[off-topic] Which LCD (or LED) monitor?

[Jim Householder]

Thanks, Jason.

The source is analogue.  I have 3 machines, only one of which has 
digital output, connected to a single screen.  It just annoys me that 
the screen can be good on one side and rotten on the other, and the good 
and bad swap places...


On 12/30/11 18:47, Jason Nicholls wrote:
> Hey Jim,
>
> That sounds more like the behaviour when using a LCD screen with and 
> older style VGA (analogue) source. The LCD is a digital display and 
> has to perform an analogue to digital conversion and it's this which 
> results in varied results. The auto-button just forces the monitor to 
> give it another shot.
>
> If this is the case then you'd have better results checking if your 
> video card supports DVI out and your monitor supports DVI in (some 
> older ones didn't).
>
> If you're after a good screen then I'd recommend the Dell U2212HM, 
> 21.5" full HD, LCD backlight, and eIPS panel type - that just means 
> better colour reproduction and viewing angles. Currently $249 but all 
> their monitors frequently get discounted in cycles (at 10-20%).
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Jim Householder 
> <nofixed at westnet.com.au <mailto:nofixed at westnet.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     <rant>
>     I'm looking for a 21" monitor that reasonably accurately displays
>     what is sent to it.
>     Last year I got an Acer H223HQ. �It is nice enough for most stuff,
>     but when it comes to white text on a black background it is
>     absolutely miserable.
>     It re-adjusts the display to 'improve' it, resulting in unreadable
>     text. �I'm constantly needing to press the Auto button to get an
>     acceptable display.
>     It can have good crisp text on one side of the screen but on the
>     other side characters have more than half the pixels dimmed.
>     Press the Auto button and the brightness varies across the screen
>     in waves before settling down.
>     It's too &$&^%$ smart for it own good.
>     </rant>
>
>     Is there a monitor that will display what it receives without
>     'improving' it?
>
>     Jim
>
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