[nflug] Flat Panel LCD Monitors

[Sam Stern]

> -----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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