I really want to get an LCD because the bulkiness of the CRT just kills me everytime I look at it. I do play games, so I've been looking at ones with 16ms response times. I don't really care if it's 15 or 17" because of the extra space you get with an LCD vs a CRT, I won't be losing anything.
Here's what I'm worried about, though: I have a GeForceFX5600, so I generally have to turn down my resolution from 1024x768 to play games at 800x600 (not always, but probably 50% of the time). I know that scaling down on an LCD is a bad thing but I need to know exactly how bad it is. I turned down the resolution of my LCD at work today from 1024x768 (it's max) to 800x600 (the only other option) and while it was blurrier, it wasn't horrible. Granted, I was looking at websites and such, and I don't know how that would look when playing a game. I also view movie trailers and video clips occasionally and have never noticed any problems/ghosting/etc whatsoever.
My work LCD is a Dell and I looked up the specs just to see what they were, and I was very surprised. It's a bit older, so the specs are pretty unimpressive, but I have always been really impressed with how good it looks. It has (if memory serves me) 250cd brightness, 25ms response time, and a 300:1 contrast ratio. So basically what I'm wondering is if the scaling is really all that bad, or if it depends on the monitor, etc. I've found several LCDs right under $200 with specs much better than my work one.
Here's what I'm worried about, though: I have a GeForceFX5600, so I generally have to turn down my resolution from 1024x768 to play games at 800x600 (not always, but probably 50% of the time). I know that scaling down on an LCD is a bad thing but I need to know exactly how bad it is. I turned down the resolution of my LCD at work today from 1024x768 (it's max) to 800x600 (the only other option) and while it was blurrier, it wasn't horrible. Granted, I was looking at websites and such, and I don't know how that would look when playing a game. I also view movie trailers and video clips occasionally and have never noticed any problems/ghosting/etc whatsoever.
My work LCD is a Dell and I looked up the specs just to see what they were, and I was very surprised. It's a bit older, so the specs are pretty unimpressive, but I have always been really impressed with how good it looks. It has (if memory serves me) 250cd brightness, 25ms response time, and a 300:1 contrast ratio. So basically what I'm wondering is if the scaling is really all that bad, or if it depends on the monitor, etc. I've found several LCDs right under $200 with specs much better than my work one.
