Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-03 Thread Greg 'groggy' Lehey
On Wednesday, 2 August 2006 at 21:00:43 -0500, David Kelly wrote: On Aug 2, 2006, at 6:55 PM, Nikolas Britton wrote: Me? I'd go for two monster 22 inch CRTs, or three 19 inch CRTs. So lacking in imagination we are. Don't settle for anything less than 30 http://www.apple.com/displays/ The

Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-03 Thread Derek Ragona
You need to compare more than just the resolution. Differences in LCD's are digital vs analog, some do both. Digital is preferred if your video will support it. The contrast ratio: 300:1, 500:1, 600:1, 1000:1, etc. More is better in contrast. Last is the update speed in ms. You want

Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-03 Thread David Kelly
no matter the DPI. A laptop with high numerical LCD resolution isn't necessarily more desirable than one with same size display but lower resolution. When shopping for 17 and 19 LCDs I have noticed most have the same numerical resolution. Think my home 19 is a Dell FP1905 at 1280x1024. Now discontinued

Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-03 Thread jdow
Please excuse me for being picky here. Contrast ratio is not nearly as important as color tracking if color fidelity is important to the user. I'd look for good reviews on the two Somebody who is spending all her time in Eclipse developing non-graphics software a higher contrast ratio might

17 or 19

2006-08-02 Thread dick hoogendijk
Two LCD screens. Both have the same resolution (1280x1024) The 19 is $100 more expensive as the 17 What would to your opinions be the right thing to do. Go for the 17 or the larger (but probably a little less crystal sharp) 19 one. I'm not that rich. Probably my doubts are rooted in this;-) Thanks

Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-02 Thread Jerry McAllister
Two LCD screens. Both have the same resolution (1280x1024) The 19 is $100 more expensive as the 17 What would to your opinions be the right thing to do. Go for the 17 or the larger (but probably a little less crystal sharp) 19 one. I'm not that rich. Probably my doubts are rooted in this;-)

Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-02 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On Aug 2, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Jerry McAllister wrote: Two LCD screens. Both have the same resolution (1280x1024) The 19 is $100 more expensive as the 17 What would to your opinions be the right thing to do. Go for the 17 or the larger (but probably a little less crystal sharp) 19 one. I'm

Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-02 Thread Nikolas Britton
On 8/2/06, dick hoogendijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two LCD screens. Both have the same resolution (1280x1024) The 19 is $100 more expensive as the 17 What would to your opinions be the right thing to do. Go for the 17 or the larger (but probably a little less crystal sharp) 19 one. I'm not that

Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-02 Thread David Kelly
On Aug 2, 2006, at 6:55 PM, Nikolas Britton wrote: Me? I'd go for two monster 22 inch CRTs, or three 19 inch CRTs. So lacking in imagination we are. Don't settle for anything less than 30 http://www.apple.com/displays/ -- David Kelly N4HHE, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: 17 or 19

2006-08-02 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On Aug 2, 2006, at 8:00 PM, David Kelly wrote: On Aug 2, 2006, at 6:55 PM, Nikolas Britton wrote: Me? I'd go for two monster 22 inch CRTs, or three 19 inch CRTs. So lacking in imagination we are. Don't settle for anything less than 30 http://www.apple.com/displays/ Don't stop there.