Does the Monitor matter?

[Phantom5000]

Hi, ive got a new computer recently, 3 gb of ram, 3.00ghz processor and 256mb vid ram.  But my monitor is old.  I still have jaggie problems and was wondering if a nicer monitor will also help reduce jaggies?  My AA is as high as it goes, and its pretty high.

[raptorx]

LCD or CRT?  If it's LCD than you need to set your display settings to the native resolution of the monitor.  For instance, if it's a standard 17in than the res. needs to be 1280 x 1024.  Check that out first.  

-Jim

[HarvesteR]

speaking from personal experience, i used to think a long time ago that the monitor didn't matter much and that simply having one was enough...
that changed when i upgraded my old 15" CRT monitor (it was way back then ) to a newer 17" CRT...

from that point on my view changed regarding how a better monitor affects your overall experience... it looked like a completely different and  better pc... it even seemed to be faster

that happened to me again when i took the leap onto LCD monitors... i bought a 19" screen and was amazed at the difference it makes...

now i have 3 monitors, hooked to a triple head 2 go... so you might say i'm addicted to monitors now...  ;D

so to answer your question... if you have an old CRT monitor, do upgrade it, you won't regret it... but if you already have a decent LCD screen, and you're getting jaggies, do as Jim said and tweak your resolution... usually the native res is the max setting on your desktop properties screen

hope i didn't blabber on too much  ;)

Cheers

HarvesteR

[rikm12345]

The jaggies could be your Graphics Card.

If anyone is buying an LCD Monitor, get one with a Low Response Time. It will make a difference.  ;)