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Thread ID: 119035	2011-07-01 21:36:00	Advantage of having and LED-based monitor?	Renmoo (66)	Press F1

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1213908	2011-07-01 21:36:00	Hi all, I am looking at buying this monitor: www.ascent.co.nz and I am perplexed by the description "LED monitor". Does it mean the backlight is powered by LED? Any advantages / disadvantages behind that? Thanks Cheers :)	Renmoo (66)
1213909	2011-07-01 21:48:00	Lower power consumption. Better contrast ration. And in theory it should last a few years longer... Also, IMO - that monitor is no good. The resolution is way too low for 18.5", that's the resolution I use on my 13.3" laptop. Go for a bigger monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080, you won't regret it.	Cato (6936)
1213910	2011-07-01 21:56:00	And some (dont know if all), are mercury free. LED may mean its still an LCD, but it uses an LED backlight	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1213911	2011-07-01 22:05:00	Cato: I plan to connect that monitor to a USB port on my laptop via a USB-to-VGA port. I am not sure if a higher resolution can be supported in the first place.	Renmoo (66)
1213912	2011-07-01 22:44:00	Your laptop does not have VGA or even HDIM output? Weird. I'm pretty sure VGA won't work for 1920x1080. But perhaps this might help: www.wirednz.co.nz	Cato (6936)
1213913	2011-07-01 22:56:00	Well you wont get 1920x1080 with that monitor. Since, it only goes to 1366x768 And according to the Viewsonic site it says: VGA up to 1366×768 Non Interlaced	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1213914	2011-07-02 00:34:00	Apologies, I should have explained the situation better. At the moment I have got a dual-screen setup whereby my laptop screen serves as the primary display while an LCD monitor (which is connected to the laptop via the VGA port) provides a secondary display. I am thinking of adding a third screen to the current setup, and the only way this can be done is to provide another VGA output via a USB port. Both the laptop and the current LCD monitor are running at a resolution of 1366 * 768, which is the maximum resolution that can be achieved. If I get a higher resolution monitor, the icon and text sizes would look different from the other two screens. Cheers :) [Edit] Feel free to recommend an alternative LCD monitor that you think I should get. As long as it costs less than $190, I am fine with that.	Renmoo (66)
1213915	2011-07-02 01:18:00	I dont think it'll matter what monitor you get (if you want 1920x1080). You maybe lucky to get one under $200. And VGA probably wont go to 1920x1080 anyway. And you may not get 1920x1080, unless the monitor's 20' + So, do you still want LED? Or LCD? You could get this (www.ascent.co.nz) but I dont think its got VGA. Its DVI It may also depend on WHAT resolutions the adapter supports, on what you can get	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1213916	2011-07-02 01:49:00	Well you wont get 1920x1080 with that monitor. Since, it only goes to 1366x768 And according to the Viewsonic site it says: VGA up to 1366×768 Non Interlaced And this is why I said: Also, IMO - that monitor is no good. The resolution is way too low for 18.5", that's the resolution I use on my 13.3" laptop. Go for a bigger monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080, you won't regret it. Maybe you won't get 1920x1080 but you would get 1600x900. Both the laptop and the current LCD monitor are running at a resolution of 1366 * 768, which is the maximum resolution that can be achieved. If I get a higher resolution monitor, the icon and text sizes would look different from the other two screens. I don't agree with that. img20.imageshack.us IMO, there's no real difference (the fonts look slightly different due to them being different fonts).	Cato (6936)
1213917	2011-07-02 02:01:00	The VGA on your laptop will support 25x16, why not just get a big LCD and do away with the laptop LCD?	SolMiester (139)
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