lcd monitors and linux

[el lodger]

On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:49:22 -0700
Collins Richey <erichey2 at attbi.com> wrote:


> X is only concerned with the vertical/horizontal specs and the
> resolution - LCD or standard monitor.
> 
> The higher the contrast ratio the better.  As far as I remember, the
> LCD jobs are designed to be operated only at the stated maximum
> resolution. Any lower resolution will result in poor display quality. 
> I recommend ViewSonic for everything, but I have no actual experience
> with the LCD monitors. After agonizing for months, I decided to get a
> 19" ViewSonic A90f+ monitor ($279) rather than the equivalent size LCD
> unit ($600++). 
>  It's a big improvement over my old 17" monitor.  The diplay is
>  sharper
> at 1280x1024 than may old monitor was at 1024x768.  Of course, I
> needed to increase font sizes for the browser and sylpheed.
This is what I wanted to know. My, soon to be, 60 year old eyes don't
take kindly to strain and small fonts. I currently have a 19" crt and
the price of 18"+ lcds does give me pause.
Thanks Collins,
el lodger
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