Hi, I was wondering which 20" lcd monitor is considered
the best for reading text. From the reviews I've read online the apple
cinema display and nec monitors appear to be the ones most frequently
recommended as the best.
The only reason I specified the 20" monitor is because I can't afford to
spend over $1000 on a top of the line monitor.
Thanks in advance to all for any advice.
Marc
"vlmarcor" <marcoraicevic@videotron.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi, I was wondering which 20" lcd monitor is considered
> the best for reading text. From the reviews I've read online the apple
> cinema display and nec monitors appear to be the ones most frequently
> recommended as the best.
> The only reason I specified the 20" monitor is because I can't afford to
> spend over $1000 on a top of the line monitor.
> Thanks in advance to all for any advice.
> Marc
>
All 20" LCD monitors will be awesome for reading text, as long as you use
them at their NATIVE resolution. Go with the NEC. -Dave
vlmarcor wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering which 20" lcd monitor is considered
> the best for reading text. From the reviews I've read online the apple
> cinema display and nec monitors appear to be the ones most frequently
> recommended as the best.
What kind(s) of text are you trying to read? You were not talking about
the DOS way of displaying text, were you?
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I use viewsonic. Currently have a VG2021m for my primary, NON widescreen. Only one
complaint, no real pedestal adjustment. Which I think they have addressed in newer models.
I have had this one for around 2 years now, and it delivers great text and above avg.
images.
"vlmarcor" <marcoraicevic@videotron.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi, I was wondering which 20" lcd monitor is considered
> the best for reading text. From the reviews I've read online the apple cinema display
> and nec monitors appear to be the ones most frequently recommended as the best.
> The only reason I specified the 20" monitor is because I can't afford to spend over
> $1000 on a top of the line monitor.
> Thanks in advance to all for any advice.
> Marc
>
>
>
"Man-wai Chang ToDie" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> vlmarcor wrote:
>> Hi, I was wondering which 20" lcd monitor is considered
>> the best for reading text. From the reviews I've read online the apple
>> cinema display and nec monitors appear to be the ones most frequently
>> recommended as the best.
>
> What kind(s) of text are you trying to read? You were not talking about
> the DOS way of displaying text, were you?
>
I own a samsung 955df 19" crt monitor and by text I mean mainly the text you
get in most web pages when browsing online. The text can get pretty tiny and
blury; and after several
hours reading your eyes get very sore. I've had the resolution set on
1280x1024 with maximum refresh rate and the text was too tiny and blury.
I've tried several other resolutions and I've settled for 1152x864 with a
refresh rate of 85Hertz. The monitor is okay for games and movies (though I
don't watch much video on my monitor - I rather watch it on a 32" sony tv)
but on small text it's horrible. So that's the main reason for wanting an
lcd; as well as the space saving allowed by an lcd, the reduction in weight,
and the lower heat generated.
I've read that there are different types of lcd panels. Namely, three main
types: tn, ips, and va. My understanding is that tn panels have a better
pixel response time (which helps avoid shadow-trails and ghosting
artifacts), but suffers from limited viewing angles and have poor color
reproduction. Ips panels improve on the viewing angle and color reproduction
of tn panels but at a loss of response time and the contrast ratio is weak.
As-ips improves on contrast ratio of traditional s-ips panels. A-tw-ips
panels make white look more natural and
increase the color range. Hps-ips have much less backlight bleed, no purple
hue visible at an angle, backlight bleed improves looking at an angle, less
noise or glitter seen on the panel
surface (smoother surface), but the drawbacks are there's still some
backlight bleed in areas that are green and the viewing angles may have to
be sacrificed in order to improve pros.
Mva is a compromise between tn and ips. It achieves fast pixel response,
wide viewing angles, and high contrast at the cost of brightness and color
reproduction. Pva is similar to mva.
As opposed to crt's, lcd's only produce crisp images in their single native
resolution. Crt's have deeper blacks, lcd's can have "backlight bleed" where
light (usually seen around corners of the screen) leaks out and turns black
into gray. Lcd's typically have longer response times than crt's creating
visible ghosting when images rapidly change. Some lcd's have significant
input lag, which can affect fast and time-precise mouse operations, as
compared to crt's. Lcd panels tend to have a limited viewing angle compared
to crt (reducing the number of people able to conveniently view the same
image.)
I personally I'm willing to sacrifice viewing angle and pixel response time
to get a better text and color images.
Marc
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"Dave" <noway@nohow.not> wrote in message
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> "vlmarcor" <marcoraicevic@videotron.ca> wrote in message
> news:Tz_gj.5671$X56.11408@wagner.videotron.net...
>> Hi, I was wondering which 20" lcd monitor is considered
>> the best for reading text. From the reviews I've read online the apple
>> cinema display and nec monitors appear to be the ones most frequently
>> recommended as the best.
>> The only reason I specified the 20" monitor is because I can't afford to
>> spend over $1000 on a top of the line monitor.
>> Thanks in advance to all for any advice.
>> Marc
>>
>
>
> All 20" LCD monitors will be awesome for reading text, as long as you use
> them at their NATIVE resolution. Go with the NEC. -Dave
"Frank McCoy" <mccoyf@millcomm.com> wrote in message
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> In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt "vlmarcor"
> <marcoraicevic@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
>>Hi, I was wondering which 20" lcd monitor is considered
>>the best for reading text. From the reviews I've read online the apple
>>cinema display and nec monitors appear to be the ones most frequently
>>recommended as the best.
>>The only reason I specified the 20" monitor is because I can't afford to
>>spend over $1000 on a top of the line monitor.
>>Thanks in advance to all for any advice.
>>Marc
>>
> I dunno about "best"; but I've been *really* happy with my StarLogic
> 20.1" LCD monitor. I like it because it's resolution is GREAT and
> easy-on-the-eye. My kid likes it for gaming (WoW). Running at full
> resolution (1680x1050) the kid says it beats the 21" CRT all hollow. I
> personally just use it for viewing stuff and editing.
>
> Cost me only $200 a year ago. Of course, that was in a "Black Friday"
> special.
StarLogic lcd's are lower end monitors right. What advantages would a higher
end apple cinema display or nec lcd monitor have?
I'm considering whether it's worth spending that extra money for one.
here is a website that has tested various 20" LCD monitors under various
applications......take their advice but do not buy sight unseen........go
and look at the top 3 units and have them turn them on in the store
peter
"vlmarcor" <marcoraicevic@videotron.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi, I was wondering which 20" lcd monitor is considered
> the best for reading text. From the reviews I've read online the apple
> cinema display and nec monitors appear to be the ones most frequently
> recommended as the best.
> The only reason I specified the 20" monitor is because I can't afford to
> spend over $1000 on a top of the line monitor.
> Thanks in advance to all for any advice.
> Marc
>
>
>
peter wrote:
> here is a website that has tested various 20" LCD monitors under various
> applications......take their advice but do not buy sight
> unseen........go and look at the top 3 units and have them turn them on
> in the store
> peter
>
linky?
>> All 20" LCD monitors will be awesome for reading text, as long as you use
>> them at their NATIVE resolution. Go with the NEC. -Dave
>
> Thanks for responding Dave.
> Which nec model would you recommend? I was considering the NEC MULTISYNC
> LCD2070VX model:
> http://www.directdial.com/vs/go/nec-...-all.asp?menu=
>
> Marc
Any NEC will work great. That 2070VX looks nice. I think you'll love it.
But, you'll have to run it at 1600X1200, so make sure your video card can
handle it. -Dave
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