For the price and size, this makes an excellent gaming monitor (though not THE best). PS3 looks excellent over DVI (I use an HDMI cable with HDMI adapter for DVI).
Though this monitor is a TN Panel, it is still fairly bright and displays colors very well. Just be sure to adjust your settings, factory settings lack at displaying a good picture.
I use the VGA port for my PC, and while it looks good, DVI looks slightly better (but again, DVI is for ps3).
With PS3, 1080P downscaled on this monitor looks perfect and is better than 720P upscaled. With the 1440x900 resolution of this monitor, stretched out 720p looks very blocky, but 1080P downscaled looks very detailed and sharp. Granted, its not full HD, but its definitely good enough :]
Also with PS3, contrast and color on this monitor is inferior to my Sony KDL26M4000, but I prefer the superior response time of the Dell (5ms vs. 8ms makes a BIG difference for me). The Dell also has a tilt function and is more portable.
Cons of this monitor:
-No HDMI port (have to use an HDMI/DVI adapter)
-No Component/S-Video/Composite ports (but they are really not needed)
-No built-in speakers (I use external ones)
-No usb (I would'nt use it anyway)
-Viewing Angle (Tilt eliminates this problem for me)
For the price (well under 200 bucks), this is a great, cheap alternative
to buying an expensive hdtv if you do a lot of gaming.
Great Monitor!
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