The computer monitor has to be the most neglected peripheral. But the newest crop of monitors — with their sleeker yet larger-than-life looks — demand to be noticed. If you are in the market for a new monitor and are on a budget, you may want to check out one of the newly affordable 17-inch to 19-inch monitors, which all but eliminate the need to scroll down on a Web page (if paying $600 still seems like a small fortune to you, don’t fret; prices are dropping rapidly on these big-size monitors).
According to CNET, 17-inch monitors are more affordable than ever. Of the 9 17-inch monitors that CNET reviewed, it found what it called “one true bargain:” the $589 IBM P7, which costs about $00 less than the majority of the other monitors.
LCD Monitors
PC Magazine offers the skinny on LCD monitors. While reviewers were impressed with the quality of all five of the LCD monitors they tested, they opted to give an Editor’s Choice to the NEC MultiSync LCD400 for its ease of use and “rock-steady image with no pronounced flaws.” Currently, the LCD400 sells for about $1,000.
If, however, you want to be on the cutting edge of technology, and money is no object, you most certainly will want to take a look at the new flat-panel monitors that rely on LCD technology. LCD monitors promise to take up half of the desk space and utilize a third less power than today’s monitors.
which is sponsored by monitor manufacturer DBI, has plenty of information on LCD Monitor Technology. If you have questions on how a flat panel monitor differs from the monitors we are used to (called CRT monitors), this is the place to go.
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