Sorry for the earlier post that didn't make sense, I was in a hurry. I have had good luck with Asus VE228H both for personal use and at customers sites. One thing I liked was that there aren't any electronics in the base so I could remove the base and attach the display to a wall mount or swiveling mount arm. Wayne
On 12/27/2014 01:27 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > I have a suspicion that my current monitor (Samsung SyncMaster 216 BW) is > going to quit one of these not-to-distant days. In order to avoid a panic > purchase, I am exploring the choices, and looking for recommendations. > > I use the HDMI input. I can physically accommodate a little bit wider > monitor, maybe to 23". Keeping to the present height of 17" would make the > replacement easy, although I could handle up to 19" with some changes to > the desk. I have no interest in downgrading to a lower resolution. > Current pixel size of .276 mm is adequate; I do not know if a finer pixel > size would be better or worse. > > lspci says: VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C77 [GeForce > 8200] (rev a2) > > I see that some specs site very high contrast ratios, which I expect would > improve the viewing experience. The brightness specs of the > LED-illuminated units are a little lower that the present monitor, although > I never use its full brightness capability. (It is likely the CCFL or its > power supply is what is failing on the Samsung, so LED would be desired.) > > What brands are worthy of consideration? What other specs should I be > looking at? > > Thanks for your words of wisdom. > > -Denis > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
