Choosing an LCD monitor

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Jorge Almeida wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Net Llama! wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
> Ah, cultural differences and all that! In this corner of the world most
> shops let you see it before you buy it. And why? Well, because they want
> to sell! Recently, some bigger companies started adopting the American
> way, but I'm guessing they don't sell that much, at least this kind of
> item. On a buy-and-trust basis, they might be able to sell a large
> panoramical LCD monitor to some clueless executive, but our
> run-of-the-mill client wouldn't fall for it.

Indeed cultural differences (plus my lack of knowledge of them).  In the 
US, & Canada, we don't get to see the actual unit we're purchasing, we see 
a 'floor model'.  The only exceptions are cars & homes.

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