[nflug] Flat Panel LCD Monitors
paul costa
paul at paulcosta.com
Sat Jan 6 21:20:15 EST 2007
Cyber Source wrote:
> Franklin Kumro Jr wrote:
>
>> Thats the monitor im going to purchase next week...im glad you like
>> it. Now I will def get it!
>>
>> On 1/6/07, Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
>>
>>> David Mangani wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks so much for all the input! I have alot of information here! I
>>>> certainly appreciate all you sharing your thoughts and experiences
>>>> with me. I have a little time to check some monitors out and do some
>>>> reading and comparisons. I plan to purchase a new monitor in the next
>>>> few months ( with tax return monies ). It does seem like my plan to
>>>> spend $300 maximum may be a bit low to get a "good" monitor. I may
>>>> limit myself to a 19" pay a bit more than I wanted but get a higher
>>>> quality unit.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> On 1/5/07, Sam Stern <samstern at samstern.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nflug-bounces at nflug.org
>>>>>> [mailto:nflug-bounces at nflug.org] On Behalf Of David Mangani
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 07:19 PM
>>>>>> To: nflug at nflug.org
>>>>>> Subject: [nflug] Flat Panel LCD Monitors
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am in the same boat (I need a new lcd monitor) but have a higher
>>>>> budget
>>>>> (US$300). When you decide on a monitor, you need to ask yourself a
>>>>>
>>> basic
>>>
>>>>> question: Will I ever want to use this as a TV? IF you do, make
>>>>> certain he
>>>>> monitor is HDCP enabled (a form of DRM whose compliance with may, in
>>>>> later
>>>>> years, be required to watch TV). The learn more about HDCP see:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection
>>>
>>>>> Also, PC world is a nice resource to use when making these choices:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.pcworld.com/ic/monitors/
>>>>>
>>>>> And
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/125652-1/article.html
>>>>>
>>>>> HTH,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sam S.
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>> I just bought this monitor here, this monitor and price is hard to beat.
>>> Just came yesterday and I freakin love it!
>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824112006
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>>
> Yea ir really is awesome, 20" widescreen, HD, analog & digital,
> 1600x1050 display, onboard speakers, 1000:1 contrast ratio, free
> shipping and after rebate costs 199? No brainer. The rebate only lasts
> till 1/31 and I don't know how long their doing the free shipping for. I
> read one of the cons that said there was one dead pixel in the middle of
> the screen and I have the same thing but it's only visible when there is
> no display so it's not a biggie for me.
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Hi all, talking about LCD's
I bought two (dual) Samsung Syncmaster 204B (20" black) monitors for my
machine and I love them.
They support both DV-I and VGA so ure analog will plug right in.
1600x1200 native res. No dead pixels, and very very bright. So bright in
fact, that I lowered the brightness down to 50%
The bezels are very thin compared to other brands.
These are not wide screens, however. They are 4:3 ratio. I do not like
the wide screen format .
The height is not high enough for me, especially when viewing web pages.
They also have no speakers, but I have 5.1 surround sound card so I
don't need them
The stands these monitors come with are awesome, esp. when compared to
other brands.
This is something most people don't think of when buying lcd's. The two
monitors match up perfectly on these stands,
otherwise one might need to invest another $100-$150 bucks on a nice
dual stand to get the monitors to fit well together.
As for speed, they are rated at 8ms, which is not the fastest in the
world, but unless u are really into gaming the mouse responsiveness is
not a big issue.
I should mention that the cusser does have some blur when swiftly moving
the mouse. but it's not that bad.
The viewing angle is some of the best out there for lcd monitors. It
takes a bit getting used to but they are worth it.
I saved a whole bunch of desktop real estate moving to lcd's from crt's.
I actually have room to place my keyboard and mouse and a cup of java
w/room to spare.
Now don't get angry but, I am running windows on this machine mainly
because of the video editing and dvd authoring toolkits available to me,
and I watch and record many many programs using a hauppague tv card,
which by the way, is great. Even at full screen.
Note, they do work w/diff flavors of linux. I ran live cd's of Ubuntu
and x works fine. Ask Steve Burke, he witnessed it first hand.
Hell, even the java 3D worked, but ran very slow.
What else can I say, these are terrific monitors.
I bought them on 10/12/06 from comp-usa for $380.00ea (inc. tax but no
shipping) and they had a $50.00 rebate.
I received both $50.00 rebates on 12/27/06 from Samsung. No problems
So I only paid $330.00 total ea.
They also have a Three year warranty.
Most, or a lot of company's, only offer a year, so this is also
something else to consider.
Just go and get these. You will be very happy, esp if u watch tv on u're
comp. using a tv card.
If you have digital cable or use Sat. get a pvr for that format. These
monitors will still look great.
Don't forget, these are 20" big bois
My two cents
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