Morphi on 23/8/2009 at 19:24
I mean pure black... should I trade my CRT for a LCD? Which label has have a good black/contrast? I mean pure black for Thief :) Could you recommend me a monitor? Or even better a LCD TV set, which is great both as monitor and Tv...
Sorry this is off topic , but it must be Thief proof :)
Sorry also for bad grammar :)
Body500 on 23/8/2009 at 20:02
Well I can't say that I've tried a lot off monitors, but I recently bought an EIZO S2231W and it works great for thief as far as I can see. A great monitor otherwise as well with good color reproduction and great view angle or whatever it's called. It's not the cheapest monitor though.
If you want really black AND slim, the I guess OLED is the way to go, if you can afford it.
Most online reviews test the amount of backlight bleed so look for that since that is a big issue here I think. Come to think of it, monitors with that fancy new active LED backlight might be good here since the backlight for dark areas are shut off.
Hope that helps
bikerdude on 23/8/2009 at 20:53
Quote Posted by Morphi
I mean pure black... should I trade my CRT for a LCD?
LCD's still have a long way to go, but if you want widescreen you will have to go LCD.
Herr_Garrett on 24/8/2009 at 06:40
I have a BENQ T52WA, and it gives a very nice black.
mudi on 25/8/2009 at 03:49
I've managed to tweak my HP 23" 1080p LCD to a nice black level with system gamma settings and hardware settings, but it only works in a very dark room, the screen is just too reflective.
Thief13x on 26/8/2009 at 02:58
I would be pretty careful about getting an LCD and planning to play Thief on it. I've only tried it with 2 and there is NO WAY in hell I would play it on either...
Queue on 26/8/2009 at 05:00
Call me nuts, but even though I have several CRTs lying about, I love playing Thief on my NEC LCD1765 because everything is so crisp. And I can't even imagine fiddling with Dromed on a CRT.
pavlovscat on 26/8/2009 at 17:55
My ViewSonic VX922 LCD is great for playing Thief. Though I always play Thief with the curtains drawn, I have no problems with the display even in sunlight. This monitor is designed for gaming with excellent response time (2ms) and a wide angle for viewing. When I make the move to widescreen, I will definitely be shopping for another ViewSonic. As Queue said, with a good LCD, the images are very crisp.
Jeez! I sound like a commercial!! :p
Queue on 27/8/2009 at 12:16
Corporate stooge. :mad:
AntiMatter_16 on 29/8/2009 at 00:46
I'm not sure why, or how, but it seems that regardless of the monitor I play Thief on, I always seem to have a good time, whether it's on an LCD, a CRT, or a 42" LCD HDTV... Booyah. =P
