[LAU] monitor shot, need advice for a new one

[Loki Davison]

On 7/13/08, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 8:26 AM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips at woh.rr.com>
> wrote:
>> Joe Hartley wrote:
>>> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:59:15 -0700
>>> "Mark Knecht" <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Consider the Samsung wide screen 22"/23" models for around $250-$300.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have a Samsung LCD on my studio computer as well, it's quite nice.  It
>>> was quite affordable, and does the trick for me in the studio.  Plus I
>>> really like not having a CRT hum to purge from the system!
>>>
>> Thanks, Joe. I'm going to look at some displays this afternoon, a few
>> places in town carry Samsung.
>>
>> Is there a significant difference between the BW and LW models ?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> dp
>>
>
> You'll have to research that but look for the ones with 3000:1
> contrast and 2mS response time. My son has one and it's fantastic.
> Cost us about $325 last Christmas so I'm sure you can get it for the
> $250-$285 price by now. Watch for the cables that come with your new
> monitor. A few of the newest models are only coming with DVI/HDMI type
> interfaces and one required that you spend more money for a VGA
> interface cable.
>
> Good luck,
> Mark
> _______________________________________________
>


ARRG!!! BADNESS WARNING!

users of vga cables with an lcd should be shot. No grey area here.
Take your vga cable and burn it. Fun analog to digital conversion for
no reason so good bye nice, clear, crisp viewing. But if you are used
to a CRT maybe you don't like to be able to see stuff well... and a
nice, decent gaming vga card costs about $20, so um.... enjoy that
total misuse of the nice screen you have bought.

There is a reason new monitors come with the RIGHT cables. To stop
idiots using the wrong cables. Sorry if this is little over the top...
gf left me and still venting a little...

back to listening to leonard cohen  with me...

Loki