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17" LCD?
« on: April 13, 2005, 01:40:29 PM »
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I've got a chance to pick one of these up for about $180
It looks like a decent deal, can I play CS on this and get the same performance I'm getting out of my monitor now?
Acer - 17" LCD Flat Panel Display - Black - ET.L1809.031
Technical Specs Display Type - Flat panel display / TFT active matrix
Width - 15.1 in
Depth - 8.3 in
Height - 15.5 in
Weight - 7.7 lbs
Enclosure Color - Black ( the image may represent the product of a different color )
Compatibility - PC, Mac
Diagonal Size - 17"
Viewable Size - 17"
Dot Pitch / Pixel Pitch - 0.264 mm
Max Resolution - 1280 x 1024 / 75 Hz
Response Time - 14 ms
Image Brightness - 370 cd/m2
Image Contrast Ratio - 350:1
Image Max H-View Angle - 160
Image Max V-View Angle - 120
Analog Video Signal - RGB
Output Power / Channel - 2.5 Watt
Interfaces - 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
Features - Locking device keyhole (cable lock), wall mountable
Flat Panel Mount Interface - 75 x 75 mm
Power Device - Power adapter - external
Power Consumption Operational - 51 Watt
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Re:17" LCD?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2005, 01:54:56 PM »
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Looks very good...although DVI is probably a better interface than this:
Interfaces - 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
However, its not a big difference. Performance wise, you should be careful. The default resolution of that monitor is 1280x1024, if your video card cant handle that, then LCD might not be the way to go.
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Re:17" LCD?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2005, 01:57:55 PM »
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Re:17" LCD?
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2005, 02:10:54 PM »
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For $150, that seems like the way to go, assuming your video card can crank out that resolution alright.
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Re:17" LCD?
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2005, 05:17:22 PM »
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Looks very good...although DVI is probably a better interface than this:
Interfaces - 1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
However, its not a big difference. Performance wise, you should be careful. The default resolution of that monitor is 1280x1024, if your video card cant handle that, then LCD might not be the way to go. |
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It *is* a big deal (well, not huge, but I'd hate to see Skip waste his money). The difference between this model and one that uses DVI is probably less than $20 for one thing, but the signal IS tons better. Read this.
Bottom line, don't get and LCD without DVI.
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Re:17" LCD?
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2005, 12:33:37 AM »
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as far as I understand though skip, regardless of porter's DVI soapbox (which will only make a difference if your graphics card can supporter DVI) is the hertz thing. Your monitor is claiming that it can run that resolution at 75Hz, again, assuming your gpu can handle that without an issue (i think most can now days), it should more then suffice to at least play CS on.
Porter is right, DVI is something that you want to look for, if you can get a similar monitor for a similar price with DVI and your gpu supports it, i'd splurge the $20 to get dvi.
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Re:17" LCD?
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2005, 01:00:23 PM »
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thanks for all your input, I'll let you know how I make out if I decide to buy one.
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