Re: 17" or 19"
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 reduce fatigue. But if the
person is using graphics a lot and visual fidelity is important I'd
recommend finding a site on the web that reviews monitors for their
various colorimitry factors. (And a gamer might want to check for
reviews that are gamer related.)
{^_^} Joanne
From: "Derek Ragona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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 faster update speeds when given a choice. The update speed effects
how crisp the image is when changing, say viewing a video of gaming, but
even in regular refreshing of the screen.
-Derek
At 04:58 PM 8/2/2006, dick hoogendijk 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 rich. Probably my doubts are rooted in this;-)
Thanks for any advice.
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Re: 17" or 19"
On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 05:26:22PM +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > 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 real question is resolution, not size. Even the 30" display has a > resolution of only 2560x1600. A reasonable 19" CRT will do 1600x1200, > or nearly 50% of that resolution. If you compare the prices ($2499 > for the Apple display, about $130 for the 19" monitor), and recall > that the original poster didn't want to spend much money, this really > isn't an option. Sorry my attempt at humor wasn't more obvious. One big difference with an LCD display vs CRT is that one should purchase the LCD with the resolution one intends to run. Most can autosync and fake other resolutions but the LCD is a fixed matrix so nothing but its native resolution will look right. If display drivers properly understand DPI then in theory they can compensate but most often graphics are hardcoded X/Y and display a fixed pixel size 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 in favor of the FP1907 which many do not like as well as the '05. My biggest complaint is that its dimmest setting is maybe a touch brighter than my preference. -- David Kelly N4HHE, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 17" or 19"
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 faster update speeds when given a choice. The update speed effects how crisp the image is when changing, say viewing a video of gaming, but even in regular refreshing of the screen. -Derek At 04:58 PM 8/2/2006, dick hoogendijk 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 rich. Probably my doubts are rooted in this;-) Thanks for any advice. -- dick -- http://nagual.nl/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 6.1 +++ The Power to Serve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 17" or 19"
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 real question is resolution, not size. Even the 30" display has a resolution of only 2560x1600. A reasonable 19" CRT will do 1600x1200, or nearly 50% of that resolution. If you compare the prices ($2499 for the Apple display, about $130 for the 19" monitor), and recall that the original poster didn't want to spend much money, this really isn't an option. More to the point, though, it's not until you get to the 23" screen that you get the same resolution as my Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop has (1920x1200). At $1299, it costs nearly as much as the laptop. Last month I was in this situation myself. I bought 2 new 19" monitors (BenQ P992), for about USD 130 a piece. I'm running them at 1600x1200, and they're surprisingly good. It could be a long time before I find an LCD with that resolution at even close to a comparable price. On the other hand, if HDTV ever comes off, we can expect to see a lot of 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 displays at reasonable prices. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply or reply to the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers. pgpwszJQbX4NJ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: 17" or 19"
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. Two of said, or at least one of said and one smaller one... (I have the 30" and the 20" on my G5 :-) I am interested to see what Steve announces next week at the Apple developers conference next week (WWDC). Rumor is it will be the Pro intel based machines. Would like one with dual 30" :-) Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 17" or 19"
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] Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 17" or 19"
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 rich. Probably my doubts are rooted in this;-) Thanks for any advice. Me? I'd go for two monster 22 inch CRTs, or three 19 inch CRTs. -- BSD Podcasts @: http://bsdtalk.blogspot.com/ http://freebsdforall.blogspot.com/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 17" or 19"
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 not that rich. Probably my doubts are rooted in this;-) Thanks for any advice. If the quality is good, go for the bigger one. Then you can set back a little instead of hunching forward to see the little stuff. The sharpness will be so much better than an old CRT that the tiny difference in sharpness will not be meaningful. It all depends on your eyes :-) I don't know what the costs are in Holland but you may want to see if you can find a 19" widescreen (1440x900) screen... I just got one from "Hanns-G" for $180 and it is quite nice and in the same ballpark as standard 19" but with more "usable" space. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: 17" or 19"
> > 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 for any advice. If the quality is good, go for the bigger one. Then you can set back a little instead of hunching forward to see the little stuff. The sharpness will be so much better than an old CRT that the tiny difference in sharpness will not be meaningful. jerry > > -- > dick -- http://nagual.nl/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE > ++ Running FreeBSD 6.1 +++ The Power to Serve > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
