Choosing an LCD monitor

[Michael Hipp]

Net Llama! wrote:
> 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.

And this whole trend gets "worse" when you're buying everything possible over 
the Internet. You don't even get to see the floor model.

Michael