HansV wrote:The contrast ratio... is the difference between the brightest white and the darkest black the monitor can display. Theoretically, higher is better, but it's doubtful whether you'd really notice the difference between 40000:1 and 80000:1 in real life. Both are high.
Thanks for the response Hans.
All joking about age aside, I suspect in my line of work/play I wouldn't notice the difference; I'm text-based, tend not to watch movies or indulge in high-end graphics.
With the same resolution, text etc. will be more than 10% larger on a 24" monitor than on a 21.5" monitor. Depending on your eyesight, a 21.5" monitor might be OK or have uncomfortably small text.
Same comment here. I've been using a 17" LCD for several years now. Anything greater than 17" is an improvement. Essentially I can't by a monitor today without it being better than what I've got (ditto scanner, printer etc.)
HansV wrote:Something else to look out for is viewing angle. Older LCD monitors only looked nice when viewed from directly in front; when viewed from an angle, the colors became less bright and distorted. Nowadays it's much better, but there is still a difference between monitors - the more expensive ones usually have the widest viewing angle.
I saw this on the write-ups, it's another feature I didn't comprehend. You made it make sense. I'll include this when I look at monitors this week.
HansV wrote:And look at the colors - they should be bright but not garish.
? garish? Again, I sound like a squib I know, but to me they all look the same.
HansV wrote:All these aspects are best judged in the shop, not from technical specs.
I agree with this. Each monitor had a slide-show of stuff. (Also important to visit the store when the lighting isn't augmented by a low mid-winter sun!)
I suspect it's going to boil down to a 1920x1080 monitor, and comparing
Dollars and
Diagonals.
I suspect, too, it would be different if I were buying a couple of hundred for my staff.
I liked the (other thread) comment about buying two rather than one. The lowest price there was $74, but
to my surprise they had sold out!