Computer Flatpanels

[Snowreap]

I wanted to replace my wife's CRT's (Philips Brilliance 201P's) with a pair of flat panel displays, but I was unable to find any that had all of the following:

1. fast response time for gaming
2. good color accuracy for photo/video editing
3. 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio
4. pivot ability to allow use in portrait orientation
5. reasonable price (<$750 each)

generally, the panels that were fast were using panels that physically displayed fewer than 24 bits of color, while the panels that displayed 24 bits (or more) were either slow or hideously expensive.

there might have been some that were otherwise adequate, but wouldn't pivot. I don't recall. and I didn't look at any 4:3 panels, I was only interested in widescreens (or narrowscreens if you use them pivoted).

while doing research I found this buyer's guide to be an excellent resource. I focused my search on IPS panels (rather than TN or VA) based on the information I found there. for example, they list the Samsung 245BW as a "recommended" gaming display. I didn't choose it for my wife because it's natively only an 18-bit panel, and it's TN.

-ken