New Monitor = Skill?

[s0ulst0n3]

Today my monitor fried. I was thinking, "Crap..I can't live without computer". Anyways, my dad gave me 700 dollars to buy whatever monitor I would like for 700 dollars or less, obviously. If I wanted a more expensive one, I would have to pay for the rest of it out of my allowance. So, I went to Future Shop (Bad choice FYI, everything costs a fortune), and I bought a 24 inch Dell UltraSharp monitor. It cost $669.99 Plus tax, which equaled 763 dollars..I had to use some money of my own.

My PA/MA has just increased unbelievably. I have only played SM since I got home, but I went from like 29 perfects on Uber Rave J4 (Rofl, I don't know why I did so horrible before) to 8 perfects in 1 try. O.o

I wasn't as good as I was before, definitely not as good as most SM players, but for some reason this monitor gave me a skill boost beyond belief. If you have money to spare, definitely buy this. I am going to try FFR a little later, I want to see if I can get any more good scores in SM.

Peace,
~Soul

[who_cares973]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

wow....i guess uber awesome monitors=+skill

[Bynary Fission]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

A better refresh rate can lead to a smoother frame rate, which can increase your MA (to a point, eventually your eye can't differentiate between one framerate and another), but did this only happen on one or two songs? Like all people, occasionally I will wake up and notice I suddenly get much better overnight on SM, FFR, or both. If it's consistent, then....well I'm not sure. A bigger monitor means bigger arrows, which means you can see them better, and that often makes it easier to do well on a song. But other than that, I'm not sure how this is possible.



~Bynary Fission

[EnR]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

k woah... you're saying your dad gave you 700 for JUST A MONITOR. Monitors here are like 100-500$ at my futureshop... My dad won't even buy my a new computer for 700...

[s0ulst0n3]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

Nah, a bunch of songs I got better MA/PA on. I increased my perf count on Emerald Sword by like 60 perfects in 3 tries (WOW), Although not an FC, I increased my PA on 37Dicks from 13 greats to 4 greats (I know I suck, but DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT I IMPROVED CAUSE OF THIS MONITOR!)

Also, I'm getting a bunch of SDP's (or close-to SDP's) on songs I can't even FC yet lol.

EDIT: EnR, he wanted me to buy a good one so it doesn't burn out as fast hahah).

[meno_rocks123]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

Dell sucks

[bmxant]

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Dell sucks

You're an idiot, Dell monitors are very good.

Also, there really is no "refresh" rate on lcd's. It obviously matters on a CRT though.



Edit: Also, your dad must not know a lot about computer's, I had a old school compaq monitor for 8 year's that worked fine. (Price obviously doesn't mean It's going to last). :P

[who_cares973]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

i wish i had a dad

especially one that can throw money around like that

[[TeRa]]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

Your old may have had a slight "ghost" before, but you were so used to it you din't realized it. I personally don't think I will ever buy any type of HiDef stuff, mainly because I don't ever want to risk having that slight delay in sound/video and have to calibrate it, which usually screws over my gaming, which is all I use PC's/TV's for. New things have so many problems most the time you can't really be for sure if it'll be worth it, such as vista, although I personally like it, it still has its flaws.

Also yeah, I've had this dell monitor forever, best monitor I've ever had, I threw it at my brother (...don't ask, he's a dick) it hit the floor, and the things in perfect condition still pretty much, the screen is solid hard, and I punch my monitor a lot from SM/FFR, yet it still works fine. If I had a flat screen, my monitor would be done first hit.

[bmxant]

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And you're a moron... It's called ghosting. That's when your monitor has a ****ty response rate. And ghosting ONLY happens on LCDs. Yeah, not technically called "refresh" rate, but it's the same damn thing. I do believe that 2ms is the best on the market at the moment... I have yet to see a 1ms screen but correct me if I'm wrong with that.

But I must say that 700 is overkill. I'm happy with my 400$ 27 inchers(yes plural)

[edit] oh god I was just reminded about the first few LCDs that had like a 20ms refresh rate(at least that was my first one) was horrible for gaming. Everyone had a huge halo around them. I went back to my CRT. but they fixed all that.[/edit]

Once again, you're an idiot.I said REFRESH, not RESPONSE. 2ms Is the best on the market, I'm using a 5ms Acer AL1916W and I don't have any ghosting problems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refresh_rate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_time_(technology)

[Tasselfoot]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

why would you drop 700 bucks on a monitor? i mean... mine fried a few weeks ago... but still only cost me 450 for a 24".

[infinity.]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

I wish I had a 700 dollar computer.. :/

I'm happy with this nice $100 15" xD

[Izzy]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

I have been using my 32 inch high definition plasma TV as a computer monitor.

[s0ulst0n3]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

I have been using my 32 inch high definition plasma TV as a computer monitor.

Dad told me to avoid getting plasma because they have a short life span and it's soft screen (If you touch the screen you can wreck it). Then again, he is ignorant but it's his money, hahah.

Tass - My dad gave me the money..I thought why not use it all, I mean he has lots in the bank, hehe. Plus it was worth it to get a skill boost!

[EnR]

Re: New Monitor = Skill?

my whole comp was 1000.

Soul. you could have gotten a 400$ one and then get an insane graphics card