Sharp LL-191A-B: 16ms Response Time for 19'' LCDs
by Kristopher Kubicki on May 18, 2004 12:01 AM EST- Posted in
- Displays
Final Thoughts
Although the monitor performed great in the DisplayMate portion of this review, there were two nagging facts. The first being the D-Sub (Analog) only input; the second, the $699 price tag. We are exceptionally pleased at the quicker response time; there just are not any other LCDs on the market with 16ms response times yet. The high response time proved itself in our performance benchmark. The Sharp LL-191A was able to keep pace with our reigning champion, the Dell 2001FP.There are other factors to consider, though. The higher price tag, 6-bit color LCD panel and lack of a DVI input all weigh negatively on the monitor.
This monitor excels in our gaming tests and deserves recognition as one of the better 19" LCDs for gaming; particularly concerning response time. Once we corrected the colors with our OptiCal software, colors were accurate enough for gaming purposes. However, the trade-off for lower response time is the less accurate color replication. You won't find a better 19" analog LCD for the money right now, but if accurate color is important to you, definitely consider a DVI capable LCD.
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KristopherKubicki - Thursday, May 20, 2004 - link
#10:How many 19" LCDs can you buy for 699 or less, and how many 20" LCDs can you buy for 1099 or less?
Kristopher
Fishie - Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - link
In the conclusion, the author writes that oen of the nagging features is the $699 USD price tag. Why is this a nagging feature? Dell's 1901FP is $719 USD and thier 2001FP it $1,045 USD. Are Dell's prices nagging features too? Are 19", 16ms LCDs usually cheaper?AlexWade - Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - link
I just got my LG 1910S with a S-IPS panel, and its great! Even though respons times are listed at 25 ms, I notice no ghosting in Far Cry at all! Although, the text is not as sharp as I like.Basse - Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - link
Nice review,On the 2nd page, Construction, there is a typo I believe. The header for the spec table says "Samsung LL-191A-B". Should be Sharp or...?
XRaider - Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - link
Good review. Dell seems to be much better though.To watch the mpegs.. just R click and do a "Save target as" and then open them up with Media player or whatever player you like to use that can watch .mpg's
KristopherKubicki - Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - link
tfranzese: Should work now.Mithan: it could be; after a few years of DVI only it becomes a strain for me to go back to d-sub. Then again, some people may not be able to tell the difference (in the same way that some people cannot tell the difference between 20FPS and 60FPS). It really depends on what your eye perceives as acceptable.
Kristopher
tfranzese - Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - link
Kris, I don't think it's a codec problem, but here's what works...When I click the image I get sent to a new window with this url:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showimage.html?u=ht...
If I just paste this part into the browser I can download it just fine and watch it with no problem:
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/monitor/sharp/...
Just seems to be linked incorrectly or sent through a script incorrectly. Hope this is of help.
tfranzese - Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - link
Only thing I ever noticed on my Dell 1801FP (or whatever the model is, I'm to lazy to look it up, but you get my point) is that the DVI appeared to have better color. Gaming however, I wouldn't be able to say - thing has always been good to me gaming on analog because I use a KVM that doesn't have DVI.Mithan - Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - link
No DVI cable? So what.I bought a Samsung 172x and put it side by side with my existing NEC LCD 1765 (great for games BTW) and guess what? The DVI cable gave me virtually no improvement that I could notice.
Maybe it had something to do with running my 9700 Pro in dual monitor config? Anyways, I doubt it.
DVI is nice to have but I think you guys make a lot more out of it than it is worth.
KristopherKubicki - Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - link
I will figure out whats wrong with them. they work for me but maybe i have an odd codec that makes them work (they are straight from my Sony DSC since thats the only thing i had for mpeg capture).Kristopher