lcd monitors and linux

[Jack Berger]

I've looked at them as well. Samsung and Sony have some that are pretty
good, but still have problems w/text. Graphics are great. And for $1200 for
these models I'll stick with a crt for now.

The best ones I've seen are 19-20 inch models on a MAC. Very good even in
text work. Exceed anything I've seen on Intel boxes. But again price is an
issue.

Leon Goldstein <metapsych at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Getting back on topic: I've been looking (i.e. staring) at LCD's at
> Best Buy etc.
> 
> I'm just not impressed with the clarity of the characters.  I guess
> they are intended for people who like graphics, but for text work,
> a $120 17" CRT  has a sharper text display than a $800 LCD of
> equivalent size.  Of course, I have not seen a  Sharp brand LCD.
> These are supposed to be the ultimate LCD's.

Collins Richey <erichey2 at attbi.com> wrote:
> I think LCD's are the ultimate for space savings and easy portability,
> but you are 100% right: the text quality is nothing to write home
> about.  Even the ViewSonic LCD unit is not the equal of a ViewSonic
> monitor.