17" LCD Recommendation
- Thread starter TallPaul
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TallPaul,
I was at CompUsa over the weekend and saw a new sony 18.1" LCD flat screen. It was truely awesome. I think it was around $1200 which really isn't too bad. I am using 2 15" flat screens by Viewsonic and am fairly happy with them. I will probably step up to bigger monitors sometime in the near future....
Leland
I was at CompUsa over the weekend and saw a new sony 18.1" LCD flat screen. It was truely awesome. I think it was around $1200 which really isn't too bad. I am using 2 15" flat screens by Viewsonic and am fairly happy with them. I will probably step up to bigger monitors sometime in the near future....
Leland
Magna
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coops,
Currently I'm using 19" CRT at 1024x768 - any higher is just too blurry.
I've got a couple of 19" CRTs set to 1280x1024. Can't see much point to a screen that large if you don't make use of the higher resolutions. For 1024x768 a 17" monitor is more than adequate. Have you tried setting the higher res? If so, make sure your refresh rate is set to at least 75MHz or your eyes will tire very fast when looking at the screen. Don't set it too high (even if your monitor and video card are capable of it) because text often turns mushy at the higher refresh numbers.
Currently I'm using 19" CRT at 1024x768 - any higher is just too blurry.
I've got a couple of 19" CRTs set to 1280x1024. Can't see much point to a screen that large if you don't make use of the higher resolutions. For 1024x768 a 17" monitor is more than adequate. Have you tried setting the higher res? If so, make sure your refresh rate is set to at least 75MHz or your eyes will tire very fast when looking at the screen. Don't set it too high (even if your monitor and video card are capable of it) because text often turns mushy at the higher refresh numbers.
I have a ViewSonic VP 151, a 15" inch. Highly recommended - terrific contrast and color depth. I'm considering a 17" ViewSonic for my next monitor.
Visit www.cnet.com and search for LCDs. There are reviews and lots of very good information.
Also: do a search on this site for LCD and Plama. This subject was discussed in depth about a month ago.
Visit www.cnet.com and search for LCDs. There are reviews and lots of very good information.
Also: do a search on this site for LCD and Plama. This subject was discussed in depth about a month ago.
Magna
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jboydston,
I use (2) Silicon Graphics 1600SW (17" wide LCD)...Quite expensive, but absolute top notch.
At the recent trading expo in Anaheim I stopped by Hold Bros who had a bunch of SGI flat-panels that were truly outstanding, far better than anything else I saw at the show (including IBM, Viewsonic, etc.). As I have only used CRT's and know nothing about flat-panels, is SGI the same company as Silicon Graphics? If so, do you (or anyone) have any recommendations as to where to purchase them.
I use (2) Silicon Graphics 1600SW (17" wide LCD)...Quite expensive, but absolute top notch.
At the recent trading expo in Anaheim I stopped by Hold Bros who had a bunch of SGI flat-panels that were truly outstanding, far better than anything else I saw at the show (including IBM, Viewsonic, etc.). As I have only used CRT's and know nothing about flat-panels, is SGI the same company as Silicon Graphics? If so, do you (or anyone) have any recommendations as to where to purchase them.