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Performance and Conclusion
As this monitor is primarily suited to gamers, the bulk of testing has been performed over a 2 week period of heavy gaming activity. The Crysis MP Demo, Half Life 2 and BioShock were the main test applications. The previous monitor used for these applications was a Dell 19? analogue monitor which is the sort of standard common 2 years ago. The system powering the display is a Q6600 @ 3.0Ghz, 2GB ram and 8800GTS 320.The immediate consequence of upgrading from a traditional 19? monitor to the 22? widescreen was the increased area and resolution available in gaming. Any action games appear much more immersive and well suited to widescreen monitors.
Experience with other recent 2ms monitors suggests that the response times of the L226WTQ are equivalent, with no ghosting apparent during gaming. This is one of the most important aspects of the monitor as many current generation LCDs do still display some level of ghosting during fast scenes.
Overall, images and text appear crisp and vibrant ? doing justice to both gaming and DVDs alike. As a side note, the review model did not have any ?dead pixels? which is always beneficial.
Conclusion
If you have a powerful graphics card and do plenty of gaming then you really need a good quality monitor to do justice to your system. The LG L226WTQ fits this requirement exactly and is a bargain in comparison to other monitors in the class.
It is difficult to criticise this monitor, as the image quality is superb and the general consensus amongst fellow users is overwhelmingly positive. If you have an older monitor and are considering making the leap to a good quality gaming monitor, you won?t regret the massive difference it will make.
