Jerry G. said:
My pick would be the Samsung, Sony, or Hitachi. If you want to go low in
cost, you should consider the BenQ. If you go with an LCD screen that is
DV1, you will have a bit of a sharper image. Your display card must
support
DV1 in order to have the benefit of a DV1 monitor. In the 17 inch size, if
you have a very good display card, you may not see any difference between
the standard VGA and DV1.
A 16 ms LCD screen will be as fast as a CRT monitor working at a 60 Hz
refresh rate. The 25 ms LCD screen works at the equivalent to a CRT
monitor
working at a 40 Hz refresh rate. However, there is no flicker with the LCD
monitors.
To have a very good monitor with no lag for fast movement, you would need
one that can work at about 14 ms or better, which works to a 70 Hz refresh
rate. The formula is: Hz = ( 1 / refresh rate in seconds). This means
Hz
= 1 / t Where t = time in seconds.
16 ms = 0.016 seconds.
1 / 0.016 = 62.5 Hz
This is the reason why for a good gaming monitor, or one where details in
rapid movement are required, a CRT monitor is still the best. The 25 ms
LCD
monitors are better than the 16 ms LCD monitors, but there will still be
some visible lag. If you are going to do mainly text and photo work, you
would be better off to stay with a 25 ms monitor. You will pay a lot less,
and you can then put the difference in to something you need, or for the
next monitor upgrade. The expected total MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure)
of
these monitors is about 3 to 5 years, depending on the amount of hours it
is
used, and the environmental conditions.
The LCD monitors are superior in the fact that there are none of the
errors
that CRT monitors are prone to have. These are convergence, focus, and
purity errors. LCD monitors have no visible flicker, and do not give off
any
electromagnetic, or strong radio frequency, X-Ray, or UV radiation. LCD
monitors are much healthier to use, especially over a long duration of
time.
Cancer patients, people who have a pacemaker, and people who have a
tendency
for cataracts, do not have to worry about any effects from the LCD type
monitors, as like with the CRT monitors.
With the usage of LCD monitors, there is less tendency for eyesore, or
migraine headaches with prolonged use. In business environments, there are
less sick days called in from headaches, and eye problems. This is why
many
of the businesses operators prefer the LCD type monitors for their
employees.
The LCD technology uses less electric power, has a longer life span,
cannot
have burn in, and is more environmentally friendly when it is time to
dispose of it.
Like any of these monitors, when the warranty is finished, these monitors
are not worth the cost to service. They are also considered a disposable
item.
--
Jerry G.
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Which LG LCD monitor is best
I want either the LG L1730S 17" TFT Silver 16ms DVI Monitor or the LG
L1715S
17" TFT Silver 16ms Monitor
Thanks
Lazenby
