LCD Monitor Buying Help Needed

maxpi · Jul 17, 2003

Quote from FinStat:

recently got a MAG Innovision 18'. good deal at best buy. no problems.

I couldn't make up my mind regarding a monitor so I just rolled the dice and got the abovementioned one on a closeout or some kind of a price deal, it is great. Your worst day on an LCD monitor is better than your best day on anything else.

Max

just21 · Jul 17, 2003

Samsung 191t beaten by new dell 1901fp see this.... http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,111117,00.asp

TGregg · Jul 17, 2003

Quote from just21:

Samsung 191t beaten by new dell 1901fp see this.... http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,111117,00.asp

Just cuz of the USB ports and speakers. The review makes it sound like the image isn't quite as good.

mktman · Jul 17, 2003

What Dell cleverly leaves out is that with there 19" LCD monitor is that it is a rebadged 191t or at least it used to be 6 months ago.

mktsurf

vanilla2 · Jul 21, 2003

You guys have me completely sold on the 191T and other Samsung "T" models.

Has anybody ever had a bad pixel fresh out of the box on a Samsung LCD?

Are they height adjustable with the stock stands, and wall mountable if one desires?

TGregg · Jul 21, 2003

Quote from vanilla2:

You guys have me completely sold on the 191T and other Samsung "T" models.

Has anybody ever had a bad pixel fresh out of the box on a Samsung LCD?

Are they height adjustable with the stock stands, and wall mountable if one desires?

Yep, I got bad pixels on the ones from Mexico. Got one monitor from Korea that is perfect.

Yep, you can slide em up and down on the stand they come with.

Dunno about walls, but the mounting plate on the back is standard (VESA?).

just21 · Jul 21, 2003

I am interested in 20" lcd's because of the higher 1600x1200 resolution. Is anyone using these. Any reccomendations. thanks

vanilla2 · Jul 21, 2003

so when it comes with a bad pixel out of the box, you're basically f*cked, and stuck looking at a black spot on your charts forever?

anybody know of a place where LCDs are rated for pixel life/quality?

TGregg · Jul 21, 2003

Quote from vanilla2:

so when it comes with a bad pixel out of the box, you're basically f*cked, and stuck looking at a black spot on your charts forever?

anybody know of a place where LCDs are rated for pixel life/quality?

I don't even notice mine. As a matter of fact, I'm looking for them now, and cannot find them. But, if you are concerned, then buy them locally. You can see the country of manufacture on the label on the box. Just get Korean ones.

no_agenda · Jul 21, 2003

Quote from vanilla2:

You guys have me completely sold on the 191T and other Samsung "T" models.

Has anybody ever had a bad pixel fresh out of the box on a Samsung LCD?

I recently got a 17-inch Samsung LCD, model 172N, that was manufactured in China.

It has one dead pixel in the upper-left corner. Tolerable, but I'm going to try and make sure if I get another Samsung it's made in Korea.