Topic: LCD Monitors
started by: veilside
Posted by veilside on Jul. 06 2002,16:38
alright, i'm getting a new box and i need a new monitor to go along with it. i was thinking of getting an lcd flat screen, mostly because i don't want a bigass crt taking up space on my desk at school. anyone own one who can give me suggestions or give me a reason not to buy one? i particularly would like some info about the size (looking to get a 17", but 15" if it's too expensive) and brand.
Posted by ^Oni^ on Jul. 07 2002,00:11
Samsung and Sony both make excellent screens. Samsung has a 15" with a TV tuner and video inputs in it including a Picture-In-Picture feature that you can watch any of your other inputs while working on your computer. It's pretty groovy.Just never touch the screen and blow it off with a can of air very regularily.
Posted by veilside on Jul. 07 2002,05:10
yeah, i was thinking about getting the samsung 15" (go korean manufacturing! yay!
but i never knew about the one you mention. sounds a little too groovy for me 
and i read something about a 17" lcd being equivalent to an 18-19" CRT. i'm guessing they're measured differently?
Posted by veistran on Jul. 07 2002,18:09
I think lcd's are measured on the vert and crt's are measured like a tv, plus you get a certain amount of dead space included in the measurement of the crt.
Posted by WillyPete on Jul. 07 2002,23:08
Doesn't colour rendition for graphic arts purposes, suck in the collective opinion, on LCD's?
Posted by ^Oni^ on Jul. 08 2002,02:41
You can get some very good colour matching on LCDs if you tweak your colour via good video card software. It helps if you have a Pantone Process Colour book to work from though.LCDs are still measured diagonal, but there is no cutoff at the edges like there is in a CRT monitor. 17" CRT is a 16.1" viewable area whereas a 17" LCD is 17".
LCDs are better for your eyes as they don't handle refreshes the same as CRTs.
Posted by The_Stomper on Jul. 12 2002,22:56
| Quote (^Oni^ @ 07 July 2002,21:41) |
| LCDs are better for your eyes as they don't handle refreshes the same as CRTs. |
Yes, but unless they've got a fast rescan time to match the refresh rate, anything moving faster than a sloth on Cali Bud will ghost terribly and generally look like ass.
Forget playing Q3A on those.
Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 12 2002,23:14
I have a KDS 17" flatpanel. There is no ghosting whatsoever. However, the contrast is fairly poor.