Allen, does the 19" LCD run 1600x1200 natively? I suspect this might be
a supported resolution, but would be less than ideal if it is
"stretched" and not a native resolution. You'll see this warping of
spec also with projectors quite often. The cheapest 1600x1200 LCD's
I've seen are 20", and now down to ~$550 from what I've been seeing, one
from Dell (who also make a widescreen also higher than 1280x1024 but
lower that 1600x1200, I think it is a 16:9 aspect ratio) and one or two
from other vendors. These are not the highest-spec'ed LCD's I've seen
(as for brightness and response times, etc), but have dual inputs and
are getting much more affordable :)
ciao,
Ben
PS - if the 19" is 1600x1200 native, please fwd a link...
Allen Brown wrote the following on 2/9/2005 9:30 AM:
Mr O wrote:
Nearly every LCD monitor has a standard VGA input. Even many of
the higher end models are VGA only. DVI models usually come with
a higher price tag. Generic 17" models will be found in the $200
range, most often with a 1 year warranty. Anything Computerbase
sells will be 3 year warranty with prices starting just under
$300. DVI KVMs are not cheap. Dual DVI video cards are less
cheap! Yes you can run one off a KVM and one directly connected
if you want to experience a dual monitor setup like that. Also
to note, ALL 17", 18", and 19" LCDs have the same native
resolution of 1280x1024. You're only stretching the picture.
I have an ad for a 19 inch one that is 1600x1200. Rare, I
admit. I had been looking for a long time before running into
it. (I set it aside at home, so I don't have it with me.)
Respone time is most immportant to gamers (that be me to a
limited extent). Cheap panels will usually have a 20 to 25ms
response time (slow). Better panels have a 16ms panel
(tolerable). My current panel has a 12ms respone time (lovin'
it). Fastest on the market is 8ms (hard to find). Color varies,
some are too dark, some too light, too blue, too red, etc...
Also, some manufacturers stretch the truth a little with
response times. They may rate a panel as a 16ms respone time but
that isn't usually using the full color depth available that the
monitor supports.
Is that enough info for you?
Mr O.
Can you point me to an 8ms LCD? I am very interested.
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