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Disclaimer
Prices supplied on this site are provided
by the vendors who may change the price without
notice.
Click on the price of the monitor to see who is
selling the item. Feel free to contact them before
the market.
The vendors
page contains contact information of the 25
vendors.
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CHECK LIST Before buying a LCD monitor. Checkout
why you may pay more for a certain monitor!
| Refresh
rate is the time
taken to renew the image on the screen. |
The
smaller the number the better for graphics such
as games and watching movies.
Entry level for older monitors start at 25 milliseconds,
the average being 8 ms, whilst top of the line LCD's
refresh at 2 ms. |
| Contrast
ratio. The difference
between the colours of white and black. |
It is the difference in light intensity between
the brightest white and the darkest black.
For example. When black is 400 times darker than
white, the contrast ration is 400:1.
The higher the number the better.
Entry level monitors start at 300:1 and top of the
line models 600:1 or better |
| Viewing
angles. Horizontal and vertical |
Looking
directly at the monitor you can still see a sharp
image on the screen up to 60 degrees from the centre,
from the perpendicular and vertical on entry level
LCD's.
State of the art monitors allow 80 degrees or more. |
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Warranty
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Most
carry a warranty of three years.
Of these, some have repair on-site which means the
monitors is picked up from your premises
whilst others are returned to the shop for repair.
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| Dead
pixel warranty.
When a pixel fails on an LCD monitor usually a red
or blue dot will appear on the screen. |
Some
manufacturers will replace the monitor within 30
days, others require a number of pixels to fail,
whilst a rare few have 3 years coverage. |
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Screen
size Measuring
the viewing area diagonally from top left to bottom
right, etc
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When
choosing between a LCD or CRT monitor please consider
the viewing area.
For
example a 17" CRT screen will only have a
viewing area of only 16".
The plastic front panel hides some of the monitor
tube.
A 19" CRT monitor will only give you 17",
etc.
Compare
the price of a 17" LCD screen against the
price of a 19" CRT monitor to get a fair
comparison.
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Viewing
Ratio. Also refered to as Aspect Ratio Width
compared to Height of screen
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The normal is 16:9
However 16:10 optimum ratio for
widescreens, this can accommodate multiple Windows
on screen to increase productivity.
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TIP
Always run the LCD monitor at its maximum resolution.
Otherwise the text will appear to be blurred.
To check click on the Windows "Start" button
on the bottom left of your desktop.
Click
'Control Panel' and select 'Display'.
Then
select the tab "Settings" and under "Screen
resolution' move the slide to the right (more)
Also
check the the "Colour Quality" is set to its
highest setting.
NOTE
For those who can't read the text because it is too
small. Go back to the Display Settings
and
under the Advanced button, select the "General"
tab and make the "DPI setting (Dots per Inch)
greater than 96. For example 120 and the text is now
30% larger.
WARNING Those that use MYOB ver
12. The program will not load unless the DPI is 96!!
Lasted
updated 2 JULY, 2008
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