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What they do |
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Quality to consider before purchasing one |
Quality to consider before purchasing one
First of all you'll have to consider whether to buy an LCD model,
that is a flat Liquid Crystal Display, or a traditional monitor
(CRT). LCD monitors are smaller, lighter, radiation free and less
tiring for the eyesight (as long as they are properly configured,
otherwise they tend to 'dazzle' you). Tradional CRT monitors are
chunkier and heavier but cost half the price of LCDs. In addition,
they are better for playing games or watching movies (in general,
they are better for seeing dark images). However, they do give out a
good quantity of radiations and tend to make your eyes very tired
(certainly more than LCDs).
LCD monitors have been improved greatly in the last few years, and
so I would suggest getting one of these if you can.
For CRT monitors, frequency is of great importance: the more a
monitor can suport high frequencies and resolutions, the better it
is. For LCD monitors, contrast is important (as to avoid choosing a
monitor with washed out colours), but reliability is even more
important (pixels burn out in some monitors and unless a specified
number is burnt out you cannot even use your warranty. Really not
nice...).
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The cost of monitors varies with size. For a 17" CRT (the most
popular) you can spend between 100 and 200 Euros, whilst for a, LCD
the price is between 450 and 650 Euros. Beware of cheap monitors
from unknown brands because your eyes will pay for the lower quality
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Brands to keep in mind (LCD and CRT sale) |
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1) Eizo (the best ones, although difficult to find)
2) Sony
3) Philips
4) NEC (especially CRT)
5) Samsung (especially LCD)
Other interesting brands are Hitachi and Acer. |
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