http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/input_lag.htm
TLDR all measurements done and confirmed already. CRT ~500us total input lag, 144Hz BenQ/ASUS <2ms total input lag

that's excellent read, thx + :~j

Are people quoting the g2g on monitors to make it look good?

uhm, why not? Technically gtg is most important part actually, because it is biggest source of lag (from GPU buffer update to pixel response) of the monitor aside from refresh rate, given that processing of image inside monitor and buffering one line of pixels take couple hundred microseconds at most nowadays on the fast monitors marketed to gamers.
So with new 1ms gtg monitors with fast and small buffer manufacturers pretty much hit the top here. Not much to improve left.
Next and last big factor in whole system input lag to be taken care about is monitor refresh rate, which needs to be over 200-250Hz that will be the whole new world I imagine.

there are some old iiyamas out there you can get to 200 and maybe higher.

I'm talking about 1080p at lest, not 800x600, 640x480.

I did prefer 320 x 240 when I first started playing, without opengl, in software mode :) Yeah those higher resolutions with higher 1080 is definitely quality image processing. You know in the pixel clock / process, higher is better obviously, but is it sort of worked out relative tot he number of pixels it has to calculate?

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if his trousers were edited out, perhaps his tool was out, for the sheer love of crt's! Nice mask, wtf with bucket? I take it that's piss can for desperate measures during gameplay? Who is that, I recognise him

Even porn star Asian Carrera gives the CRT thumbs up approval. I bet that puppy displays Beeg.com in HD + 60fps like a champ

She played UT.
Good taste!

bet she's not on wireless! plug and play ftw ;)

Guys, I've got old CRT in basement, I'm planning to plug it in for some hz's :> How do I find out how far it will go with refresh rate?
It's Philips 107B3.
According to numbers it should go 800x600 at 120Hz (86kHz horizontal, 160Hz vertical). Is this how it works? It's not going to break?

Just plug it in and try it out.

First I would have to make room on my desk, ergo cleaning all the mess. I want to be covered before commiting to such huge task!

Just do it. *insert nike logo here*

you need a proper work mans bench too for the weight but worth it.

That should work. Just don't push it to the absolute max horizontal refresh or it'll look bad and probably wear out faster.

600 * 120 = 72kHz + (72kHz * .05) = 75.6kHz.

So yeah, it should be possible given the monitor accepts those ranges at the given resolution. You could also go for 125Hz.

800x600 @ 120Hz is possible on that one. If you want to go for max Hz, 736x552 @ 160Hz is within specs as well.

The specs you are looking for are vertical and horizontal refresh rate. In your case 86kHz horizontal and 160Hz vertical. Knowing those limits you can use something like this to see if your resolution works at the desired vertical refresh rate (enter resolution and Hz, then check if horizontal refresh rate (kHz) is within your limit).

Yes itll do 120hz at 800x600. It will not break, it will only show "Input out of range" or sth if you push it too far.

Are CRT's still really the way to go?

no. xl2411z - 144Hz 1080p strobbed backlit => CRT like image with only downside of dim of the screen and slightly worse colors but 1080p will compensate for it over CRT. Also even at 144Hz no strobbed backlit this monitor (or his ASUS competitor with same exat TFT panel) has really not that much motion blur, and it is stress your eyes so much less than CRT. I actually tried to use G520 Sony after I had 2411T monitor for some time. I could not stand 3 things - stress on eyes, low res needed for 144Hz+, slight geometrical distortions and a bit of shake on those Hz.

TLDR if you do not use 170Hz+ 800x600 on CRT you do not need it.

Thanks for the info

I think so, probably will be called a cheat soon enough, hence why Lans are now with all the same monitors. I prefer LCD just for the graphics tbh.