Choosing an LCD monitor

[Net Llama!]

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Tim Wunder wrote:
> On Thursday 30 November 2006 10:45 pm, Kurt Wall wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 08:12:57PM -0600, Michael Hipp wrote:
>>> Collins Richey wrote:
>>>> On 11/28/06, Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>>>>> I've had good experiences with Viewsonic, BenQ & NEC displays.  HP,
>>>>> Dell & Apple also have good quality displays, although they tend to
>>>>> cost alot more.  I'd suggest going to newegg.com and buying there.
>>>>
>>>> Just curious about Viewsonic. I've always found them to be high
>>>> quality displays, but my 19" tube model (superb display) burned out in
>>>> only 2 1/2 years. Are the Viewsonic LCD units going  to last any
>>>> longer?
>>>
>>> I've never yet had a Viewsonic last any less than 6 years. I've put quite
>>> a few of them in the field at clients. I just replaced my 19" tube
>>> Viewsonic with a 21" LCD also from Viewsonic. The 19" was 7 years old.
>>
>> I got three years out of a 19" ViewSonic, but it probably didn't help
>> that I spilled a soda on the control panel. My Samsung LCDs have rocked.
>>
>
> FWIW, I just bought a 17" LG LCD display that I'm impressed with, of course
> I've only had it for a month...

LG seems to make flashy, full-featured products, however in my experience 
they're usually targetted at the consumer market, and don't last long.

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