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Post by GALVinChie on Mar 20, 2007 11:32:09 GMT 8
Professor Gadget, thanks for the PM reply. I forgot to mention that the monitor I'm refering to is an LCD type. So, will it still be adaptable to older (Jurassic) video cards? Further, are they durable? A shop said that if it falls out of the warranty period, if I intend to have it checked for problems, it's as good as junk. It's more expensive to maintain than to buy a newer one. It may be true or just a marketing ploy but if that is the case, what's a good brand?
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Post by cronux35 on Mar 20, 2007 11:47:07 GMT 8
Most available lcd monitors out in the market have analog and digital connectors but if your planning to buy an lcd monitor i suggest that u upgrade your video card as well. though it will work it may cuase u problems in the long run and you wont expect it to be as clear and crisp as it suppose to be since it will also depends on the performance of your graphich card! as for the brand, try viewsonic and samsung:)
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Post by 3.SIX.SUCKS on Mar 20, 2007 13:15:31 GMT 8
im equipped with viewsonic lcd.so far so good i dont have a regret.and based on what ive read,it has a longer service life than the traditional picture tube based monitor.
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Post by P-jhay on Mar 20, 2007 21:56:33 GMT 8
im equipped with viewsonic lcd.so far so good i dont have a regret.and based on what ive read,it has a longer service life than the traditional picture tube based monitor. correct! ;D
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Post by gadgets88 on Mar 22, 2007 10:38:40 GMT 8
IMHO, When buying LCDs (forget the plasmas, they are more complicated to repair), check the refresh rate. Anything below 8ms (or 4ms) is good. Check for clarity for text, not movies. Check for color, the most problematic area of LCDs compared to CRTs. Forget the repair of your old LCD. Get a new one. Question: why connect an old video card to a new LCD? To answer your question. Yes, you can connect your old video card (AGP, VESA, ISA... how old can you get?) to the new LCDs. All PC video cards have the D-video output. It is a 15-pin-female port in the shape of the letter “D”. I do not see the standard (of using the D-video connection) disappearing in a decade or so. All LCD's have the D-plug... supposedly. However, I do not know if the LCDs will ditch the D-plug one day. Without the D-plug, LCDs will either use DVI or HDMI plug. If you do go out to buy those LCDs without the D-plug, you have to buy adapters (D-DVI or D-HDMI) and have to concern yourself with getting the right drivers for the connection to work properly. It's not something for the weak-hearted. Sidebar: I read somewhere that HDTV mania is expected to become big by the year 2010. Hmm… I figure, if we add 10 years technology lag in the 3rd world, We can expect the Phils to hit the HDTV bandwagon by 2020, (13 years from now).
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Post by alien_scream on Mar 22, 2007 11:34:43 GMT 8
im equipped with viewsonic lcd.so far so good i dont have a regret.and based on what ive read,it has a longer service life than the traditional picture tube based monitor. nice choice of monitor!!!! really brings out the right colors of the color gamut!!!! but there is a lot of difference from an LCD and a CRT monitor!!!!! LCD monitors are harder to calibrate its true colors!!!!!! well maybe in the near future it will be easier!!!!!
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Post by ronaldarca on Mar 22, 2007 11:56:12 GMT 8
i have a 19" Viewsonic (20 months) and a 19" Samsung Widescreen (9months)... both perform well and durable, so far no problems, no dead pixels and no overheating, provided also that they are used 20 hours a day for development, research, movie and gfx editting... i switched to LCDs due to its power-saving features and desk productivity (more room, less clutter), plus they are not too stressful on the eyes. Sir galvin - well, everything after warranty period is almost like trash, however there are LCD servicemen available out there, look it up on tipidpc.com Sir joey - my Samsung has this auto-calibrate button to adjust the color settings, and i think the same wave of monitors out there will have them by default. on the other hand, drivers coming with the package calibrate such with ease thru set-by-step wizards. gadgets nowadays are fool-proof i should say hmm... which makes me wonder... i could've had a Reign for the price of these two hehehe
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Post by alien_scream on Mar 22, 2007 12:43:10 GMT 8
i have a 19" Viewsonic (20 months) and a 19" Samsung Widescreen (9months)... both perform well and durable, so far no problems, no dead pixels and no overheating, provided also that they are used 20 hours a day for development, research, movie and gfx editting... i switched to LCDs due to its power-saving features and desk productivity (more room, less clutter), plus they are not too stressful on the eyes. Sir galvin - well, everything after warranty period is almost like trash, however there are LCD servicemen available out there, look it up on tipidpc.com Sir joey - my Samsung has this auto-calibrate button to adjust the color settings, and i think the same wave of monitors out there will have them by default. on the other hand, drivers coming with the package calibrate such with ease thru set-by-step wizards. gadgets nowadays are fool-proof i should say hmm... which makes me wonder... i could've had a Reign for the price of these two hehehe in macs there are calibrations for the monitor which is under the system preference but its still not enough to really bring out the right colors!!!!! i'm using an LCD mac monitor for almost 4 years now my monitors show that the images are washed out but on outputs to the supplier comes out too dark!!!! that's why i try to compensate on my colors!!!!
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Post by ronaldarca on Mar 22, 2007 12:50:21 GMT 8
i have a 19" Viewsonic (20 months) and a 19" Samsung Widescreen (9months)... both perform well and durable, so far no problems, no dead pixels and no overheating, provided also that they are used 20 hours a day for development, research, movie and gfx editting... i switched to LCDs due to its power-saving features and desk productivity (more room, less clutter), plus they are not too stressful on the eyes. Sir galvin - well, everything after warranty period is almost like trash, however there are LCD servicemen available out there, look it up on tipidpc.com Sir joey - my Samsung has this auto-calibrate button to adjust the color settings, and i think the same wave of monitors out there will have them by default. on the other hand, drivers coming with the package calibrate such with ease thru set-by-step wizards. gadgets nowadays are fool-proof i should say hmm... which makes me wonder... i could've had a Reign for the price of these two hehehe in macs there are calibrations for the monitor which is under the system preference but its still not enough to really bring out the right colors!!!!! i'm using an LCD mac monitor for almost 4 years now my monitors show that the images are washed out but on outputs to the supplier comes out too dark!!!! that's why i try to compensate on my colors!!!! ahh, yeah, i empathize with you. clients really needs colors to be as accurate to the pixel as possible, but Macs are kewl ;D
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Post by gadgets88 on Mar 22, 2007 13:06:14 GMT 8
Questions!!!!
What particular model are you using? Don't forget to include your personal subjective comments!
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Post by alien_scream on Mar 22, 2007 13:31:30 GMT 8
apple studio display nice all around monitor!!!!!!! and the in thing on movies and tv series!!!!! hehehehehehe!!!!
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Post by 3.SIX.SUCKS on Mar 22, 2007 14:00:08 GMT 8
nice choice of monitor!!!! really brings out the right colors of the color gamut!!!! but there is a lot of difference from an LCD and a CRT monitor!!!!! LCD monitors are harder to calibrate its true colors!!!!!! well maybe in the near future it will be easier!!!!! Sir joey i say its true....sometimes i have to make a test print prior making the actual materials.most of the time, art work appears too dark.even i make calibration,the problem will be still the same,cause i use diff type of printer,diff icc profiles.like what you said before,there should be standard profile here in the phils. to answer our problems my 2 and half yr old G4 book,now looks washed out too. but who gives the @#$%...this what i only have,i tend to make more out of it.ika nga, "mamaluktot kung bitin kumot"
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Post by alien_scream on Mar 22, 2007 15:03:44 GMT 8
nice choice of monitor!!!! really brings out the right colors of the color gamut!!!! but there is a lot of difference from an LCD and a CRT monitor!!!!! LCD monitors are harder to calibrate its true colors!!!!!! well maybe in the near future it will be easier!!!!! Sir joey i say its true....sometimes i have to make a test print prior making the actual materials.most of the time, art work appears too dark.even i make calibration,the problem will be still the same,cause i use diff type of printer,diff icc profiles.like what you said before,there should be standard profile here in the phils. to answer our problems my 2 and half yr old G4 book,now looks washed out too. but who gives the @#$%...this what i only have,i tend to make more out of it.ika nga, "mamaluktot kung bitin kumot" yes the problem is color profiles of all suppliers and users here in the philippines!!!! what we usually do is to do test proofs!!!! we don't go digital 'coz the fonts comes out jagged so we layout in a layout program (not in photoshop 'coz its rasteriezed)... try proof testing first then adjust from the test proof!!!! if you can't test proof becuase of budget constraints try viewing the file on the suppliers monitors!!!!!!
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Post by jongster on Mar 22, 2007 15:22:12 GMT 8
19" ASUS .... for our CAD team. Im not sure about the details of that LCD.
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Post by gadgets88 on Mar 23, 2007 15:40:01 GMT 8
Please post the models naman. I have a "friend" who's shopping for a 19incher, or a 22"...
Thanks!
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Post by xero on Apr 7, 2007 14:44:00 GMT 8
I just recently upgraded to a 22" wide screen LCD. (previous was a 19" wide, samsung syncmaster 940bw)
Brand: Samsung Model: Syncmaster 225bw Resolution: 1680 x 1050(native) Response time: 5ms Price: 19,200 (I got this last march 21, now its selling @ 18,500)arrrrgh!
Great overall performance imo. Using DVi- digital link input.
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