Killer price for monitor

agree...

it's better to pay up for these type of "infrastructure upgrades"




here's a discussion of the difference between LCD technologies & the manufacturers who uses them in their products.


http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1039222


bookmark it!



Quote from gnome:

If you are going to view it vertically, you'd better be sure to avoid TN panels. ALL of the cheap gamer monitors have them, no matter the brand. You'll want to get one with some sort of VA or IPS panel... they are more expensive.

The Dell 2007WFP comes with either an SPVA or SIPS panel. Unfortunately reps don't know which monitor has which panel... it will probably be "pot luck" for you if you buy one, but either will be good viewed vertically.

Samsung 215TW also has SPVA.
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Quote from Math_Wiz:

Just a side-note. The Dell 2005FPW does not support contrast adjustments when in DVI mode:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/monitors/2005FPW/En/setup.htm#Using the Front Panel Buttons

So you might want to be aware of this when buying any monitor. Just because it says it has 700:1 contrast ratio doesn't mean that it's available in DVI mode, or whatever. Read the documentation before buying!

Also, Dell now has a 20-inch wide-screen monitor for $260

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productlisting.aspx?c=us&category_id=6198&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Their "better" widescreen 20-inch monitor is $100 more ($360), although I don't see any really big difference between the two monitors to account for the $100 price difference.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...id=6198&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&p=320-4688~320-5123~

Hope these links work, lol.

+-*/ Math_Wiz
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1. MANY monitors lose Contrast or other adjustments when in DVI mode.

2. Often, when an "apparently equal" monitor costs $100 more, it's because it does not have a TN panel while the cheaper one does.
 
Quote from lilboy716:

you'll be waiting for a long while...

17's bottemed around 100. i remember the time 17 CRT at around 100ish. That's when LCD was starting to become popular. Since the 17-19LCD are sold in the 100-200 range, what types of technologies are out there "just about" to replace the LCD? I've heard of the laser LCD, but I have not seen them on the store shelves....

It does cost the manufacturers to make those panels. Prices can only drop so far before manufacturing margins gets closer to 0.

That's why you see can purchase 20-30$ DVD players. and they will not sell it to you below that (unless its a store loss leader) Last time I've heard, the manufacturing margin on those were at $1. (That was 2years ago)

Larger the viewing area = less yield.
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There is a glut of 19" and above LCD's going into the holidays this year....there should be a few months after the holidays to get some amazing deals when the lower than expected retail figures spook all these electronics retailers.
 
Quote from ElectricSavant:

is the Laser thingie the next technology...do they know something we don't cause' 19" LCD's are so low in price I can't believe it....
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Ok I'll bite. What's the Laser thingie?

+-*/ Math_Wiz
 
Quote from gnome:

1. MANY monitors lose Contrast or other adjustments when in DVI mode.

2. Often, when an "apparently equal" monitor costs $100 more, it's because it does not have a TN panel while the cheaper one does.
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What's a TN panel? Is that the same as a TFT panel?

Thanks,
+-*/ Math_Wiz
 
Quote from Math_Wiz:

What's a TN panel? Is that the same as a TFT panel?

Thanks,
+-*/ Math_Wiz
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ALL LCD panels are "Active Matrix, TFT"... which stands for Thin Film Transistor. So when the panel type is described this way, they are giving you zero information.

TN = Twisted Nematic... it's a type of LCD panel and somewhat describes how the pixels work. TNs are faster than the other kinds (cheaper, too), so good for gamers. However, they are worse at everything else... color, contrast, viewing angle.
 
Quote from joeyata1:

i think 20 inch monitors will fall udner $300 soon but dells 1907 ultra sharp has fallen very little in the past year or more. iw ant that bad boy 30 inch from aaple its awesome
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It is awsome but you must pay an additional $1500 for a graphices card to run the dang thing.
 
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