flat screen monitors
Friday, June 6, 2003 by synco | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I know that this isn't a skins topic,( but I AM starting those soon...REALLY)... I wanted to know if it's worth getting a flat screen monitor NOW, or waiting like some of the techies in the stores are saying because the new ones coming out are(of course they are) MUCH BETTER! Does anyone know about these little munchkins of hardware? I've researched [printers, scanners, etc.) before buying them, but I'm clueless when it comes to monitors. Mine's the ol' "take-up your whole-desk" kind, and it's time to change it. Suggestions, anyone? The last years models will be cheaper, but are these new ones coming as good as they say they're going to be? THAT much of a difference? thnx 
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WOM
Reply #2 Friday, June 6, 2003 9:45 AM
Reply #2 Friday, June 6, 2003 9:45 AM
My next monitor will be a flat screen, but my monitor works so I'll just wait till it breaks.
synco
Reply #3 Friday, June 6, 2003 9:52 AM
Reply #3 Friday, June 6, 2003 9:52 AM
ok...I guess I'm meaning the thin kind(LCD). Do you know anything about the so-called 'big jump in quality' that the 'in-the-knows' are claiming? True, or just sales-pitching? 
I know that I should be surfing and reading tons about it (here we go again) but I thought that maybe some of you had already done that! 
... Or could give me some links or pointers that could reduce my 'research' time a wee bit maybe?? 
I know that I should be surfing and reading tons about it (here we go again) but I thought that maybe some of you had already done that! 
... Or could give me some links or pointers that could reduce my 'research' time a wee bit maybe?? 
c242
Reply #4 Friday, June 6, 2003 10:21 AM
Reply #4 Friday, June 6, 2003 10:21 AM
I have a 18.1" Iiyama AS 4637UT at home and I really began to hate my Sony 21" (CRT flat)at work. It was quite expensive at that time, don't know how much it is now. I never have regret spending the money.
paxx
Reply #5 Friday, June 6, 2003 11:41 AM
Reply #5 Friday, June 6, 2003 11:41 AM
I've heard that LCD flat screen can't go above 1024 resolution. Is it true?
eieio
Reply #6 Friday, June 6, 2003 11:50 AM
Reply #6 Friday, June 6, 2003 11:50 AM
NEC has an 18" that will go 1280x1024, but most you see are 1024x768. Also most have a fairly high DPI like .26 -.28
c242
Reply #8 Friday, June 6, 2003 12:51 PM
Reply #8 Friday, June 6, 2003 12:51 PM
The Iiyama runs flawless here at 1280x1024. Games and DVD viewing run really nice, too.
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Aqua.
Reply #9 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:22 PM
Reply #9 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:22 PM
CRT monitors are best if you do graphics, play games, or watch movies on your computer. LCD monitors are only good for office use right now. The problems are low resolution, poor dot pitch, and horrible refresh times. Of course, there are come LCD monitors that are good at the above, but they're still MEGA $$$.
Styl-X Design
Reply #10 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:26 PM I am happy with my "19 monitor:d ... it is being repaired now, should have it back soon... >
I have my desk like a L shape, and it is pointed into a corner, it should be wasted space if I would buy a flat screen, so don't see the point.
Reply #10 Friday, June 6, 2003 1:26 PM
I am happy with my "19 monitor:d ... it is being repaired now, should have it back soon... >
I have my desk like a L shape, and it is pointed into a corner, it should be wasted space if I would buy a flat screen, so don't see the point.
crissy14
Reply #11 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:10 PM
Reply #11 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:10 PM
About a month ago my CRT monitor bought the farm. And I told myself if it ever went, my next monitor would be a flat panel LCD. I purchased 17" Compag LCD monitor withe capability of resolutuion up to 1280 x1024 24 bit color resolution 120 DPI. It cost a whopping $589 when all was said and done, and it took some getting used to (the transition between CRT and LCD), but I love it! I get crisp, clear resolution weather it be graphics or games . And yes, it DOES take up much less space. 
synco
Reply #12 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:21 PM
Reply #12 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:21 PM
Aqua:Mmm...that's what I've been hearing, so I wondered. Yet Ms. Crissy, you say yours is ok for graphics, games, etc.? I DO need the desk space because I had to take my monitor OUT of the corner, but back to Aqua's comments, I HAVE heard those things you've pointed out before which sparked my original request here (now again from you) and I don't want to sacrifice quality for the space, and I REALLY don't want to pay the mega bucks!I hear you, Aqua. Mmmm again...
synco
Reply #13 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:22 PM
Reply #13 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:22 PM
Oh ya' Ms Crissy:: what WAS the transition to get used to, exactly? Thnx!
c242
Reply #14 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:23 PM
Reply #14 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:23 PM
Another aspect often overseen is that Computer-LCD''s use far less energy than CRT''s.
Aqua : That might have been the case 1 year ago, but not now. You can get (at least here) some very good ones for less money. Of course CRT''s are still less expensive.
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Aqua : That might have been the case 1 year ago, but not now. You can get (at least here) some very good ones for less money. Of course CRT''s are still less expensive.
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synco
Reply #15 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:28 PM
Reply #15 Friday, June 6, 2003 2:28 PM
c242:: now THAT'S good news!(re: more efficient energy consumption)...
Rutabaga64
Reply #16 Friday, June 6, 2003 7:32 PM
Reply #16 Friday, June 6, 2003 7:32 PM
When I bought my new computer about a year and a half ago, I made getting an LCD monitor a must. I got the Samsung SyncMaster 760V TFT monitor, big ol' puppy 
. It was expensive...can't recall the exact amount, but I think it was around $700, but there was a rebate on it at Best Buy, plus I'd gotten some money for Christmas and my birthday, so that's what I bought for myself.
I love it. It was well worth the money, as far as I'm concerned. And there definitely is the extra added attraction that it sucks up a lot less energy than the traditional CRT monitors.
. It was expensive...can't recall the exact amount, but I think it was around $700, but there was a rebate on it at Best Buy, plus I'd gotten some money for Christmas and my birthday, so that's what I bought for myself.I love it. It was well worth the money, as far as I'm concerned. And there definitely is the extra added attraction that it sucks up a lot less energy than the traditional CRT monitors.
Lady_Akasha
Reply #17 Saturday, June 7, 2003 9:53 AM
Reply #17 Saturday, June 7, 2003 9:53 AM
Hmmmm...
Well--I love the contempory sleek, space-saving, modern appeal of the LCD. However for Graphical use...I don't know.
My husband has a really nice one (1400.00?) something like that. I don't remember--I had been trying to steal his away for sometime. Well one day my Sony Trinitron monitor wouldn't turn on. I wanted to use my pc, and well...without a monitor it's a lil dark?
Anyway, I begged to use his for a couple of days until we get me a new one. He used the backup monitor while I used his for about a week. Well, I was inlove! I LOVED the amount of space it saved on my desk. My dungeon (that's what Akasha's pc room is called)looked sweet with that monitor. The Sony trinitrons have a back to that is too big and annoying. So this was heavensent. Vibrant,beautiful colors, clear, crisp. I was having a blast on my video games and everything. Then I whipped out my graphics programs and got to work, and suddenly I wanted my Trinitron!!! I don't know--maybe I'm just stuck in the old ways, but for graphics use, it wasn't the same. No matter how great his was.
Hubby ended up fixing my monitor (See how quick a man will fix somethin' for ya when he wants his expensive toys back????
) and in all honesty, I was so happy to have my Trini back. I got back to making something straightaway!
I'm now looking for a really big monitor--and we went pricing, looked at those again... the sleekness and size is still so appealing, but in the end I still keep pricing the large crt's.
I even asked a couple of my computer guru buddies, and they too said, "for you I don't recommend it, you spend all your time making some kind of graphics... stay CRT."
Well--I love the contempory sleek, space-saving, modern appeal of the LCD. However for Graphical use...I don't know.
My husband has a really nice one (1400.00?) something like that. I don't remember--I had been trying to steal his away for sometime. Well one day my Sony Trinitron monitor wouldn't turn on. I wanted to use my pc, and well...without a monitor it's a lil dark?
Anyway, I begged to use his for a couple of days until we get me a new one. He used the backup monitor while I used his for about a week. Well, I was inlove! I LOVED the amount of space it saved on my desk. My dungeon (that's what Akasha's pc room is called)looked sweet with that monitor. The Sony trinitrons have a back to that is too big and annoying. So this was heavensent. Vibrant,beautiful colors, clear, crisp. I was having a blast on my video games and everything. Then I whipped out my graphics programs and got to work, and suddenly I wanted my Trinitron!!! I don't know--maybe I'm just stuck in the old ways, but for graphics use, it wasn't the same. No matter how great his was.
Hubby ended up fixing my monitor (See how quick a man will fix somethin' for ya when he wants his expensive toys back????
) and in all honesty, I was so happy to have my Trini back. I got back to making something straightaway!I'm now looking for a really big monitor--and we went pricing, looked at those again... the sleekness and size is still so appealing, but in the end I still keep pricing the large crt's.
I even asked a couple of my computer guru buddies, and they too said, "for you I don't recommend it, you spend all your time making some kind of graphics... stay CRT."
Chris Robertson
Reply #18 Saturday, June 7, 2003 11:58 AM
Reply #18 Saturday, June 7, 2003 11:58 AM
I have a Samsung SyncMaster 900NF, perfect flat CRT, 19 inch. It is incredibly good with games, hi-res pics, videos, etc. Supports very high resolutions, and is very highly rated everywhere I researched. It is supposed to be very good if you do CAD programs and such, also. But the key is that it is much cheaper than any LCD I looked at, I paid less than $450 for it over a year ago, with free shipping, from Gateway. Money well spent, believe me!
paxx
Reply #19 Saturday, June 7, 2003 6:24 PM
Reply #19 Saturday, June 7, 2003 6:24 PM
Yes, in the end, I think it's a matter or preference. For the about same price of a 15 inch LCD, you can get a huge 21 inch CRT. So, do you prefer a sleek crips LCD or a very big monitor for the same money?
Jafo
Reply #20 Saturday, June 7, 2003 8:06 PM
Reply #20 Saturday, June 7, 2003 8:06 PM
Currently a 17" Hyundai 7770 CRT but the next will be a Sony 21" CRT.....the LCDs are for trendies lost in the concept of 'less is more'...
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Reply #1 Friday, June 6, 2003 9:44 AM
The LCD's are coming down in price which means that the higher quality ones will be more affordable.