Faster response time Lcd = Faster overall performance feeling!?

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Hello folks. Does having a fast response time lcd monitor make you feel the computer is faster?

And I say feel, because it is definitally not faster.
 
those faster response times on the packages don't usually refer to what people usually feel

response time is the time it takes from g to g or b to w, usual monitors are 6-8ms while some high end ones tout 2ms. This will usually affect the "ghost" effect some people notice with fast motion, looks like mouse trails almost in some cases, in others reminds of motion blur.

The feel is something not printed on the package. It's the input delay. Basically the time it takes for the image to be drawn on screen from the time it was sent from the video card. The average is about 1 fps or roughly 33ms. Some screens can do better, I've clocked my LG screen pulling from 20-30ms, a friend's BenQ does 25-35ms. You can test it via taking a picture with a crt or (notebook lcd) and seeing how it displays a timer on screen.

The worse the input lag, the worse the feel.
 
I say this because my older pc does seem faster with the new monitor. It is a lower quality TN panel monitor, but it has a faster response time when compared to my high quality s-ips panel older monitor.
 
Yes, I have to agree. A proper monitor can determine the "perceived" performance. If you had a low quality wireless mouse along with a high response time monitor, the performance of the wireless mouse will appear to be even worse. If you put it together with a CRT monitor (which has the lowest response time of all monitors), the performance would improve. I've done it!
 
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