Getting started with an analog LCD requires only a simple cable connection to your computer's VGA port. But this compatibility turns out to be a mixed blessing. The LCD converter must digitize the analog signal, a process that can result in screen jitter or ghosting, particularly if the monitor is left on all day. We noticed jitter on Compaq's TFT500, Mitsubishi's LCD51, and others, though in most cases we were able to correct the distortion by using the on-screen menu to adjust the display's phase control.
Digital units, on the other hand, tend to cost a bit less because they don't use a signal converter. But digital displays are more difficult to set up--you'll need to install a special video card and drivers. Driver conflicts prevented us from being able to set up and review one unit, IBM's digital T55D. According to IBM, the driver problem has since been corrected. Digital LCD monitors also lack a single industry standard for how they connect to computers. Currently there are two contenders, the Digital Display Working Group's Digital Video Interface, and Digital Flat Panel from the Video Electronics Standards Association, historically the display standards leader. Princeton's DPP560 uses DFP; ViewSonic's VPD150 and Mag InnoVision's LT530C use PanelLink, from which DVI emerged. Some vendors are still waiting for a standard to be established before they introduce a line of digital LCDs. Such a standard would make digital panels easier to move between different systems, as CRT monitors and analog LCDs do. --PC World --------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues, I've been using a Phillips 150S LCD monitor with my Dell R450 for about 6 months. It's as steady as rock. No jitter. It just puts out a clear, sharp image. And it uses about 20 Watts. Bob -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
