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Hi guys,

Looking for advice.

Are IPS screens good for gaming?

Especially the cheaper ones.

I known RGB and screen angles are good
Grey to grey changes are however slower (8ms or thereabouts)
There is something i read about overdrive- which can increase g-t-g ms, but induces lag, as screen is always a couple of frames out.
Then there was talk of cheap IPS which is 6-bit emulating 8-bit colour, rather than true 8-bit.

Compared to TN panels etc.

So after all that...

There are some LG IPS screens, and dell IPS screens (U2412 seems cool at 16:10, but bit expensive R3K)
my old sammy TN has lasted long, but thinking of 23" real estate (24 normally bit $) - preferable around R2K or just over.

Also going to be driving this screen with an GT650m (Lenovo y500), which should handle full HD, though definitely need a HDMI screen port.


Thank guys for any advice.

K
 
must have picked up up on special or when R~$ rate was R8.60
Seems a bit more pricey now-adays - though there is a dell here - its not the ultrasharp series though

Dell S2340L 23" Full HD 1920x1080p LED IPS Monitor
R1,947.00 Incl. VAT

Anygood?

otherwise Ultrasharp U2312HM is R2350 ?
Or Philips 237E3QPHU is R2130 (missed it on special for R1900)?
Can get LG 235V too, though price is between R1850-2150
 
Esquire in Milnerton still has some decent pricing on monitors compared to Rectron and Axiz –speak to Graham or Allison
 
Don't pay too much attention to the pixel response time of the monitor- grey to grey is not a very accurate measure as it is not standardised. Often, you will have a vendor quote a 5ms pixel response time only for it to exhibit more lag than a monitor that advertises an 8ms pixel response time.

However- if you are outputting games at 60Hz (and you probably would), the human eye can hardly identify any differences in response time lower than 10ms. I would rather look for the input lag of the monitor, that is the lag between the signal being passed to the monitor and it displaying on the screen. Much better indicator I feel.

I would recommend the Dell U2312HM, excellent monitor and seemingly a good choice for gaming. From the review, it has very little input lag.
 
I'm also using the LG IPS234V for gaming (Crysis 3, StarCraft 2, Bioshock 2, CS:GO) and it works perfectly well.

I agree with the comments around the response rate. You will likely never notice the difference on most modern monitors.
 
Rocco1 said:
must have picked up up on special or when R~$ rate was R8.60
Seems a bit more pricey now-adays - though there is a dell here - its not the ultrasharp series though

Dell S2340L 23" Full HD 1920x1080p LED IPS Monitor
R1,947.00 Incl. VAT

Anygood?
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I have the Dell and I can recommend it. I have no issues and the quality is awesome. One thing worth noting is that it has some serious anti glare film on it which is obvious in semi sunlight. I paid R2100 inc delivery for mine 2 months back.
 
I have 2x Dell U2412m and games look pretty amazing :) Sure they are a bit more expensive than other monitors but they are 24, 1200p, great stands and of course Dells awesome warranty.
 
Rocco1 said:
Hi guys,

Looking for advice.

Are IPS screens good for gaming?

Especially the cheaper ones.

I known RGB and screen angles are good
Grey to grey changes are however slower (8ms or thereabouts)
There is something i read about overdrive- which can increase g-t-g ms, but induces lag, as screen is always a couple of frames out.
Then there was talk of cheap IPS which is 6-bit emulating 8-bit colour, rather than true 8-bit.

Compared to TN panels etc.

So after all that...

There are some LG IPS screens, and dell IPS screens (U2412 seems cool at 16:10, but bit expensive R3K)
my old sammy TN has lasted long, but thinking of 23" real estate (24 normally bit $) - preferable around R2K or just over.

Also going to be driving this screen with an GT650m (Lenovo y500), which should handle full HD, though definitely need a HDMI screen port.


Thank guys for any advice.

K
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wait until tonight we have some nice deals on LG screens IPS included-just finished the pricing
 
Thanks guys

Leaning towards the Dell U2312HM or perhaps a LG if its priced right (Esquire)
not sure if the the Dell S2340L is as good as U2312
Thanks Maverick for the forward - it looks like those dells have some of the fastest response times around.
 
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Brawler said:
I have 2x Dell U2412m and games look pretty amazing :) Sure they are a bit more expensive than other monitors but they are 24, 1200p, great stands and of course Dells awesome warranty.
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+1 I got one of these aswell they awesome
 
I've also got a U2412, but sadly mine has this red/green tint at the bottom of the monitor. Won't be visible while gaming, but does show up on white/light backgrounds.
 
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