Ralph Shumaker wrote:
> I was just looking at monitors (among other things) and discovered that
> I am unaware of some of the specs for LCD monitors.
>
> One said "17 inch KDS LCD 1280x1024 260 Nits Plug and Play Black".
> What is a nit?
>
> Another said "17 inch Viewsonic VA1703WB Widescreen BLK 8ms 500:1".
> I'm assuming that 8ms is some sort of response time? Another said 2ms.
> What is 500:1? Another said 700:1 5ms 1440x900 widescreen.
At google.com, search for
define:nit
The first hit isn't _quite_ right ('the egg of a louse'),
but the second is relevant in the context of monitor specs
Regards,
..jim
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