MSNwar Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 What is the one most important thing to look for when buying a TFT monitor and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Check them over good at the store for Dead Pixels. Why? It's extremely annoying to bring it home then find out there's a dead pixel/s that you didn't know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewdatrip Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 From my recent interest in tft displys, i have found that the Contrast Ratio is very important. You want it to be atleast 400:1.=Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 MSNWAR...I don't know if you are just trying to spark conversation or if you are looking to buy and want good advice but Tomshardware does an exhaustive 3 part series on TFT. Take a look here: Tomshardware GuideRick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zivan56 Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 How fast the screen responds, so you dont get lagging graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipp51 Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Very good guide from the Tom's Hardware link Rick,it seems like theres a lot of tech stuff there that you can use to make a wise decision on a purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Thanks...more than I care to read right now but then I can't even touch a tft for my desktop right now because I'm too broke!Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNwar Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 Dead PixelsContrast Ratio 400:1Is contrast ration and refresh rate the same thing on a TFT monitor?I learned that some TFT monitors have built-in speakers and some do not. People that just want sound without stereo quality speakers or wish to eliminate a set of external speakers may want to look for this when purchasing a TFT monitor.Some TFT monitors come with a button for automatically adjusting the screen settings. This is a must have if you do not understand and/or want to fumble with manual settings. Otherwise, you are forced to manually configure the settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Refresh rates are different compared to conventional CRT's. Mine has a maximum of 75hz which is what I use. It's different cause LCD's/TFT have no flicker when viewing still images, it's only when the image changes that the refresh rate starts. CRT's are always refreshing whether the images are still or moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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