James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
700:1 is contrast ratio -- (brightness of) full-white to full-black.
AFAIK, the higher the better, without question. I believe under 300:1
would be on the low side and anything more than 1000:1 is in the range
of diminishing perceived benefit (for common usage).
Um, except when you take into account HDDVD. Quite a few DVD's need a
good gamma kick due to poor LCD contrast.
Right now, the LCD sweet spot seems to be 1680x1050. I picked up a
1680x1050 2ms 3000:1 from Fry's for right around $300.
1920x1080 was almost 3 times as much--now I think they're about 2x.
Presumably 1680x1050 are 1920x1080 (1080p) HDTV screens that had too
many defects but could be cut into a smaller panel. Thus, they have
lots of them and nowhere to really dump them.
-a
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