort of a new name to the computer market and glc said he thinks they're just a rebadger...they put their name on other companies products. So that monitor might be made by Samsung, Benq, LG or some other TFT/LCD manufacturer. Should you get it? I really don't know enough about Rosewill to answer that. Personally, I wouldn't buy it for myself.

:) Cricket

[kingoftowns]

i just bought a rosewill 17" monitor for a couple i am building a pc for and it is awesome so far i have played half life 2 and far cry on it and am getting no ghosting at all, it is really nice, the 17" i bought also got good reviews from others who bought it so i would say give it a shot the one you are looking at has gotten good reviews from others to.

there is a benq monitor for only 50 bucks more but i dont know what your budget is

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=24-014-063&DEPA=0

[RJ]

I wouldn't buy either of the two Rosewill TFTs if you are into gaming. I couldn't find the panel type, but the specs just reek of MVA, which makes them bad for gaming. I could be wrong, but I wouldn't risk it.

The Benq has a TN panel and is noticeably faster than either of the two Rosewills. However, the viewing angle is pretty low. IMHO too low, but that's something you need to see for yourself.

RJ

[bhome83]

im really not a gamer, play nba live 2005 on occasion, so don't really need a gamer flat panel screen. what is MVA though?

[RJ]

MVA stands for Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment, and is a technology used for LC displays. The LCs are arranged a bit differently, etc.
The goal is to improve the viewing angle and the contrast, while still being fast. The problem is, that there is not just "the" response time. A TFT panel has many response times. There is a minimum, and there is a maximum. Since the minimum is the lowest, that's the one that is used for advertising, as lower numbers mean faster screens, and that sounds good.
But on MVA panel the maximum response time is very high, about 4 times higher than the minimum response time. Means, that these 25ms panels have a max. response time of 100ms. So, it's 25ms to 100ms, and you'll usually get higher times, like 50 to 80 or something like that.
Which is bad for gaming, of course. A friend of mine has a 19" MVA panel. Typical specs: 25ms response time, high viewing angle (170/170) and high contrast (600:1 . . . my friend's panel has 500:1).
But, the maximum response times are never mentioned, so you have to know about it (and using the rule of thumb: 4x minimum response time, to calculate it) in order to avoid disappointing surprises.

Other technologies are TN+Film, and IPS/S-IPS. There is also PVA, but I believe it's just Samsung's own MVA. They call it PVA, but I think it's the same. At least it's as gamer-unfriendly as MVA.

RJ