RGB Monitor?

I'm interested in getting a monitor to hook up to my m17xR2. I love having the RGB, though. What monitor(s) would be just as high, if not higher, quality?

 

Good question, I am trying to find one myself. I'm thinking an LED monitor would be the closest. I tried the Samsung PX2370 but the colors were all washed out and I couldn't fix it, so i just sent it back.

And possibly this: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-8277

 

Depends on your budget really and your intended useage.

The UltraSharp monitors are probably a very good choice......its a low cost IPS panel but the response times are 6ms which isnt gonna be good for gaming/fast moving images.

The thing is, high end monitors provide excellent image quality because they use IPS panels (in plane switching) whilst most others use TN panels (twisted nematic) which arent as good for "images" but generally have faster response times.

If your into gaming alot, your gonna want a fast response time for those games.....2ms kinda times. You wont get that kinda response time on an IPS panel but the "look" of an IPS panel will blow a TN out the water for quality...(also alot more expensive)

My monitor (as per my signature) is a TN. I find it pretty good. Its a Samsung panel and the colour/image is good for a TN display.

Its not RGB quality but if you want an RGB external monitor, be prepared to spend ALOT of cash!

 

Yep with what was said above^^^^^^

If you want true and good color representation you NEED an IPS panel.
They are expensive but look great.

If you want fast response time, then the TN panels are what you have to go for.

A few years ago there was a dell IPS panel with a good response time (~5ms.... good for most games) which was also affordable, but those would disappear as soon as dell got stock in (most of which ended up on ebay with a huge markup... darn resellers).

I have not looked into anything other than apple monitors for the past year or so (get a good deal on them at my work) and the high end ones have really good color representation..... but any FPS gaming is a no go with them

I may look around to see what is available nowadays, but since my dreamcolor2 lcd is coming in a few weeks (new 8540w elitebook purchase) I may hold off on that for a bit.

D.

 

Doesn't the M17X R2 have a response time of 8ms? So anything below that should be good, some of the Dell IPS monitors have a gaming mode that drops it down to 6ms.

From what i heard anything below 3ms is just marketing bs anyway, and that that you won't be able to tell the difference.

 

Actually Huuy you make a good point.

I am not sure what the response time of the R2 RGB screen is.
I don't play a lot of FPS games but I have not noticed any tearing or anything else that would distract from what games I do play on this screen.

In the past I always went with screens that were ~5ms in response time and never really bothered with anything lower as I don't buy the TN panels.

I may have to figure out the exact panel the R2 uses and see if I cant get any specs on it

D.

 

I'd recommend a good IPS panel monitor. I personally have a U2410, and it blows my 2208WFP out of the water in terms of quality. Response times of 6ms, which I find perfectly acceptable for gaming.

 

Serephucus, I just read another post where the person decided on the U2410 so I decided to look it up.

Spec wise it looks to be a treat of a monitor.

I am seriously considering picking one up now.......

Quick question... how well is the factory calibration on that? (I typically calibrate my monitors with my trusted puck and software)

D.

 

Some people say there seems to be an orange tint, but that could just be the RGB. And the gaming mode from what i heard is really nice. Just make sure you don't get a revision A00 model if you decide to pick one up.

Here is some good information about it:

Dell U2410 - [H]ard|Forum
A Monitor for Gaming that Pops! - [H]ard|Forum

A video of someone using 3 of them for Xfire, with an M17X R2:

YouTube - Alienware M17xR2 Proof of ATI Eyefinity with Bezel Compensation

 

To me the fact that there are black lines in between the screens makes this technology useless. Only if true edge to edge LCD panel existed so I can put them next to each other and barely see a black line would I consider it.

It would actually be better spending money in a great projector rather than this.