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| 121449 | 2003-02-15 04:26:00 | What is a good monitor for under $300? All comments welcomed! |
Boosted (3105) | ||
| 121450 | 2003-02-15 04:53:00 | I have an AOC 19" flat and its great and cheap. It wouldn't be great for design work but everything else is fine, i'm running at 1150 x something at the moment and 100hz and very very smooth. You can pick one up for about $400, for $300 you might be able to get a 17" flat, or just a 17", check out www.qmb.co.nz - David |
DangerousDave (697) | ||
| 121451 | 2003-02-15 04:54:00 | What type TFT or CRC. (TFT is by far the better but you're (very) unlikely to get a new one for under $300 New or secondhand? Piles of good 2nd hand ones for under $300 What screen size, assuming you want CRT and new? 15" plenty for under $300, 17+"? dunno but unlikely to be that good for <$300 If want good, new 15" CRT under $300 try Phillips or Viewsonic. |
rugila (214) | ||
| 121452 | 2003-02-15 06:34:00 | What is the difference between TFT, CRC, and LCD monitors? | caffy (2665) | ||
| 121453 | 2003-02-15 07:56:00 | CRT (sorry, but my initial CRC was a misprint) stands for Cathode Ray Tube. From memory (without looking at Google) invented by Sir William Crookes about 1910. It relies on streeams of electrons (beta rays) being fired at a coated screen and causing it to glow in different colours. Most TV monitors work on this principle. With CRT monitor you have rather high energy electrons being blasted directly at your head from close range - close range suicide some might say, but may take 20 or more years of exposure to have this sort of effect if ever. LCD sytands for Liquid Crystal Display which I think is much newer technology than CRT (check Google if you want to know details of who invented it and when) and used in a lot of devices for digital displays, usually in monochrome colour. TFT stands for Thin Film Transistor (transistors invented by Shockley about 1946 but didn't have much commercial use for about 10 years but now dominate most electronic technology). TFT is an offshoot of LCD technology, has plenty of colour and is good for computer monitors for a variety of reasons. Is this more or less what you want to know? |
rugila (214) | ||
| 121454 | 2003-02-15 09:15:00 | Thanks, yep thats enough information. I was just curious as to the different types of monitors... Because, apart from those thin LCD monitors being different to the 'fat' CRT/TFT monitors in terms of size and picture quality, i didn't think they were that different... how wrong i was! i think LCD's seem better, theres less - if none - flickering of the screen, and its much easier reading text etc... |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 121455 | 2003-02-15 09:28:00 | Yeah. Funny thing. I tend to get so carried away with the historical and more obscure aspects that I forgot about the more obvious things of immediate interest. Like flicker free, easier text reading, take up less room etc. I wouldn't bea good salesperson. TFT's use significantly less power too, and they tell us power prices are likely to go up fairly sharply in the near future. I haven't seen recent comparative info, but I think TFT monitors are also more reliable and probably last rather longer without problems. Pays to get a reliable brand though, there's goodos and cheapos like with most things. |
rugila (214) | ||
| 121456 | 2003-02-15 09:30:00 | I remember reading on another post, or maybe it was in a magazine...that LCD monitors werent exactly the best to have, if you are into playing games on the comp... But for me, I don't have a problem, its much better than playin games with a CRT monitor IMHO... |
caffy (2665) | ||
| 121457 | 2003-02-15 09:32:00 | But Caffy, not LCD being different from CRT/TFT. It's CRT different from LCD/TFT. As far as computer monitors go, LCD and TFT are essentially the same. |
rugila (214) | ||
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