# 2MS vs. 5MS Dell vs LG V. LCD PC Monitor

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**Created:** [August 12, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2ms-vs-5ms-dell-vs-lg-v-lcd-pc-monitor/53125 "2008-08-12T11:26:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2ms-vs-5ms-dell-vs-lg-v-lcd-pc-monitor/53125/8 "2008-08-12T14:14:18Z")

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> [@boxxa](#):
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> You will notice the difference of 800:1 and 3000:1 on the contrast ratio. Alone you might not see it too much but the LG would be brighter esp in the all white or all black screens which is pretty nice.
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> Basically, you are saying that the Dell is 800x brighter than black and the LG is 3000x brighter than black.

Not necessarily true, there is no standard for measuring contrast ratio, so 99/100 times when comparing contrast ratio of TVs or monitors amongst different manufacturers, it doesn’t mean much.

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