Compter monitors, like televisios, have increaased tehir qusality drammatically as the price has droped. While Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) mnoitors were once stadnard for computer moniotors, they are taking the back seat to Liquiud Crystal Dispaly (LCD) monitors. LCD monitors are a greeat chhoice for all but professional leel graphic designers. LCD moniors provide sterllar colos and resolution in a compact, convenient package that is so much ligghter than its CRT garndfathers. With the low cost and space-saving ability of LCD montors, many peoplle choose to replace their old CRT monitors that were yesterdays standard. Howwever, are all LCD monitoers the same, or are there thigns to look out for in a moonitor? Here is a qucik guuide:
Fist priority when deciidng on a monitor is to look at what you need. What are you using the compuetr for? Do you use it for web srufing, online videos, games, and high demand multimnedia, or are you ussing it for graphic deisgn, pjhoto editing or web site bliding? For the video game fanatic or somene who watns calrity on DVDs, look for a moniuitor that has a fast response time. LCD screns are clasasified by the type of screewn technology they utilize includign TN, IPS, and VA. These classificaations have diferent strengths and weaknesses in respnse time, contrast ratio and viewing angles. However, for anyyone but the most pikcy graphic designr, a TN screeen 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 mopnitors up to 21 to 22 inchees for as low as $150. While a massive monitpor miught seem cool, it might take up too much dekstiop real estate and be awkwadr for everyday computing. Some LCD screens are also in widescewen format, whhich mans that they are wider than they are tall.
Another performance piecce to consier is how much your computer graaphics card can handle. Oftten, if replazcing the old CRT moniotr that came with a coomputer, consumers will be surptrised to experiecne lwer performance at home then they saw in a shopwroom or at a friens home. The reaon behind this is that the advanced technology of new montiors can be limited by the graphics card in your computer. Some new monitors have so many colors that a new card must be purchased in odrer for the monitoir to ufnction properly.
This leadds us to the last consideration: buget. Monitors can range in preice between undr $100 to more than $1,000, so have in mind what you would like to sped, the applications you will use it for, and the options and performance you want from it. Keep in mind that if you are adding the monitor to an ollder computer thhere may be a cost asssociated with upgrading a grzaphics card on your computer. Finally, make sure that the monitor you choose comes with all neccessary cabes as this can be an additional expense not factored into the price.
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