Re: Monitor Brands?



Rich Greenberg wrote: 
In article <SC6af.113$W4.28760@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
CWLee <cdubyalee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Two responses have suggested I need first to decide between
CRT or LCD.  OK, fair enough.

I don't really know the difference, but the monitors I've
been using are 5 and 8 years old.  They are fine for text -
90% of my usage, and for viewing personal photos and
websites - the other 10% of my usage.  Colors are a bit off
on one of them, and that is why I'm considering a new one,
since I just started using a digital camera which requires a
computer to see the photos larger than what is shown on the
camera.

I'm guessing that LCD is a later technology than CRT, and
probably "better but more expensive"?  What other basis for
chosing between the two, besides whether I use it for text
mostly, or pictures mostly?


The biggest advantage of the LCD is that it is much lighter and has a
much smaller footprint on your desk.

An LCD has a "native resolution", such as 1280x1024 and provides the
best images when the display is set to that resolution.  Icons and
labels can get VERY tiny at high resolutions.  Windows Vista will
suposedly fix this.

You can fix most of that stuff going back to win95, but it's a nuisance. I've got a 19" 1600x1200 monitor and I like to cram as much READABLE text on the screen as I can. I was always annoyed that there were certain Windows message windows whose text stubbornly refused to enlarge. Stupid...

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