LCD Optical Illusion?

[Leon Goldstein]

I finally bought a LCD monitor.  It's a Xerox XG 92D 19" standard aspect 
ratio (1280 x 1024.)
I went for this particular display because it renders text as clearly 
and sharply as my CRT's.
And apparently the only reason this LCD monitor beats out the others is 
because it has a glass plate over the LCD.

While browsing monitors a few weeks ago I noticed that some HP wide 
screen displays seemed to be a lot sharper* than what I've been seeing 
over the last few years.  According to the sales rep, the "secret" is 
the glossy surface of the HP's LCD.
Curious, since I always assumed it had more to due with contrast ratio, 
I asked to have the Xerox, which was on the clearance shelf, plugged in 
to examine the glossy screen surface hypothesis.  I like what I saw and 
told him to wrap it up.

I considered the HP's, but since my main use is text processing, a wide 
screen display would be more of a hindrance than an asset.  I am looking 
to get another LCD.  The Xerox I bought had one stuck pixel out of the 
box, and googling reveals less than an enthusiastic opinion about 
Xerox's tech and warranty support.  Are there any other LCD monitors 
with a glass plate?

*By "sharper" I mean the text character does not appear to be a bit out 
of focus or have a shadow.


-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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