Monitor issue

[Ridder, Fred]

Unless you can't handle the higher purchase price (which does get 
offset somewhat by lower power consumption) or are a hard-core
gamer (and need the fastest possible screen imaging), I don't see 
any good reason not to buy an LCD monitor at this point.  

There are a couple of things to bear in mind, though.

-LCD screens only look good at their native resolution. If the native
resolution is higher than you're used to on your CRT, you may not 
be happy with the smaller size of things like icons and dialog boxes

-You get much higher image quality with LCD monitors that support
digital (DVI) input. Lower-priced LCD monitors may only be analog.
If you're looking at Dell LCDs, the critical trademark to look for is 
"UltraSharp", which equates to digital input. But this also assumes
that your video card has a DVI output; if not, you'll want to upgrade 
it to optimally drive your monitor.

My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel.
Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com)
Intel
Parsippany, NJ



-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of George Newfield
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 11:39 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Monitor issue

Hi Framers,

After four years of operation, my Dell monitor, Model D1626HT just went
south. So if 
I may, I'd like to solicit your thoughts on a high quality 20" monitor
that won't 
bankrupt my resources. Are today's LCD monitors in the $350-$500 price
range up to 
the task, or does one have to spend over $1000 for equivalent results?

I do a great deal of work in Photoshop and of course FrameMaker, using
WinXP Pro, SP2.

Many thanks in advance,
George
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