Choosing an LCD monitor

[Jorge Almeida]

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Collins Richey wrote:

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> Here are some questions:
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> 1. What does response time mean for an LCD? I see units adverised wth
> 4-8ms responsetimes.
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This is important if you're a gamer, otherwise any current value will be
satisfactory.I have a several years old Neovo which has about 25ms
response time, if memory doesn't fail, and it's OK.  I can see a movie
on DVD with no problem. (At the time I bought it, Sonny LCD monitors had
45ms, which they did their best to hide in the specs.)

> 2. What about dead pixels - how to detect them? Is this a very common
> or rare problem? Is it safe to buy mail order, or should I pay more
> and buy locally?
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Dead pixels are common and up to a certain limit they are considered
"normal" by the vendor, hence you've better make sure there aren't any
before you pay. Even one bad pixel is unpleasant to see (how much,
depends on how picky you are). I suggest you try watching the screen
with three different backgrounds--red, blue and green. A bad pixel will
show up on at least one of them.
The problem with mail order is that you've already paid when you find
dead pixels...
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Jorge Almeida