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Thlump Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:18 pm Post subject: Can someone enlighten me about LCD monitors(and brands)? |
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I have done some research on LCD monitors. I know they are a lot smaller than CRTs, they can provide widescreen resolutions/bigger resolutions, but I am still skeptical about them in three things. For example:
| Newegg wrote: | | LCD monitors have a steadier, flicker-free picture, causing far less eyestrain, and are a blessing to users who spend long hours at their screens. |
How does that work? I still don't quite understand how LCDs can be more friendly to your eyes.
| Newegg wrote: | | They use less energy than plasma monitors or CRTs. |
True, but how much? Although it may not be a big issue.
And, which is better, a standard LCD or widescreen LCD?
Also, what is the best brand for LCD monitors? I'm really concerned about the price, native resolution, screen size, response time, and anything else worth concerning about...
If possible, can you show me a LCD monitor that is priced well(something like an average of $10 or less for 1 inch so for example an 20 inch LCD would cost $200 or less), has good native resolution(1280x1024 or widescreen resolution) and that is at least 17 inches? Thanks, I really appreciate it.
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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look at acer, samsung, and lg.
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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A good CRT with a fast refresh rate won't have any issues with flicker. A lot of idiots would run their CRT's at 60Hz and wonder why they get eye strain and headaches.
Also, there are plenty of widescreen CRT's, and CRT's almost always have FAR higher resolutions than their LCD couterparts.
The media has pushed people to believe that LCD's are the new and best thing, when in reality they're a pretty big step down in terms of quality. CRT's have deeper and more accurate color, better black levels, better resolutions, refresh rates, etc. LCD's are meant to be economical..small, efficient on power, and cheap to produce.
If you want a big and cheap LCD, this is the way to go:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145
If you want one that actually looks good, you'll have to spend a lot more and invest in a VA or IPS panel.
As far as standard (4:3) or widescreen (16:10), it's a matter of preference. A widescreen will offer less screen space per inch, but is better for movie viewing. If it's 21" or smaller I tend to stick with 4:3, anything bigger than that and widescreen is usually more pleasing to the eye.
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:28 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, Cheetah and Konata Izumi for the suggestions. At first, I thought Dell is the best brand, but now I think that is what the media probably wants us to believe.
| Quote: | | A good CRT with a fast refresh rate won't have any issues with flicker. A lot of idiots would run their CRT's at 60Hz and wonder why they get eye strain and headaches. |
I have a 17 inch CRT that runs at 85 Hz and still gives me eye strain... Should I change it or not?
| Quote: | | Also, there are plenty of widescreen CRT's, and CRT's almost always have FAR higher resolutions than their LCD couterparts. |
I have no idea if that's true, but I can imagine then being huge and heavy, while 1)my 17 inch CRT already takes enough space in my desk and...
2)I can't find much CRTs that are for PCs and only for PCs, because some say HDTV and CRT
| Quote: | | If you want a big and cheap LCD, this is the way to go: |
IMO, the native resolution of 1650x1080 is probably too much for my old GeForce 6 series 6150 LE GPU...
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Konata Izumi Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:01 am Post subject: |
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the whole thing about lcds having worse quality than crt's isnt nescessarily true.
the monitor im getting is a 24 inch acer.
it has a 2ms response time, and a 50000:1 contrast ratio.
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:09 am Post subject: |
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| CRT's are generally worse for you since your are, in essence, being bombarded with various radiations. An LCD does not function in this way, no radiation is being pushed into your eyes.
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:24 am Post subject: |
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How do you tell what kind of moniter you have?
There's nothing on my moniter except the brand, and the various buttons.
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:27 am Post subject: |
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does it weigh more than 20 pounds?
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:39 am Post subject: |
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| I'd say its pretty close to 20 pounds, but then again, it's a 19 inch moniter.
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: |
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I recently got home a paper proving some facts, i find it later on today...
But i would suggest Samsung Syncmaster 226bw (i own one, and i love it)
And always try to have the max hz possible on your monitor.
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| Konata Izumi wrote: | the whole thing about lcds having worse quality than crt's isnt nescessarily true.
the monitor im getting is a 24 inch acer.
it has a 2ms response time, and a 50000:1 contrast ratio. |
CRTs have better picture quality but they're just huge and don't look nice.
when you get your monitor put a pure black background on it and look how dark it actually isn't.
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| JamesHan1 wrote: | | I'd say its pretty close to 20 pounds, but then again, it's a 19 inch moniter. | is it a huge box, or flatscreen?
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| Frostbyt3 wrote: | | CRT's are generally worse for you since your are, in essence, being bombarded with various radiations. An LCD does not function in this way, no radiation is being pushed into your eyes. |
I see. But can a big widescreen LCD harm your eyes as well?
Also, can my NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE Integrated Graphics GPU support 1680x1050 resolution without any problems?
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| Konata Izumi wrote: | | JamesHan1 wrote: | | I'd say its pretty close to 20 pounds, but then again, it's a 19 inch moniter. | is it a huge box, or flatscreen? |
It's a flatscreen.
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| JamesHan1 wrote: | | Konata Izumi wrote: | | JamesHan1 wrote: | | I'd say its pretty close to 20 pounds, but then again, it's a 19 inch moniter. | is it a huge box, or flatscreen? |
It's a flatscreen. |
then you have a LCD
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