[muglo] Re: monitor

>Jim Taylor wrote:
>
> >What are the advantages of an LCD flat monitor besides taking up less 
>desk
> >space? Are they worth the price and what is a good one at a decent price?
> >Just wondering. jim

Biggest advantages IMO = low energy use & compact. Some people like the 
picture quality of a LCD over that of a CRT, others hate it. You really 
should go out and look at the LCD you want before buying. Does it wreak 
havoc with your eyes? Is it sharp enough (I find I'm slightly disappointed 
by Apple's (& others) larger LCDs -- they just aren't as sharp as comparably 
sized CRTs)?

A MAJOR drawback to LCDs is that you're stuck with one screen size!!! Yes, 
you can change the screen size, but the quality of resultant image is 
mediocre at best and unusable at worst (imagine what it feels like to scale 
a 640x480 picture up to 2048x1536 and that's what it'll feel like if you run 
a 21" LCD at 1024x768). You can't change resolutions like you can with a CRT 
(so if you're like me you'll be a touch out of luck).

As a laptop user I have to admit I'm hooked on LCDs for the compactness and 
as an environmentally conscious individual for their energy use. If I ever 
needed an external monitor for my computer I'd only ever consider a LCD now 
(I like compact things). However, I must warn you that LCDs aren't for 
everyone. I've never been overly impressed by the brightness of LCDs. Newer 
LCDs are a little better but I find they just can't match a good CRT (like 
LaCie's Electron series... which, btw cost less than LCDs of the same size) 
in a bright room.

>screen. Prices are dropping rapidly, starting at about $500 for 15" and
>$6-700 for a 17-19" and up from there. I recommend waiting a few months

In Toronto I saw 15" LCDs ~$300 (not bad clarity) in August, and decent 
quality screens (as clear as Apple's IMO) were ~$400. $500-700 for 17". I 
imagine prices are a touch lower now. (even here in the UK LCDs are starting 
b/t £200-300 & things are damned expensive here... tax rates roughly 
comparable (15 vs 17... ironically, gov't services in Canada seem to be 
better funded (& more effective)... especialy publicly funded education)).

L8r, Eric.

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