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I am considering buying a lcd, but I am not sure what to look for when making the decision. I know about the dvi input, but thats about all. The widescreen ones seem like the way to, but I dont know what manufacturer to go with, or what technology features I should look for. Anyone here have any advice to keep in mind while looking for one to buy?
Do you know what size you're looking for?
Im looking at the 22 inch widescreens.
I also keep seeing stuff about dead pixels. Is this a major issue?
does this seem like a good one to consider? I am not a real big fan of samsung, but mainly becuase of their hard drives, I think they suck, but thats just me.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001095
Well, the first thing u must check is the panel. TN is the standard and cheaper, PVA panel is better and more expensive. Better for view angles and it gives you a real black and not a deep grey which looks like black (like TN)
Second thing most important is the pixel warranty. Make sure you choose a monitor with 0-pixel warranty especially if you go for 20 or 22 inches.
well, the samsung I posted about above has a-si TFT/TN, and I have no idea what the hell that means :lol:
I would look on buy.com as well.. they normally always have good monitors or anything else on there for a good deal.
Did you read the reviews on your link ? You can't go wrong with a name brand tho . If coming from a CRT you'll wet your pants after watching a movie on it .
Hey I should write reviews , just kidding I'm so happy with my LCD purchase even tho its an entry level Accer . As my Grandad use to say " Good enough for the girls I go out with. "
depends what you doing with em. Look for good contrast ratio, good number and variety of imputs: DVI VGA VIDEO a minimum. Look for less than 12ms repsonse time, and not glossy.
I've just bought a 19" WIDESCREEN LCD monitor, And i've had to go back to my 15inch crt monitor, The screen was way to bright for me, My eyes was killing me, I turned down the brightness and contrast all the way down to 0 and it was still to bright for me, So if i was you, Go some where you can see it on display and switched on and maybe have a fiddle around with the settings on it.
That's funny, most people prefer LCD because they're much brighter than CRT.Quote:
Originally Posted by towerblocks
I have seen reviews on newegg for some lcds being way too bright. I guess each persons vision is a little different in what is comfortable. The reviews for the one I linked in the fourth post are all good from what I can tell. I just wasnt sure what I should look for in a lcd, since I am new to it.
my advice: don't get anything less than 19"
and make sure the return policy is strong wherever you buy it