Should I make the switch to LCD ?

[Saint]

I play games in my room which is not pitch black but its not bright. There is light coming from my tv and the hallway at night and through my window during the day. Is this considered proper lighting in which to play games on my lcd or will I notice problems such as the infamous not black but grey and backlight issues.

 

[mathesar]

As has been mentioned in here, CRTs will have better blacks. What he didn't tell you is that doesn't matter for what you want to do. WIth proper lighting and a properly configured LCD, black levels are perfectly acceptable for gaming... and just about every other purpose you'd use them for.

He wants to do what I do , Play games ..the black levels were unacceptable no matter how I calibrated the LCD and no matter what time of day or lighting in my room, to the point I feel sorry for those that played through games like Doom 3 / Splinter Cell on the 2001FP ,Of course not all LCDs have horrible black levels ..I highly recommend If you do get an LCD just dont get a 2001FP , look for one with a higher contrast ratio because the 2001fp is only rated at 400:1 wich is awfuly low, the general rule is the higher the contrast ratio the better the black levels. Also the 2001FP uses a S-IPS panel wich is known to have weaker black levels, LCD's based on PVA / S-PVA panels are known to have better black levels but not quite as accurate color as the S-IPS panel ,personaly I'd take S-PVA if I had to pick one.

Ack I hate to keep bringing up black levels in this thread but if you guys witnessed what I did when comparing my CRT I think you'd be more aware of how important it really is in overall picture quality.. and it just sucks seeing people say "Blah black levels are fine etc." especialy coming from 2001fp users cause it is FAR from fine.