Is it worth to pay $50 more for a 22" (contrast ratio 10000:1) than a 22" (1000:1)?
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It is a Lg monitor
Sorry i don't have a link to the monitors, because i'm not buying online. I have a price list from a pc shop. The details on the price list is as follow:
1st monitor: LG® W2252S 22" Wide Screen - 1680 x 1050 - 5ms Response Time - 10000:1 Contrast Ratio, 300cd Brightness, D-Sub
2nd monitor: LG® W2234S-BN 22" Wide Screen - 1680x1050 - 5ms GTG Response Time - 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 300cd Brightness, D-Sub
The 1st monitor is about $50 more than the 2nd one...
Which one should I buy? Is the 1st one worth $50 more? Will you notice a difference while playing a game?
Sorry i don't have a link to the monitors, because i'm not buying online. I have a price list from a pc shop. The details on the price list is as follow:
1st monitor: LG® W2252S 22" Wide Screen - 1680 x 1050 - 5ms Response Time - 10000:1 Contrast Ratio, 300cd Brightness, D-Sub
2nd monitor: LG® W2234S-BN 22" Wide Screen - 1680x1050 - 5ms GTG Response Time - 1000:1 Contrast Ratio, 300cd Brightness, D-Sub
The 1st monitor is about $50 more than the 2nd one...
Which one should I buy? Is the 1st one worth $50 more? Will you notice a difference while playing a game?
premiumgfx
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I think it depends on your preference. If you can I'd recommend you to go in-store and view the monitors for yourself, and choose then. Contrast ratios are often not a good indicator of actual quality, as it depends how each company measures contrast ratios.
tanka12345
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They both look the same apart from their contrast ratios. You should go and see them in person, then decide. Also as Premium said, different manufacturers measure contrast ratios differently.
No DVI port on any of them? Not a show stopper, but still... it's '09.
Anyway, as a rule of thumb, stay away from Dynamic Contrast monitors, it makes images look... well... unnatural. And to claim that figure, it's like trying to fool you. That's impossible. Actual contrast ratio will be far less than 1000:1, on any of them.
You should be able to disable the DC function from the menu, so if the price difference isn't a big deal for you, you should still go and see them (better side by side). They could have different panels, and you could prefer one over the other.
But the manufacturer published contrast ratio is something you should usually ignore (the same goes for viewing angles).
Anyway, as a rule of thumb, stay away from Dynamic Contrast monitors, it makes images look... well... unnatural. And to claim that figure, it's like trying to fool you. That's impossible. Actual contrast ratio will be far less than 1000:1, on any of them.
You should be able to disable the DC function from the menu, so if the price difference isn't a big deal for you, you should still go and see them (better side by side). They could have different panels, and you could prefer one over the other.
But the manufacturer published contrast ratio is something you should usually ignore (the same goes for viewing angles).
Don't just rely on the contrast ratio when buying the monitor, as said by the other posts look at them side by side, but also ask what you want to do with the LCD - gaming or watching Films or Photo/video work. It sounds like these two monitors are very similar to each other.
dont forget also that the monitor need a low response time (my samsung has 2ms) try getting one with something like that, because it helps alot in games (maybe is the one that helps most). also try looking at the monitor, since its something about taste, also see how its suport is since some monitors have suports that really suck.
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If we're talking gaming... panel response time on any modern LCD monitors should be acceptable. I think anything that's under 12ms should be OK.
Both the monitors on his list are 5ms, obviously TN panels, hopefully 8bit and not the crappy 6bit dithering variety.
You should be more concerned about input lag (the time it takes for it to actually display the image that it gets on the input port). Most monitors have some kind of image processing chip (used for image scaling for example) that use more or less efficient algorithms. And sometimes this time is so big that it becomes noticeable.
But I think he only asked about contrast ratio and we could continue this discussion to no end, but only if he's actually interested about any of these topics.
Lourens, please let us know which one you chose, and how happy are you with it.
Both the monitors on his list are 5ms, obviously TN panels, hopefully 8bit and not the crappy 6bit dithering variety.
You should be more concerned about input lag (the time it takes for it to actually display the image that it gets on the input port). Most monitors have some kind of image processing chip (used for image scaling for example) that use more or less efficient algorithms. And sometimes this time is so big that it becomes noticeable.
But I think he only asked about contrast ratio and we could continue this discussion to no end, but only if he's actually interested about any of these topics.
Lourens, please let us know which one you chose, and how happy are you with it.
Trollgaard
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Agree with CrissTM here. When upgrading the monitor I would definetly go for one with a DVI and VGA. The biggest reason for this is that when you upgrade your graphics card, it will not always give the correct resolution on a screen if the card is strictly DVI. Not even with the VGA extension connected to the card. Not something I have experienced often, but it does happen. Do a search for DVI vs VGA and read a little about it. There's alot of good offers on LCD displays nowadays, so you should consider more options before settling for one of those. On the contrast I will agree with the other posters. It's not the biggest concern.
retrogamer1990
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that contrast ratio is a lie. 
they say its 10000:1 becuase of the backlight changing brightness, but in practice, it just dosent work that well. it is too slow to respond. i turned mine off.
they say its 10000:1 becuase of the backlight changing brightness, but in practice, it just dosent work that well. it is too slow to respond. i turned mine off. 
