[nflug] Flat Panel LCD Monitors

[Franklin Kumro Jr]

I purchased a 19" Acer LCD with 8ms refresh rate and it has never
wronged me. I'm actually thinking about added a 20" widescreen for
watching tv...

Going from a 15" to a 19-20" is going to be a whole different world...enjoy it!

On 1/5/07, Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
> Cyber Source wrote:
> > 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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> One thing I can't stand is a "pale" looking monitor, colors look all
> faded out, that's the contrast ratio.
> The old rule, you get what you pay for really works here too. Do this;
> 1. Get the specs for the least expensive lcd you can find.
> 2. Of the same size screen, get the specs for the most expensive.
>
> Then look at the differences in the specs, you'll see what changed and
> why the other is more expensive.
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