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need 22" monitor advice
- Thread starter johnnylexus
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Quote from AyeYo:
BTW, contrast ratio means jack crap. There is no standard to measure it so companies just pull numbers out of their asses. Get something with a fast response time, this is generally a better indicator of quality than the totally arbitary contrast ratio.
I don't know enough about these technical specs on the rating... contrast ratio or response time or what not.
I do trust my own eyes.
I have an assortment of different monitor makes: Envision, Samsung, Acer, LP, etc.. I have them on side by side (I have 21 LCD monitors all in use at the same time). I like Samsung the best out of them all. I only buy Samsung monitors since 2009.
The legendary Gnome turned me onto Dell Outlet. He told me that most products were simply returned items that worked perfectly well. I think they also come with a full warranty, but you better check that out. I bought three 24 inch ultrasharps, which appeared brand new and have worked perfectly for a year. The picture is incredible. I did have to call Dell to help me set them up, probably because I am not very computer savvy.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfh/monit.../cp.aspx?refid=monitors_30_24_wfp&s=dfh&cs=22
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfh/monit.../cp.aspx?refid=monitors_30_24_wfp&s=dfh&cs=22
Quote from AyeYo:
75hz is 75hz. They may label the response times differently, but it's simply a matter of seeing what refresh rate it supports, and that can't be screwed with.
I looked at the dell outlet monitor specs on the post right below yours. It doesn't say anywhere what refresh rate the monitors support.
Quote from ET99:
which planet do you live on?
... I mean, which century do you live in ???
You're absolutely correct that you can now get two of the 22" monitors for well under $350...My apologies for misquoting prices as I'm sure that might have caused hundreds to overpay on NewEgg had you not quickly set the record straight. They are forever in your vigilant debt, sir!
Quote from fhl:
I looked at the dell outlet monitor specs on the post right below yours. It doesn't say anywhere what refresh rate the monitors support.
It's not typically given in computer monitor specs. You need to actually have the monitor hooked up or you need to find reviews.
Good discussion here:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=841160
Summary post here:
RESPONSE TIME:
Strict Definition: The time required for a liquid crystal to change orientation.
Another way of saying it : The time required for a pixel to change from one luminance(light) level to another in a liquid crystal display.
REFRESH RATE:
Strict Definition: The time alloted for each frame of video to be displayed on the screen divided into one second. Active matrix displays like LCD use the entire alloted time to display a frame.
(ie â each frame of video is displayed for 16.6666ms , 1/.016666sec = 60Hz)
(ie - each frame of video is displayed for 8.3333ms , 1/.0083333sec = 120 Hz)
Another way of saying it: DISPLAY FRAME RATE (note: does not have to equal the signal frame rate)
LCD blurring is a combination of long response-times and long hold-times. Reducing the response time with overdriving techniques does not help the hold-time. Reducing the hold time by increasing the refresh rate does not change the response time. You have to do both to really reduce blur.