Topic: Best puter monitor? 32LH40

[Dizzy]

What are your impressions? http://www.hdtvsolutions.com/LG_Electronics-32LH40.htm

So far lowest I've seen is $469 plus ship. Is 120Hz fast enough and 80,000 to 1 contrast ratio good enough? And what's better, DVI or HDMI from a vid card perspective?

[Javora]

Don't worry about contrast ratio.  Companies will inflate that number using some fuzzy math.  Yes 120 Hz should be fast enough however you want to look at the refresh rate, 2 ms is what you want.  5 ms and you may see some ghosting, some people think that 5 ms is fine but to each their own.  Hope this helps.

[Dizzy]

Ya, its got 2ms response. Wonder where I got 80,000 to 1. Has 70k.... hrmm.. well, heres specs. Seems like a bad ass monitor to me.
Q: These are the formats: Formats 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p_60, 1080p_24, 1080p_30  So what screen resolutions can I get out of it? And do all games support 1920x1080? Or am I screwed here?


DISPLAY (Show Metric Units)
 
Screen Size 32" Diagonal
Resolution 1920x1080
Pixel Pitch      **
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Contrast Ratio      **
Brightness 500 cd/m2
Displayable Colors      **
Viewing Angle 178°
Display Life 60,000 hours
Response Time 2ms
Screen Filter      **
  COMPATIBILITY
Color System NTSC, ATSC
Formats 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p_60, 1080p_24, 1080p_30
  INPUTS 
 
RS232  DB-9 Dsub Back
HDMI 1.3 (4 sets) HDMI Back
USB  4 pin Back
Component (HDTV) (2 sets) 3 RCAs Back
Tuner  Co-ax Back
RGB  15-Pin Dsub Back
Composite  RCA Back
  GENERAL
Bezel Color Black 
Power Supply 100V - 240V
Power Consumption 106 Watts
Standby Power 1.0 Watts
Dimensions (W x H x D)
(without stand or speakers) 31.7" x 20.8" x 3.2"
Weight 24.0 lbs.
FCC Class FCC Class B, Home Use
Warranty 1 year
MSRP $799
Production Status Shipping
First Ship Date Apr 2009
  ADDITIONAL FEATURES
3D Picture Support      **
3:2 Pull Down Yes
V-Chip Yes
Closed Captioning Yes
Picture-In-Picture      **
** this item is either not applicable, unpublished, or unknown
  LG Electronics's Description
70,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio 

[Tus-XC]

You can get pretty much any resolution, though if you go below the standard resolution, expect some loss in quality.  Not all games support widescreen gaming (almost all new games do).  However you monitor will support 5:4 resoltuions, it will just give black borders on the side (usually at not loss of quality if it maintains the same height for the pixels)