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| 216921 | 2004-02-20 18:17:00 | I've decided to go LCD shopping (something I swore I'd never do - "They're inferior to CRTs!" - amazing what eyestrain can drive you to :P). Can anyone give me advice on the Samsung Syncmaster 152X 15"? Thanks |
SpiderVenom (1412) | ||
| 216922 | 2004-02-20 18:38:00 | Have no experience with that one. Philips are pretty good. They are so cheap now. There is a hot pixel test out there that you should run as soon as you buy to make sure you don't have a dud. robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 216923 | 2004-02-20 19:08:00 | dvi port? if i had i would get a mac dvi-adc (apple display connector) converter, and get one of those big, beautiful 23" apple screens (yes on my xp box :p). then my life would be complete... but i use viewsonic lcd screens @ high school, and they are good. |
Megaman (344) | ||
| 216924 | 2004-02-20 23:15:00 | > There is a hot pixel test out there that you should > run as soon as you buy to make sure you don't have a > dud. Where to get this 'hot pixel test'? Or is it a 'built-in' utility? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 216925 | 2004-02-21 00:51:00 | BUMP im interested in this hot pixel test as well. Though i spose i could have looked it up on google and found the info in the time it took to write this post.... |
metla (154) | ||
| 216926 | 2004-02-22 18:23:00 | Has anyone had any experience with the ViewSonic VE500? | SpiderVenom (1412) | ||
| 216927 | 2004-02-22 19:17:00 | >There is a hot pixel test out there that you should run as soon as you buy to make sure you don't have a dud. In fact, you may need to run it before you buy. Most of the cheaper LCDs allow a certain number of bad pixels before they are subject to warranty / replacement. If you get home with a display and find it has an annoying dead / bright pixel, you might find you have no comeback. There is even a standard (ISO 13406-2 ) that describes how many and their relative location, bad pixels are allowable for a given size display. You can however pay more for a "zero bad" display, which will guarantee no bad pixels. :| |
wuppo (41) | ||
| 216928 | 2004-02-22 20:03:00 | > You can however pay more for a "zero bad" display, > which will guarantee no bad pixels . :| The Philips business range have a zero stuck or dead pixel guarrantee . You can expect to pay about $75-100 more for them than the consumer/home monitors . A DVI port would be nice as well if your graphics card has one to connect to . Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 216929 | 2004-02-22 21:15:00 | So a DVI connector would be worth it then? My card does have one (a Radeon 9500 Pro, although thanks to a little BIOS hacking, windows swears it's a 9700 Pro :P). Given all this, does anyone have some recomendations for these requirements: $700-$1000 (inc GST :P) 15inch sub 20ms response time |
SpiderVenom (1412) | ||
| 216930 | 2004-02-22 22:18:00 | > Given all this, does anyone have some > recomendations for these requirements: > > $700-$1000 (inc GST :P) > 15inch > sub 20ms response time I would recommend the Philips 170B4 (www.lcdmonitors.philips.com) 17" LCD - it is within your price range (www.pricespy.co.nz). It doesn't have a sub 20ms response time but I haven't noticed any problems with fast paced graphics on it. It has a wide viewing angle (screen retains its viewability from a wide range of angles) and the colour eveness/depth is great. The Philips 170B4 is the business model, which means it is one level up from the standard entry model, and has a zero dead/fixed pixel policy, and both a DVI-D and analog connection. You will need to order your DVI cable separately as it doesn't come with the monitor. Since the Philips model uses DVI-D and your card probably uses DVI-I, you will need to get a DVI-D to DVI-D (male to male) cable as a DVI-I to DVI-I cable will not fit the monitor's D connection. |
Jen C (20) | ||
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