Re: What will you be replacing your CRT monitor with?

"Kinon O'Cann" <somewhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Igor" <donotreply@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:03:34 -0400, "Kinon O'Cann"
>> <somewhere@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>
>>>Interesting, since my HP1130 is losing contrast as I type. I'm looking
at
>>>LCDs, but have decided after looking at a few that whatever the brand, 
>>>it's
>>>got to have an S-IPS panel. I've brought up some pix on a few, and the
>>>conventional wisdom about the panels seems to be bourne out visually,
and
>>>the S-IPS screens look the best, and offer the widest viewing angle.
>>>
>>>Looking at the HP 2065, a reasonably priced 20" model with a S-IPS
panel.
>>>I've tried one, and it looks great; as good as any CRT I've ever used.
>>>
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>> I've never heard of S-IPS. I'll have to look into it.
>
> There are three panel types: TN, UVA/MVA, and IPS. TN is the cheapest, 
> with the shallowest viewing angles and weakest color reproduction. IPS
is 
> far and away the best, but kind of hard to find since the panels are 
> expensive. But, if you can get one, they are excellent. Properly 
> calibrated, it'l like looking through a perfectly clear window. The HP 
> 2065 is one of the least expensive IPS panel displays, and produces a
very 
> nice image.
>
> It appears to me that in the world of LCD displays you generally get
what 
> you pay for.

If you are lucky and careful. ;-)