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| Thread ID: 61298 | 2005-08-31 05:00:00 | Which LCD would you choose ? | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | Press F1 |
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| 384885 | 2005-08-31 11:30:00 | The Philips by a mile. | pctek (84) | ||
| 384886 | 2005-08-31 11:36:00 | Bought 20 odd of the Philips models with no problems at all as yet 3yr no dead pixel warranty seals it really Cheapest seems to be here www.pricespy.co.nz |
bartsdadhomer (80) | ||
| 384887 | 2005-08-31 12:27:00 | Go for Philips LCD, I have one, love it! Thank you |
chinadoll (682) | ||
| 384888 | 2005-08-31 12:31:00 | Just about every manufacturer has models available with a 3 year pixel cover, even the cheapies (AOC) Seems the tech has matured to the point that they are confident enough to provide such cover . Oh yeah, had a Phillips go up in smoke on Monday . Owners weren't really happy about it . . . . |
Metla (12) | ||
| 384889 | 2005-08-31 23:48:00 | Actually there is a difference between 16 . 7 (8-bit) and 16 . 2 (6-bit) million colours . An 8-bit LCD can display 16,777,216 colours, however a 6-bit can only display 262,144 colours . This is far fewer than the true colour display such that it would be noticeable to the human eye . To get around this problem, the manufacturers employ a technique referred to as dithering . This is an effect where nearby pixels use slightly varying shades or colour that trick the human eye into perceiving the desired colour even though it isn't truly that colour . By using this technique, the manufacturers claim to achieve a colour depth close to that of the true colour displays . How do you tell if an LCD is 8-Bit or 6-Bit? If the manufacturer lists the colour as 16 . 7 million colorus, you can assumed that the display is 8-bit per-color . If the colorus are listed as being 16 . 2 million or 16 million, you can assume that it uses a 6-bit per-colour depth . Does it Really Matter? This is very subjective to the actual user and what the computer is used for . The amount of colour really matters to those that do professional work on graphics . For these people, the amount of colour that is displayed on the screen is very important . The average user is not going to really need this level of colour representation by their monitor . As a result, it probably doesn't matter . People using their displays for gaming or watching video will likely not care about the number of colorus rendered by the LCD but by the speed at which it can be displayed . |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
| 384890 | 2005-08-31 23:58:00 | Ok guys looks like I will go with the philips thanks for all your input :thumbs: | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 384891 | 2005-09-01 02:45:00 | lol NO your eye would never in a million years be abel to tell the difference hahah....you most likely would never be able to see the difference between 16bit (64,000 colours) and 32bit (4,294,967,296 colours)......i cant | drcspy (146) | ||
| 384892 | 2005-09-02 01:52:00 | I doubt it unless it's a superhuman eye. In fact, it would take a pretty good measuring instrument to tell a difference. The colours shown by two "identical" monitors would differ by more than that. However, it's 24 bit colour, not 32. 8 bits for each of R, G, B. The decimal number of different colours will be "something over 16 million". (I can never be bothered to look up or work out the exact conversion unless it matters.) Doesn't have to be superhuman if you are looking at a graduated fill of blue (human eye is good at judging blue). A 16.2 million colour LCD is only doing 6 bits per colour or 18 bits per pixel, with dithering to compensate. If you look at a 255 shade graduated fill of blue on a 16.2 million colour LCD you will see the banding quite easily. |
BIFF (1) | ||
| 384893 | 2005-09-02 02:42:00 | As another person has stated I would be very hisatent about buying a LCD display without a bright pixel warrenty . Needless to say that I have just purchased I Vewisonic 17" VE710b off price spy for a little under $300 . If you are using the screen for gaming I would not recommend a screen that has a responce time greater that 12ms . Even this can sometimes generate ghosting . Viewsonic does offer a restricted bright pixel warrenty, but before the screen is replaced there must be a pocket of bright pixels in a designated area . Sometimes life doesnt fit inside a box, so you can get caught out somtimes . I think that by placing a thread on this form you will receive alot of information and hopefully give you the ability to make a fully informed descision . |
CaptinMoor (8392) | ||
| 384894 | 2005-09-02 03:20:00 | I would buy Phillips on the strength of my 5 year old 150B that is still going well with zero pixel problems. Pete |
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