Choosing an LCD monitor

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Jorge Almeida wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Collins Richey wrote:
>
>>
>> Here are some questions:
>>
>> 1. What does response time mean for an LCD? I see units adverised wth
>> 4-8ms responsetimes.
>>
> 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?
>>
> 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...

Sure, but even if you purchase in a store, the odds of them letting you 
take it out of the box & 'test drive' it prior to purchasing are rather 
slim.  You would normally get to look at the floor model, which is either 
going to be beat up to hell from being abused for weeks/months, or in 
pristine condition.  And keep in mind, regardless of where you get it, its 
being shipped from the factory to the store regardless, so you're not 
avoiding shipping.

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