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Monitors--What to look for
Need a monitor for Mac Mini, aside from Apple branded products, what
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"stan" wrote in message oups.com... Need a monitor for Mac Mini, aside from Apple branded products, what technical specs should I look for in a monitor. LCD or CRT? |
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On 3 Nov 2006 12:04:03 -0800, "stan"
wrote: Need a monitor for Mac Mini, aside from Apple branded products, what technical specs should I look for in a monitor. For an LCD I insist on 8-bit per RGB channel [24-bit RGB] NOT 6-bit like many monitors on the market when I bought an ACER AL1951 19" on specs only—ordered one in. Love it. The top end LG monitors I was considering at the time were all 6-bit as was Sony and Samsung. Maybe things have improved. I no longer check. 6-bit LCD monitors use dithering to get 24-bit RGB. How to tell? 16.2 million colours = 6-bit 16.7 million colours = 8-bit example: http://ca.lge.com/en/index.do LG LCD Monitors Model : L1718S Display Colours :16.2M Colours --- http://global.acer.com/products/monitor/lcd.htm ACER LCD Monitors Model: AL1952 Colour support: 24-bit (16.7 million colours) ... [it took a google search to find that @ http://www.amazon.co.uk/ ] ---end Hap |
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stan wrote:
Need a monitor for Mac Mini, aside from Apple branded products, what technical specs should I look for in a monitor. The first thing I look for is to make sure it's a CRT. LCDs are nice for most purposes, but for color reproduction, they've got an annoying tendancy to mess up the color if you're not sitting in exactly the right spot. After that, I look for things like low weight (if it's over about 75 pounds, I can't lift it onto my desk by myself), high dpi, and a reputation for quality. It used to be that you could go into a computer store and check out the monitors in person, but these days, the only way to buy a CRT is online. -- John |
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On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:19:04 -0800, John Smith
wrote: stan wrote: Need a monitor for Mac Mini, aside from Apple branded products, what technical specs should I look for in a monitor. The first thing I look for is to make sure it's a CRT. LCDs are nice for most purposes, but for color reproduction, they've got an annoying tendancy to mess up the color if you're not sitting in exactly the right spot. After that, I look for things like low weight (if it's over about 75 pounds, I can't lift it onto my desk by myself), high dpi, and a reputation for quality. It used to be that you could go into a computer store and check out the monitors in person, but these days, the only way to buy a CRT is online. I'd say there's a good deal of misinformation here, but no matter. Good luck finding a pro-grade CRT. Sony stopped making the "Artisan" series a couple of years ago. CRT production is in serious decline, and there's no R&D going into it whatsover. The flip side is that LCD/TFT technology is emergent and getting cheaper (and better) by the day. BTW, I have dealt with "mail order" monitors, and when something goes wrong, it's a major pain to repackage and ship back a 50 lb. monitor. rafe b www.terrapinphoto.com |
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On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:03:32 -0500, Raphael Bustin
wrote: BTW, I have dealt with "mail order" monitors, and when something goes wrong, it's a major pain to repackage and ship back a 50 lb. monitor. I don't see how this is any different when you buy it locally - you just use the packaging and box the monitor came in. The main difference with mail order is that you call and get an RMA, and then call UPS for pickup - you don't have to schlep the box back down to the store. jc -- "The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot of different horses without having to own that many." ~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA |
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On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:26:19 -0800, JC Dill wrote:
On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 23:03:32 -0500, Raphael Bustin wrote: BTW, I have dealt with "mail order" monitors, and when something goes wrong, it's a major pain to repackage and ship back a 50 lb. monitor. I don't see how this is any different when you buy it locally - you just use the packaging and box the monitor came in. The main difference with mail order is that you call and get an RMA, and then call UPS for pickup - you don't have to schlep the box back down to the store. I was seriously disappointed, a couple years back, with a Viewsonic p95F (19") monitor that I bought on the 'net. I went through two attempts to return the unit for a better one and finally gave up. It was a major chore re-packaging it, hauling it into and out of the car, and schlepping it to and from the UPS depot. The thing weighed around 50 lbs and the box was huge. These days I use a 21" LCD that's about 1/4 the weight. I don't miss the CRT at all. rafe b www.terrapinphoto.com |
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On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:45:47 -0500, Raphael Bustin
wrote: It was a major chore re-packaging it, hauling it into and out of the car, and schlepping it to and from the UPS depot. The thing weighed around 50 lbs and the box was huge. Call UPS and schedule a *pick-up* and have them do the schlepping. jc -- "The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot of different horses without having to own that many." ~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA |
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