From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Wed Mar 25 1998 - 02:12:03 EST
On Wed, 25 Mar 98 00:08:50 +0200, Dominique Pivard wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm considering replacing my ageing 17" CRT monitor with a 15" TFT. This
>list may not be the most appropriate forum to ask for advice, but I know
>many of you are using TFT monitors (the ones built in your ThinkPads).
>
Or other machines (my SPARC-based portable has a TFT LCD).
>I'm planning to use 1024 x 768 as the resolution, based on the (hopefully
>correct) assumption that a 15" TFT monitor really has a 15" displayable
>area (as opposed to 17" CRT typically having 15.5"-16") and also is
>brighter and higher quality.
>
That is correct. A 15 or 16" LCD is equivalent to a 17" CRT, because the actual
viewing area only comes to about 15.7"-16". Plus, you have the small form factor,
but more usage of device real estate.
>Which of the following characteristics should attract my attention: dot
>pitch, brightness, contrast ratio, refresh rate.
>
>Any opinions about the following monitors:
>
>Compaq TFT500 (or TFT450)
>IBM 9514 LCD
>Mitsubishi LCD50
>Samsung SyncMaster 500 TFT
>ViewSonic VPA150 (or VPA145)
>
I have only heard of the Samsung, ViewSonic, and the IBM, but don't remember
the prices. I also know that Sceptre makes one as well.
One thing to make sure about is that the connector doesn't require a proprietary
ISA or PCI card (I have an LCD that needs this, but it's not your everyday desktop
LCD).
As for contrast ratio, I believe that TFT is normally 100:1. Dot pitch
is probably about .24-.31.
This is about as much as I can think of at the time...
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