Choosing an LCD monitor

[Federico Voges]

           Collins Richey wrote:    I've had good results from my Samsung 730b, but now I'm ready
for a slightly larger monitor and the opportunity to pass this one on to my wife who has an old
crappy TV tube model.  Here are some questions:  1. What does response time mean for an LCD? I see
units adverised wth 4-8ms responsetimes.  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?
 3. Any particular vendor recommendations?      This might be helpful:

 http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=2289&p=2

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