Best 24" for Gaming?

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Hey all,

Currently I own the NEC 20WGX2 and I absolutely love it. However, I think i may want to go to something bigger. After doing research, the NEC at the time was the best gaming monitor available, it was fast, had good color reproduction and little to no ghosting (none as far as I can tell). The monitor came at a premium, but I think it was worth it. I have been out of the loop for awhile, so I was wondering if yall could get me up to speed with the latest and greatest at 24-30" range. Ideally, I think 24" would be the best. My budget is around $500 + whatever I make off of selling the NEC, which will be in the for sale section soon. Look forward to your advise.

Josh
 
Hi,

I wound up with a BenQ G2400W. Nice color out of the box. Plays well with COD4 and TF2 (only games I play) Nice 1920 X 1200 screen. There is even a 10 plus page post on the display forums about the monitor. 10e was a pretty helpful dude when it came to this particular monitor. Paid around $370 for mine from buy.com. However it is your choice overall.
 
I am partial to the BenQ G2400W or V2400W. The G2400W definitely undercuts your budget.

It is not as outright gorgeous as the NEC but it does have fast response, accurate colors, and very low input lag (perfect for gaming).

The only thing I would do if I were you, is to look at other TN-based monitors and see if you could put up with the viewing angles, which are far more limited than your NEC.

If the viewing angles are not to your liking, I would look at the BenQ FP241W/VW as MVA based alternatives that do not have as restrictive viewing angles. You should be able to find these within your budget (or just over) as well.

Regards,

10e
 
Cool, thanks for the responses guys.

Whats the difference between the G2400W and the V2400W?
 
From what I have seen/read it looks like they both use the same panel but the V2400W is more expensive ($50-70) as it is thinner and, some may say, more stylish. They should preform the same performance wise (or at least within a margin of error). Here is the link comparing the 2 and it looks like there is no noticeable difference between the 2.
 
i posted something similar to this thread the other day http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1305280
after reading some customer reviews at the Egg it seems some people say the BenQ lcd ghosts somewhat in FPS games (RPG seems OK). I opted for the Gateway that was suggested. But for $369 shipped, some people could live with it.
 
BenQ G2400W is what we ended up getting. Happy so far, no issues except for what is to be expected from TN panels.
 
i picked up a few Starlogic 24" from circuitcity for $170 a few months back. Surprised me with its quality PMVA panel :-D. Did further research and found that it is the same ones that $600+ LCDs use!
 
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