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WanMan
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: Westinghouse 46" 1080P LCD $999 |
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I somehow messed up in getting this yesterday when I waltzed into Costco yesterday. While this would not have been of much use to me in a video sort of way (meaning movies, HDTV, etc.), I could have used it as a multi-PC monitor. Unfortunately, Costco is closed today. Anyway, I do not know if this is the monitor model or the one with built in ATSC/QAM.
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MikeEby
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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Yuk! 
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ecrabb
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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$1000 for a 1080p LCD for a computer when you could get the same screen real estate on your desktop in a dedicated computer monitor for between 1/3 and 1/2 that price with better better contrast, color, would take up a LOT less space, and would be much more conducive to using as a computer monitor... because it is a computer monitor...
I've heard so many stories of people buying LCD TV's to use as computer monitors. In every case, they end getting a real computer monitor because they didn't like using the TV - either the pixels are too big, or the monitor is too far away (or won't fit in the right area). Using a large display just isn't natural or comfortable.
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MikeEby
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| ecrabb wrote: | $1000 for a 1080p LCD for a computer when you could get the same screen real estate on your desktop in a dedicated computer monitor for between 1/3 and 1/2 that price with better better contrast, color, would take up a LOT less space, and would be much more conducive to using as a computer monitor... because it is a computer monitor...
I've heard so many stories of people buying LCD TV's to use as computer monitors. In every case, they end getting a real computer monitor because they didn't like using the TV - either the pixels are too big, or the monitor is too far away (or won't fit in the right area). Using a large display just isn't natural or comfortable.
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Good to hear from you SC! I hear they had some tornados your way.
I have sold several of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009113
Great bang for the buck, not sure how acurate they are for color, the CAD guys love them. I like lots of screen real estate too. For less money get 2 of these and a dual output video card.
If your doing photo editing a lot of pros still prefer a CRT.
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WanMan
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: |
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| ecrabb wrote: | $1000 for a 1080p LCD for a computer when you could get the same screen real estate on your desktop in a dedicated computer monitor for between 1/3 and 1/2 that price with better better contrast, color, would take up a LOT less space, and would be much more conducive to using as a computer monitor... because it is a computer monitor...
I've heard so many stories of people buying LCD TV's to use as computer monitors. In every case, they end getting a real computer monitor because they didn't like using the TV - either the pixels are too big, or the monitor is too far away (or won't fit in the right area). Using a large display just isn't natural or comfortable.
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You provided no examples. Great reply. Hollow in content. Thanks.
BTW, I have already used my family room 42" LCD as a computer monitor and with the exception of viewing distance and my ability to resolve at that viewing distances, its been fine. Then again, I do not expect much from a non-CRT computer monitor.
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ecrabb
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Hollow in content??!?! What, I have to do your product research for you, too?
Well, here's a couple of examples:
BenQ 241W 24" 1920x1200 - $479
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014169
HP LP2465 24" 1920x1200 - $540 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176059
Samsung 245T 24" 1920x1200 - $659
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001246
There you go. Three displays for nearly half (OK, not quite a third) that would certainly work better for computing purposes. You'll need to calibrate them with something like an Eye One if you're going to do any photo work, but then you'd have to do the same with a CRT or even the Westinghouse.
That's yet another option. You're near Atlanta. If excellent color is what you're after, I bet you could find a deal on a used Sony FW900 w/local pickup. That way, you'd have a 1920x1200 CRT. Probably $200-300. You'd have money left over to buy both an Eye One to calibrate it, and another $500-600 to pay the trades working on your basement. 
SC
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perisoft
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I pray for an FW900 every night before I sleep. And I'm an atheist.
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