i know there already has been a thread made about them but i cant find it soo if someone knows where it is then could u please give my the link. otherwise can someone tell me what to look for in a 17" lcd monitor used for gaming. everyone says lcd suck for gaming but i for 1. think they are just as good. 2. easy to carry around. and 3. they are cheap

i was thinking about getting this one and i know its alittle exspensive for a 17"

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-005-035&depa=0CRT monitors have been the best BET for gaming for a while, but TFT monitors have been getting better recently. If you are looking for a TFT monitor for games, there are really two main things to look for: the native resolution and the "refresh" rate.

The native resolution is important: your graphics car may support up to 1600x1200 but if the native resolution is 1024x768 then anything other than that will look, well, a bit rubbish really. Think about what your PC supports and what resolution you intend to use. Most 17" TFTs will have a native resolution of 1280x1024.

For the latter part, I've used a pretty inaccurate term to describe what happens in the monitor - strictly speaking, the screen doesn't refresh. It does, however, take a few milliseconds for the colour in a pixel to change. The less time it takes, the better - if it's too high then there will be a blurring when playing faster games. Anything from 12-16ms should be fine for games, but if you can afford one with a lower time then go for it.

Hope that helps.Another THING you should look at..whether it is PLASMA or not and contrast ratios  There a couple of good ones out there...my choice is viewsonic, awesome tft. Be careful though with certain fps games..the particles and what not sometimes do not like these kind of monitors...try to get a 500:1 or 800:1 contrast with a refresh of 75 or HIGHER and a aspect ratio of 1024-768 to 1280-1024  these can get pricey but remember you get what you PAY for!