Digital Happiness
January 16, 2005 05:20 AM
To get over the temporary gloom in my life, I decided to bring in some digital happiness. I replaced my CRT monitor with a Samsung Syncmaster 17-inch LCD. Given its performance, I didn't bother to look at the BenQs and LGs making rounds at the local computer hardware shops. Supposedly Umax also has good performance LCDs. But nothing beats a Samsung when you club features, quality and price together (atleast here in India). There's one negative about this particular model, though. It does not have a DVI input. But that hardly matters. Plus having a DVI input shoots up the price of an LCD. So unless you are an imaging professional (they have better LCDs available to them) or a crazy geek, you are better off with an analog input. Oh and if you have never heard words like sub-pixel death, contrast ratios and ghosting, you should definitely take a look at Anandtech's LCD primer.
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Deepak said...
How much did it cost you?
Just checkin 'cos I was planning to buy a computer for my folks in Bangalore, and needed to do some budgeting :).
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Sachin Nair said...
WOW!! You beat me to it!! I was planning on buying this thing for myself and give mine to sonu!! ;) you know with her studying to be a computer engineer i thught she would be better off with an old PC at her place!!
Lets see i might shift to hyderabad in couple of months, maybe i will buy it then ...
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JD said...
I like that term 'Digital Happiness', let's see when does my next digital happiness arrives! I want it to be a Digital SLR! :)
JD
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Sandip Bhattacharya said...
The latest fad on the stateside seems to be slim CRT monitors. Prices are dropping rapidly, and they are supposed to become mainstream by 2006 in India. Slim CRTs are supposed to be as thick as LCDs now, and cost slightly more than normal CRTs. They retain all the visual advantages of CRT displays over LCDs.
I will probably stick to CRTs for desktop for now, even though a slim monitor will do my cluttered desk a lot of good. :(
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Venky Krishnamoorthy said...
Hey Nilesh, Enjoy your purchase. I hit the "digital happiness" zone, couple of weeks back when I bought a Nikon Coolplix digital camera. So I presume, the "bug" is spreading in the blogospher :)
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Nilesh said...
Venky, I too am on the threshold of buying a new digital camera. So my digital happiness will continue for sometime... :-)
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To get over the temporary gloom in my life, I decided to bring in some digital happiness. I replaced my CRT monitor with a Samsung Syncmaster 17-inch LCD. Given its performance, I didn't bother to look at the BenQs and LGs making rounds at the local computer hardware shops. Supposedly Umax also has good performance LCDs. But nothing beats a Samsung when you club features, quality and price together (atleast here in India). There's one negative about this particular model, though. It does not have a DVI input. But that hardly matters. Plus having a DVI input shoots up the price of an LCD. So unless you are an imaging professional (they have better LCDs available to them) or a crazy geek, you are better off with an analog input. Oh and if you have never heard words like sub-pixel death, contrast ratios and ghosting, you should definitely take a look at Anandtech's LCD primer.
6 comments have been added. Add your comments.
1. Deepak said...
How much did it cost you?
Just checkin 'cos I was planning to buy a computer for my folks in Bangalore, and needed to do some budgeting :).
2. Sachin Nair said...
WOW!! You beat me to it!! I was planning on buying this thing for myself and give mine to sonu!! ;) you know with her studying to be a computer engineer i thught she would be better off with an old PC at her place!!
Lets see i might shift to hyderabad in couple of months, maybe i will buy it then ...
3. JD said...
I like that term 'Digital Happiness', let's see when does my next digital happiness arrives! I want it to be a Digital SLR! :)
JD
4. Sandip Bhattacharya said...
The latest fad on the stateside seems to be slim CRT monitors. Prices are dropping rapidly, and they are supposed to become mainstream by 2006 in India. Slim CRTs are supposed to be as thick as LCDs now, and cost slightly more than normal CRTs. They retain all the visual advantages of CRT displays over LCDs.
I will probably stick to CRTs for desktop for now, even though a slim monitor will do my cluttered desk a lot of good. :(
5. Venky Krishnamoorthy said...
Hey Nilesh, Enjoy your purchase. I hit the "digital happiness" zone, couple of weeks back when I bought a Nikon Coolplix digital camera. So I presume, the "bug" is spreading in the blogospher :)
6. Nilesh said...
Venky, I too am on the threshold of buying a new digital camera. So my digital happiness will continue for sometime... :-)
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