Discussions about lcd monitor

Is there a way to find the native resolution of an LCD monitor (without looking up the specs) ? Is there any way to detect/default to the native resolution for an LCD monitor (on Windows XP)? (this is an older monitor and I haven't found the documentation on it) Started by Clay Nichols on Thursday, January 28, 2010, 4 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): As long as you have the correct drivers installed.... Otherwise, just keep unlikely to damage an LCD simply by briefly switching to an out-of-bounds res. A resolution higher than the maximum for the monitor, assuming that it can detect it.

Criteria for rating LCD monitor quality? What are the most important criteria in determining LCD monitor quality? The monitor on my MacBook Pro is noticeably easier to read than any of my other LCD monitors and I believe this is primarily due to it's high contrast ratio. But it begs the question... Started by Jeff Leonard on Thursday, July 16, 2009, 5 posts by 5 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): A good monitor will have 90+ percent coverage, a great monitor will go over 100. Of NTSC covered.

Can a Power Mac 8500/180 use a LCD monitor? A friend has a Power Macintosh 8500/180 (yes a bit of a classic from the mid-90s!) and wishes to upgrade the monitor from the huge CRT it is now using to LCD. Looking at the specs of this machine it has a DB15 display port, which it seems can output via... Started by Topdown on Sunday, October 25, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Let me multisync monitor from an auction site with a native resolution that matched the output. It worked well. Hi! I used that kind of adapter for the LCD on an old Macintosh as well.

Issues with using a HD LCD TV as a PC monitor? I'm looking for any negatives in using say a 32" LCD TV as a desktop monitor. The obvious one is cost, the price of quality TVs are generally higher then good quality monitor, but the size increase in the TV accounts for that... HD TVs genearlly stop ... Started by Nick Josevski on Thursday, October 01, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Dead pixel warranties seem to be much better for LCD montors thanActually,.... Just my $0.02 worth. Eye travel - Anything upwards monitor instead. To be as contrasty or vibrant as my main computer LCD monitor, a Dell 2407WFP.

Advice on buying a LCD monitor for development I still use a 19" CRT monitor for my development (both at home and work), but now I'm looking for a wide-screen LCD monitor as my next purchase. As much as I look into it, I can't really find one that pleases me. The problem is that the LCD grid (the ... Started by Rui Curado on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 14 posts by 14 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): We all use two monitors.... With one large monitor you spend it still holds true; that 2 monitors is far better than 1 large monitor. In this monitor, and use a standard 19" LCD monitor to run the site / app in.

Portrait mode widescreen LCD monitor recomendation At my office we are planning to deploy widescreen LCD monitors in portrait mode. We bought one for testing (Samsung T220 unpivotable, so we adapted a pivotable support for it) and it doesn't have a good viewable angle in this mode, despite the specifications... Started by Jader Dias on Thursday, April 30, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at serverfault Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault): So as I see it you have two options: Buy an IPS LCD.... Also the monitor was not designed to be viewed in portrait mode. You might want to look into naturally pivot-able LCD's or screens that utilize IPS LCD technology right there.

Are there any LCD monitors with vertically oriented RGB stripes when in portrait orientation? It's a known issue that ClearType doesn't render text well when lcd monitors are rotated to portrait orientation. ClearType is primarily tuned for a vertically oriented RGB stripes (your average everyday lcd monitor in horizontal mode). It would be awesome... Started by GollyJer on Thursday, August 06, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): You'd be after a specific technology to get that, and you'd pay a lot for such a non-TN monitor between portrait and landscape (which would make your special monitor useless) you could look.

Fun projects to do with an old 17" LCD Monitor I've got an old 17" LCD that I've had for nearly 9 years now but still works pretty well. It's been my secondary monitor for a few years, but I just got a new 24" monitor, so my current main LCD (19") will become the new secondary screen. Any good suggestions... Started by Adam Haile on Thursday, August 27, 2009, 10 posts by 10 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): I had a old one/LCD Monitors with USB interface only $209 :) Turn it into a projector Make a digital picture frame that no one has said it yet.... Can give an entire PC/LCD combo to a friend or family member that may not have one.

Can my MacBook Pro use a large 30" LCD monitor I have a MacBookPro 3,1 with an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT w/ 256MB RAM. I have only one DVI port. Can I run one the new large 30" LCD monitors from Apple or Dell? If not, is there some kind of adapter I can get that will allow me to? I run my MBP closed... Started by Darren Newton on Thursday, July 23, 2009, 4 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Also, apples 20 and 30 inch monitor are dvi://store.apple.com/us/product.... The Dell monitor should come with a DVI cable (or at least they used to) and the new Apple 30" displays or apple(apple's monitors just have a built in cable).

Lcd monitor vs Led monitor Hi guys which is the better for gaming, im talking bog standard full HD not ips or expensive Lcd monitors just in general which is better for gaming, thinking of buying a 24" screen and have a choice of Lcd or Led thanks guys Started by numanoid on Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 12 posts by 6 people.   Read the full thread at bit-tech Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at bit-tech): LCD monitor of backlighting uses LEDs placed behind the LCD TV or monitor screens, while the latter uses LEDs placedTechnically.... So if you compare LED vs. These types of monitors offer a better dynamic contrast ratio too.