LCD Monitors

Published on October 14, 2005 By _TAPPER_ In WinCustomize Talk

My wife is going to let me buy a larg LCD monitor for my pc. (Tapper jumps up and down an spins shouts YES, YES. Jumps up and down and spins some more then falls on butt...spinning makes me dizzy)

What do i look for for the best quality in displaying graphics clearly? what resolution and/or DPI would you recommend?

Thanks

Comments

Lantec

on Oct 14, 2005

If your going to use Wblinds keep in mind you need to stick with the 96dpi fonts. Once you get beyond 1600x1200 they get to hhhaaarrrrdddddd to see, specially for those of us beyond 40. I have a laptop that has 17" 1920x1200. I dock it at work into a 21" 1600x1200 LCD (LOVE IT). I can see easily on the office monitor, but the laptop screen makes me squint.

_TAPPER_

on Oct 14, 2005

Thanks Lantec. I'm looking at a 24" or possibly a 26". Beyond 40? Can't remember back that far.

RPGFX

on Oct 14, 2005

I have a Samsung 19" Flat Panel SyncMaster930B LCD. And I absolutely LOVE it. It looks awesome. 1280 x 1024 Res is what I run, first because that's the limit on the monitor, and second because, like Lantec said, you need a magnifying glass to read fonts on anything higher. But believe me, it's perfect... And it was around $349 if I recall correctly...

firebrick

on Oct 14, 2005

My wife is going to let me

just teasing ya Tapper, been there, done that. I would sit real close to the monitor when she walked into the room, went from a 15"lcd to a 19"lcd. Ditto to RPGFX awesome monitor!

_TAPPER_

on Oct 14, 2005

Will look into a samsung. Others too. Thanks for the info.

My wife is going to let me

I know you were teasing. BUT, if i get a big monitor I know my honey-do list will triple in a matter of seconds.

Chris TH

on Oct 14, 2005

Maybe it's not such an issue any more but check the pixel failure warranty the manufacturer offers i.e which failures & how many will get you a new screen.

There used to be some 'gotcha' warranty clauses out there...

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ama02

on Oct 14, 2005

I have/use Samsung SyncMaster 213T 21" LCD...I use the resident resolution of 1600 x 1200, it's wonderful! Images and text are crystal clear, and colors are vibrant. It's hard to go to work and use the 17" cheap-o monitors there.

gfcentral002

on Oct 14, 2005

i have a 19" Sceptre lcd - christmas gift last year so i had no choice in brand - but have a hard time now sitting at the other computers in our house (they are all old CRT monitors - yuck

and not as big) my resolution sits at 1280 x 1024 and works perfect for me - i don't even feel like it is cluttered at all. (mine isn't widescreen either)

yrag

on Oct 15, 2005

Samsung is certainly one the best. If you get a dead pixel, they'll replace it (they don't worry about it much because it's a rarity on one of their's). Size is whatever you want, but you need to pay attention to 'Native' resolution and if you're a gamer watch the 'ms' response times. A 4<>12 for gamers and 12<>25 for eye enjoyment.

_TAPPER_

on Oct 15, 2005

Thanks to all for your comments. You were a great help.

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