Getting an LCD Monitor

External Since: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 8

I was looking into getting a widescreen LCD... but I killed that idea
before it killed my credit rating.
So, I'm looking at a 17" to 18" LCD. The only 18 inchers I find have
a 0.28 dot pitch. I'm used to having a CRT with a dot pitch of .26.
I can find 17 inchers with .27 but not .26. Would I notice a
difference? Or am I missing a few models with 0.26 on an 18 inch?

External Since: Aug 07, 2003 Posts: 3

Gary Seven <garyluckynospam.TakeThisOut@nospa.yahoocom> wrote in message news:<0s6riv8vlm2valkns47a96kis9440o2lfr.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>...
> I was looking into getting a widescreen LCD... but I killed that idea
> before it killed my credit rating.
> So, I'm looking at a 17" to 18" LCD. The only 18 inchers I find have
> a 0.28 dot pitch. I'm used to having a CRT with a dot pitch of .26.
> I can find 17 inchers with .27 but not .26. Would I notice a
> difference? Or am I missing a few models with 0.26 on an 18 inch?

i'm no expert, but I just bought a Samsung 191T with a 0.29 dot pitch,
and it's clearer than any CRT i've ever used. i don't think dot pitch
matters much for LCDs. contrast ratio (higher the better) and
brightness are important.

and if you're a gamer, look for Pixel Response to be < 20 (most are
around 25). i'm noticing some ghosting on games (in fact i just
posted about it) and the 191T has a 25ms pixel response.

if you're not a gamer, i would suggest the 191T. this thing is
beautiful. got it for $625 shipped (can't beat that price).

and if you have a video card that has DVI input, make sure your LCD
has DVI outputs (the 191T does).

by the way, the 191T is a 19", but they also make the 18" version -
the 181T.