Currently I'm looking at brightness, contrast, and response time. Plus
DVI port since my graphics card has one. And zero pixel warranty. But it
seems prices aren't consistent with this anyway.

For example you have the 19" Viewsonic VX912 (12ms, 250 brightness,
500:1 contrast, dvi, zero bright pixel) that is going for $800.

But then you have a BenQ 19" LCD monitor that is 250 brightness, 400:1
contrast, 16ms going for $1500. And it doesn't even appear to have a
zero bright pixel warrenty. So why does this cost more?

From:	Tim
Subject:	Re: Well, Bobs is still confused about LCD monitors. What am I supposed
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 04:16:16 +0000

Bobs wrote:
> Currently I'm looking at brightness, contrast, and response time. Plus
> DVI port since my graphics card has one. And zero pixel warranty. But it
> seems prices aren't consistent with this anyway.
>
> For example you have the 19" Viewsonic VX912 (12ms, 250 brightness,
> 500:1 contrast, dvi, zero bright pixel) that is going for $800.
>
> But then you have a BenQ 19" LCD monitor that is 250 brightness, 400:1
> contrast, 16ms going for $1500. And it doesn't even appear to have a
> zero bright pixel warrenty. So why does this cost more?

The excellent site Tom's Hardware Guide has a pretty comprehensive
analysis of the latest 19" LCD's for gaming, including a lot of
quantitative measurements of colour rendering accuracy, etc

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20050110/index.html

From:	NOSPAM at NOSPAM.invalid.com
Subject:	Re: Well, Bobs is still confused about LCD monitors. What am I supposed to be looking for?
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:51:47 +1300

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:19:55 +1300, Bobs wrote:

> Currently I'm looking at brightness, contrast, and response time. Plus
> DVI port since my graphics card has one. And zero pixel warranty. But it
> seems prices aren't consistent with this anyway.
>
> For example you have the 19" Viewsonic VX912 (12ms, 250 brightness,
> 500:1 contrast, dvi, zero bright pixel) that is going for $800.
>
> But then you have a BenQ 19" LCD monitor that is 250 brightness, 400:1
> contrast, 16ms going for $1500. And it doesn't even appear to have a
> zero bright pixel warrenty. So why does this cost more?

If you're looking for a new monitor you should ask yourself what you
intend to do with it. If you intend to do graphical work, audio work or
anything which requires good response times, good resolutions or acurate
colour, then you want a CRT and not a LCD monitor.

If you're only wanting it to surf the WWW or to type a letter, then a LCD
display will suit your purposes.

Personally, I think that LCD technology is not yet good enough.

Divine

--
Mhyrvold, January 5, 1989: Microsoft "preannounced Windows, signed up the
major OEMs and showed a demo to freeze the market and prevent VisiOn from
getting any momentum. It sure worked - VisiOn died, VisiCorp died, and DOS
kept on chugging."

From:	anon k
Subject:	Re: Well, Bobs is still confused about LCD monitors. What am I supposed
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:42:33 GMT

NOSPAM@NOSPAM.invalid.com wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:19:55 +1300, Bobs wrote:
>
>
>>Currently I'm looking at brightness, contrast, and response time. Plus
>>DVI port since my graphics card has one. And zero pixel warranty. But it
>>seems prices aren't consistent with this anyway.
>>
>>For example you have the 19" Viewsonic VX912 (12ms, 250 brightness,
>>500:1 contrast, dvi, zero bright pixel) that is going for $800.
>>
>>But then you have a BenQ 19" LCD monitor that is 250 brightness, 400:1
>>contrast, 16ms going for $1500. And it doesn't even appear to have a
>>zero bright pixel warrenty. So why does this cost more?
>
>
> If you're looking for a new monitor you should ask yourself what you
> intend to do with it. If you intend to do graphical work, audio work or
> anything which requires good response times, good resolutions or acurate
> colour, then you want a CRT and not a LCD monitor.

Just out of curiosity... what aspects of audio work need swift video
response? You mean stuff like instantaneous spectral analysis?

I find LCD monitors much better for graphics work but I suppose that it
depends a bit on what kinds of graphics you're working with. My images
are all static (maps and diagrams) and a flat image is very important.
Not having the whining or humming CRT is a bonus too, if your ears are
sensitive to it.

From:	NOSPAM at NOSPAM.invalid.com
Subject:	Re: Well, Bobs is still confused about LCD monitors. What am I supposed to be looking for?
Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:43:30 +1300

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:42:33 +0000, anon k wrote:

>> If you're looking for a new monitor you should ask yourself what you
>> intend to do with it. If you intend to do graphical work, audio work or
>> anything which requires good response times, good resolutions or acurate
>> colour, then you want a CRT and not a LCD monitor.
>
> Just out of curiosity... what aspects of audio work need swift video
> response? You mean stuff like instantaneous spectral analysis?

A CRT monitor is capable of higher screen resolutions than a LCD monitor.
You can simply fit more stuff onto a CRT monitor at the same time.

Divine

--
"Installing and running Unix hardly counts as one of the more difficult
intellectual tasks. It's hard, sure, if you're used to something different,
but the description 'windows people' includes novelists, artists and nuclear
scientists who just don't give a damn about the stupid OS their computer
runs."

From:	NOSPAM at NOSPAM.invalid.com
Subject:	Re: Well, Bobs is still confused about LCD monitors. What am I supposed to be looking for?
Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:40:52 +1300

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:42:33 +0000, anon k wrote:

> I find LCD monitors much better for graphics work but I suppose that it
> depends a bit on what kinds of graphics you're working with. My images
> are all static (maps and diagrams) and a flat image is very important.
> Not having the whining or humming CRT is a bonus too, if your ears are
> sensitive to it.

A LCD monitor cannot display the full range of colour. For that you need a
CRT monitor.

You cannot expect to work on a LCD monitor and have your colours turn out
as you want them to be.

Divine

--
"Installing and running Unix hardly counts as one of the more difficult
intellectual tasks. It's hard, sure, if you're used to something different,
but the description 'windows people' includes novelists, artists and nuclear
scientists who just don't give a damn about the stupid OS their computer
runs."

From:	dersu
Subject:	Re: Well, Bobs is still confused about LCD monitors. What am I supposed to be looking for?
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 15:27:51 +1300

"Bobs" wrote in message
news:W4CId.10566$mo2.803732@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Currently I'm looking at brightness, contrast, and response time. Plus DVI
> port since my graphics card has one. And zero pixel warranty. But it seems
> prices aren't consistent with this anyway.

Have you asked if you can "audition" a screen you like the look of at home
on your system?

Personally I wouldn't get too hung up on specs. I would go for one I liked
the look of in the shop and which fitted the price bracket I was prepared to
pay. Bearing in mind that whichever screen you buy will likely be obsolete
in a couple of years an you will be wanting something more up to date. It is
not, after all, like buying hifi speakers which can be a lifetime
investment.

D.

From:	Lawrence D¹Oliveiro
Subject:	Re: Well, Bobs is still confused about LCD monitors. What am I supposed to be looking for?
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:54:40 +1300

In article ,
Bobs wrote:

>Currently I'm looking at brightness, contrast, and response time. Plus
>DVI port since my graphics card has one. And zero pixel warranty. But it
>seems prices aren't consistent with this anyway.
>
>For example you have the 19" Viewsonic VX912 (12ms, 250 brightness,
>500:1 contrast, dvi, zero bright pixel) that is going for $800.
>
>But then you have a BenQ 19" LCD monitor that is 250 brightness, 400:1
>contrast, 16ms going for $1500. And it doesn't even appear to have a
>zero bright pixel warrenty. So why does this cost more?

Don't ask why things cost more or less than other things--the fact that
such price differences exist is the reason why you should shop around
before buying. Once you find a good one that fits your needs at a
reasonable price, go for it.

From:	E. Scrooge
Subject:	Re: Well, Bobs is still confused about LCD monitors. What am I supposed to be looking for?
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:08:36 +1300

"Lawrence D¹Oliveiro" wrote in message
news:ldo-9D71A0.13544023012005@lust.ihug.co.nz...
> In article ,
> Bobs wrote:
>
>>Currently I'm looking at brightness, contrast, and response time. Plus
>>DVI port since my graphics card has one. And zero pixel warranty. But it
>>seems prices aren't consistent with this anyway.
>>
>>For example you have the 19" Viewsonic VX912 (12ms, 250 brightness,
>>500:1 contrast, dvi, zero bright pixel) that is going for $800.
>>
>>But then you have a BenQ 19" LCD monitor that is 250 brightness, 400:1
>>contrast, 16ms going for $1500. And it doesn't even appear to have a
>>zero bright pixel warrenty. So why does this cost more?
>
> Don't ask why things cost more or less than other things--the fact that
> such price differences exist is the reason why you should shop around
> before buying. Once you find a good one that fits your needs at a
> reasonable price, go for it.

Very true.

E. Scrooge