2ms Or 5ms Big Diffrence?

[Weecrack]

Ok i almost have my rig compete.

Im wanna game with this mostly except a few a minor video editing , ( Nothing Major) and some music stuff...

I have a moniter in mind, 22 inch samsung with 2ms response time...

Thats is my main choice....

But i actually wanna go 24 inch or even maybe 26, but i dont see any moniters with 2-3 ms response time at that size that fits into my budget...

I do see a plethera of moniters with 5 - 8 ms response time....

I tried googling whats a good reponse time, but all i can find are forums from 2005 saying a good gaming lcd is anything under 20ms , soo i know thats not acurate..

My question is, would 2ms to 5ms really be such a change where i would notice it, or could i get away with it...

I currently have a Nec crt thats 20 inch, but i need to move my comp into a diffrent room and i want a flat screen soo it dosent take up much desk space... I never owned a lcd before in my life time... Soo this is complete noob field for me

Any comments will be appreciated ....

Thanks in advance

[odannyboy000]

5ms would be the lowest I'd go, although some say they get away with 8ms (which not too long ago was the best response time)

What you could/should do is buy a 24 in at best buy and see if the response time is good enough, and return it if your games suffer.

[Ajmukon]

i would recommend 5ms.

anything less (ie, 2ms) would increase the price to astronomical proportions.

and i get away with 8ms and do not notice. (mine is an old Dell LCD)

[jlreich]

I would take the extra 2" of screen space over the lower response time any day when you are talking 5ms and 2ms. 5ms is pretty good. I have an 8ms and notice a little ghosting on occasion with fast moving white objects over a dark background. But it's minimal, especially with so many games these days being so dark anyway. My kids have a 5ms and I don't notice any ghosting at all.