OT: What to know before buying an LCD monitor??

Fyron · #1 January 31st, 2006, 06:49 PM

If you buy an expensive LCD, yes. The same can be said about much cheaper CRTs.

rdouglass · #2 February 2nd, 2006, 01:40 PM

Fyron, you seemed to have your mind made up. That's OK, some prefer Dodge, some prefer Ford, some prefer Honda, etc., etc.

Since you asked, here is a CNET review of the AL1914 LCD:

http://shopper.cnet.com/Acer_AL1914_...-31383600.html

It has a native of 1280x1024 and I bought it for $264 except I got the black bezel version (the specs are identical). I have 3 other 19" CRT's and none of them are on my desk - only the LCD and IMO it was worth the extra money.

Fyron · #3 February 2nd, 2006, 03:33 PM

See, I'm looking for at least 1600x1200 resolution, so the 1280x1024 models aren't cutting it. LCDs that can support high resolutions (where 1280x1024 is a medium resolution) are quite expensive. I think that may be the problem here.