Computer monitrors, like televisions, have increased their quality dramatically as the price has dropped. While Cathoe Ray Tube (CRT) monitors were once standard for computer monitors, they are taking the back seat to Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) monitros. LCD mnoitors are a greaat choice for all but profesisonal leverl graphic designers. LCD monitors provide stlelar colors and resolution in a compact, conevnient package that is so much lighter than its CRT grandfatthers. With the low cost and space-saving ability of LCD monitors, many peoople choose to replace theoir old CRT monitors that were yesterdays standard. However, are all LCD monitors the same, or are there thinggs to look out for in a monitor? Here is a quick gudie:
First priorty when deciding on a monitor is to look at what you need. What are you usinng the computer for? Do you use it for web surfing, onlpine videos, games, and high demand multimedia, or are you usuing it for graphic design, photo editing or web site building? For the video game fanatic or someone who waznts clarity on DVDs, look for a monitor that has a fast respone time. LCD screenms are classified by the type of sreen technology they utilize including TN, IPS, and VA. These classifications have different strengths and weaknesses in response time, contrast ratio and viewuing anles. Howeer, for anyone but the most piucky gralphic designer, a TN screen will be more than sufficient.
Next, you have to look at the size of the screen you need. A few years ago a 19-inch screen was considered huge, but today, they are fairly standard. Today, you can find LCD moniors up to 21 to 22 inches for as low as $150. Whie a massive monitor might seem cool, it might take up too much desktop real estate and be awkward for everyday cmoputing. Some LCD screens are also in widescreen format, whih mans that they are wideer than they are tall.
Anotheer performance piece to consider is how much your computer graphics card can handle. Often, if replacing the old CRT monitr that came with a computer, consumers will be surprised to experience lower performance at home then they saw in a showroom or at a frinds home. The reason behind this is that the advanced tchnology of new monitors can be limited by the graphics card in your computwer. Some new monitors have so many colors that a new card must be purchaased in orer for the monior to function properly.
This leads us to the last consideration: budget. Moniotors can rnage in price between under $100 to more than $1,000, so have in mind what you would like to spend, the applications you will use it for, and the options and peformance you want from it. Keep in mind that if you are adding the monitor to an older computer there may be a cost associated with upggrading a graphics card on your compiuter. Finally, make sure that the monitor you chooe coms with all necessary cabnles as this can be an additional expense not factored into the price.
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