[Monitors] LCD or CRT

[Fenix]

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16824236293

 

This is my screen, can highly recommend it 2ms response time and 144hz refresh rate

 

I run 2 of those right now.

[samurai nightling]

I could never justify the amount of money you guys have put into your monitors. Anything over $200 is too much for me.

[VooDooPC]

My first LCD monitor was a 24" BenQ. I paid around $400 for it. Right now I'm using an Asus VG236H. I think I paid around $350 for it.

 

If I'm staring at a monitor for hours at a time, I want something that's pretty nice and I'm willing to spend a bit of extra cash. That's how I justify cost in my life, if it's something I'm going to be using everyday I'm willing to put down more cash for something of higher quality. Like last month I needed a stapler for ONE thing, I bought the cheapest crappiest one I could find, I think it fell apart by the time it was done. When I bought my headphones I paid around $200 because I knew I'd be using them just about every day. Maybe that's normal, I don't know.

[samurai nightling]

Size is one thing, I'm still using a 19" LCD because going bigger costs more, which is fine, but is a 2ms response actually going to give someone an advantage over say my monitors 5 ms response time? My monitor may not be big in size, but a 3 ms response difference isn't enough to make me want to spend a ton more money.

 

Actually I've just come to realize recently that all of my spending now revolves around having a child. I can't buy a $400 monitor when I know I could have bought a nice $150 monitor and spent $250 on diapers or baby food. I guess I'm also spending my money on what I'm seeing and dealing with everyday as well.

Edited May 10, 2013 by samurai nightling

[NOFX]

Looking back through old threads, I found where I bought a Hanns-G 28". I'm pretty sure I paid around $500 for it back then.

 

http://gamrs.co/forums/index.php?/topic/35243-ps3-vs-24-widescreen/

 

It's looks and works great. I much prefer the 1920x1200 aspect ratio of it over these 24's I use at work that are 1080. Probably one the best comp purchases I ever made.