Buying an LCD Monitor

Who wouldn't want an LCD monitor when its advantages are so many? It is easy to move around due to its form and you can clean it in a breeze. Your eyes won't get tired after a short duration of use and it consumes less power than a CRT. An LCD monitor is more aesthetically pleasing and takes up less space.

If you have the funds to upgrade to an LCD monitor, you may come across a problem when picking a unit out of all the seemingly similar models on the market. One thing that you need to decide on is the size of the screen. While a 19-inch LCD monitor looks better than a 17-incher, a 22-inch unit may not be suitable if you’re working too close to the screen.

It is best if you’d also go after an LCD monitor with a faster response time. If you’re successful in doing so, you can play games all you want and watch action movies without seeing motion blurs.

In addition, check on the dead pixel policy of the brand. A dead pixel is a tiny dot on an LCD monitor that doesn’t change its color and bound to ruin your whole LCD experience. You can check this at once by asking the salesperson to test the unit and make the display totally black and entirely white.

Another concern is the field of vision of LCD monitors. Most of them only look good when you’re in front of the screen, but you’ll notice that colors of the images get darker or invert when you view them from the sides. Better LCD monitor will have a wider field of vision so you can have a good view from different angles.

Then, there’s what we call native resolution, which is the setting in which the LCD monitor is expected to work best. For instance, a 19-inch monitor may have a 1280 x 1024 native resolution. Some LCD monitors also have built-in speakers. Although speakers are great additions to these monitors, most music lovers would still prefer better sounding external speakers.

Expectedly, an LCD monitor that meets all these criteria will have a have price. If your budget is limited, think of the usage of computer. For simple typing jobs and basic web surfing, you may not need an LCD monitor at all, although getting one really provides the maximum viewing experience.