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Jun 13^th, 2005 at 8:51am

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Well ive decided to get rid of the bulky 17" CRT monitor and swap it for a nice spanking new 19" TFT.
But whilst on my mission to find the best offer i came accross something.
Where it says something like 16ms and 500:1, does the ms need to be higher for better quality or lower and what the 'heck is the "500:1" malarky!?

Thanks for any help friends, and the webpage i used is here; http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=8147018702&action=c2hvd3N1...

Trusty old ebuyer...

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Reply #1 - Jun 13^th, 2005 at 11:09am

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Lower ms is better, it is the reaction time of the screen. Larger numbers than 16ms can cause "ghosting". Where the picture blurs like a trail behind something moving.

Also the 500:1 is the contrast ratio. I dunno what number is better for those though. Someone should post with answer for that problem soon. Wink

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Reply #2 - Jun 13^th, 2005 at 1:11pm

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Thanks Hi-D, much appreciated.

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Reply #3 - Jun 13^th, 2005 at 2:55pm

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I can't comment about the 500:1 apart from it being contrast as Andy said, but any monitor over 16ms is to be avoided IMHO. My 17inch is 16 and I do see it blur in games, but not DVD's. I would go for a 12 or 8ms panel for a little more dosh.

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Contrast Ratio
A way of expressing the purity of colors in a projected image. Expressed as XXX:1. The higher the contrast ratio, the deeper and richer the coloring. An average contrast ratio is 500:1.

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Reply #4 - Jun 13^th, 2005 at 3:46pm