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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... -- Paul Khoury <pkhoury@loop.com> http://pkhoury.dyn.ml.org (If you get an error, then the server is not online) Sent from my P75 Server The Operating System/2 Version is 4.00 Revision 9.030 There are 29 Processes with 97 Threads. This machine's uptime is 0d 3h 35m 51s 914ms.