[Pc_Support] 17" LCDs drop under $200 for DVI, 12ms refresh, 1280x1024, etc...

[Justin M. Keyes]

On 6/14/05, Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith at ieee.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-06-08 at 21:50 -0400, Justin M. Keyes wrote:
> > I bought it. It arrived from newegg in less than 48 hours. After using
> > it for a week, I really like it. I'm using DVI for the first time
> > (samsung TFT didn't have DVI), but I don't notice much difference,
> > although the screen is nice and bright and clear.
> > No dead pixels. Max resolution is 1280x1024, which I am using. It's
> > really great for software  development.
> > One thing about this monitor (AOpen 19") is that it is very warm for
> > an LCD. My Samsung 15" SynMaster 570V TFT feels almost room
> > temperature on the screen and the vents, whereas this monitor produces
> > noticeable heat.  The instruction booklet says power consumption for
> > the AOpen is 55W. For the Samsung, 25W.
> 
> How's this LCD working out for you still?
> I'm probably going to skip on the Dell for now, but I'm wanting to go
> dual-head again with one head being 16ms refresh or better.

It's still doing well. Only thing I have noticed is that it turns
itself back on whenever the linux power management tries to turn it
off.

-- 
Justin Keyes