OT: BenQ Flat Panels

PH125 wrote on 1/30/2005, 12:10 PM

Anyone ever use one (especially for video)? There is a decent sale on one and I was wondering if it was worth it.

Here's the stats....

Platform: Apple® Macintosh™
PC
Display Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
Response Time: 25ms
Display Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Viewable Size: 17.0 in
Port Connectors:

* VGA 15-pin D-Sub

Brightness: 260 cd/M2
Contrast Ratio: 450 :1
Video Interface Type: Analog
User Controls:

* On-Screen Digital Controls

Regulatory Compliances:

* TCO'99

Height: 6.1 in
Width: 14.8 in
Depth: 14.5 in
Weight: 9.7 lbs
Limited Warranty: 3 Years (36 Months)

Comments

Coursedesign wrote on 1/30/2005, 12:36 PM

That looks like the computer monitor going for $179.99AR at CompUSA currently.

BenQ is a good brand, but I think the best affordable LCD computer monitors right now come from Samsung. I recommend looking at them side by side with others, then you'll see why I like these (I have three of them, two 19" and one 17").

They are available at very good prices too nowadays, even at regular stores.

Circuit City has the Samsung 912N 19in LCD 800:1 contrast, 25ms response for $379.99AR.

Staples and CompUSA have the Samsung 712N 17in LCD 600:1 contrast, 12ms for $279.94AR

No computer monitor will show you video right. For that you need to go out via firewire to a good TV or better yet a NTSC video monitor.
If you want to understand why computer monitors have problems with video, look for any of the many previous threads here.