[nflug] Flat Panel LCD Monitors

[Cyber Source]

David Mangani wrote:
> Hi all,
>    I have been plodding along with a very good condition but old 15"
> Sony vaio monitor. It came new with my PC around '97 or so. I have
> used it since, handing it down thru 2 other systems. It still works
> great but am looking for something new. Its simply time. I really
> would like something with more elbow room. I'm thinking either 19" or
> 20" LCD. There are so many options, do I need or even want a wide
> aspect ratio monitor? Brightness and contrast ratings... How fast does
> the response time need to be to reduce ghosting? 12ms, 8ms, 5ms? Just
> looking for advice. My current PC video card is still analog ( Nvidia
> GF2 mx 400 ) so it probably needs to accept that input. Should I look
> for one that accepts both analog and digital? If you've any good or
> bad luck with certain brands/models, I'd love some input. Price is
> important, but not the be all end all. If at all possible, I'd love to
> stay in the $200 range. No more than $300 for sure. Never having used
> an LCD monitor, do they simply "work" in Linux ( Ubuntu ) Or do I need
> to do anything special for them to work properly.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Dave
>
>
>
contrast ratio is important with lcd's. Check this out for info....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrast_ratio

but alot of things come into play, check out this for more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal_display
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