TFT Monitors
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: keyser_soze
I'm gonna treat myself to a new tft 19" monitor so before shopping around any1 got any do's and dont's on buying them or tips on what to look for, cheapest so far is www.dabs.com dabsvalue monitor for £320
Posted by: lynx
How about this (http://www.cclcomputers.biz/specs/monitors/ctx/LCD/s960a/spec.htm) from Ccl computers (http://www.cclcomputers.biz), £302.68
Posted by: keyser_soze
cheers something else to look at, have u ever dealt with this company before?
Posted by: lynx
Plenty of times, it's about 6 miles up the road from me (and before they moved about half a mile from where I worked at the time).
Don't know what the mail order is like, being so close I collect stuff myself.
Posted by: Livy
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=2319401817&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=74741
£270
Posted by: Storm
none of the sites tell after how many dead pixels it will be replaced.........
you really SHOULD ask that before you buy....... you dont want to have 15 dots in your screen before it will be replaced..............
Posted by: Livy
none of the sites tell after how many dead pixels it will be replaced.........
you really SHOULD ask that before you buy....... you dont want to have 15 dots in your screen before it will be replaced..............
its not up to them to regulate the amount od dead pixels, its the manufacturers who set the amount, as long as it complies with the guidelines,you should be able to find the specs on the manufacturers of the monitor.
Posted by: Entity101
Most manufacturers replace when there are 3 or more pixels dead.
Some have a 0 pixel guarantee. But usually that costs a bit extra.
I am thinking of buying a Samsung 172x LCD.
Posted by: Livy
is it not 3 within a 1inch radius and something like 10 overall.
http://www.rm.com/Support/TechnicalArticle.asp?cref=TEC96785
Posted by: lynx
is it not 3 within a 1inch radius and something like 10 overall.
http://www.rm.com/Support/TechnicalArticle.asp?cref=TEC96785
I think you are right on that, and also any 2 adjacent pixels.
CTX, who make the one I showed, claim to exceed industry standards with replacement for 5 dead pixels on LCDs up to 17" and 7 on 19" monitors.
Posted by: Entity101
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20030319/index.html
Posted by: Livy
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/32011/no-dead-pixels-guaranteed.html
ctx also offer a guaranteed no pixel replacement.
Posted by: keyser_soze
Cheers for all the help, I've save £50 so far :cool: So other than the dead pixels situation I'm assuming that most monitors of similar price range should give the same results is that right?