Re: Choosing an LCD monitor

On Thursday 30 November 2006 10:45 pm, Kurt Wall wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 08:12:57PM -0600, Michael Hipp wrote:
> > Collins Richey wrote:
> > > On 11/28/06, Net Llama! <netllama <at> linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> > >> I've had good experiences with Viewsonic, BenQ & NEC displays.  HP,
> > >> Dell & Apple also have good quality displays, although they tend to
> > >> cost alot more.  I'd suggest going to newegg.com and buying there.
> > >
> > > Just curious about Viewsonic. I've always found them to be high
> > > quality displays, but my 19" tube model (superb display) burned out in
> > > only 2 1/2 years. Are the Viewsonic LCD units going  to last any
> > > longer?
> >
> > I've never yet had a Viewsonic last any less than 6 years. I've put quite
> > a few of them in the field at clients. I just replaced my 19" tube
> > Viewsonic with a 21" LCD also from Viewsonic. The 19" was 7 years old.
>
> I got three years out of a 19" ViewSonic, but it probably didn't help
> that I spilled a soda on the control panel. My Samsung LCDs have rocked.
>

FWIW, I just bought a 17" LG LCD display that I'm impressed with, of course 
I've only had it for a month...

Tim
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On Thursday 30 November 2006 10:45 pm, Kurt Wall wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 08:12:57PM -0600, Michael Hipp wrote:
> > Collins Richey wrote:
> > > On 11/28/06, Net Llama! <netllama <at> linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> > >> I've had good experiences with Viewsonic, BenQ & NEC displays.  HP,
> > >> Dell & Apple also have good quality displays, although they tend to
> > >> cost alot more.  I'd suggest going to newegg.com and buying there.
> > >
> > > Just curious about Viewsonic. I've always found them to be high
> > > quality displays, but my 19" tube model (superb display) burned out in
> > > only 2 1/2 years. Are the Viewsonic LCD units going  to last any
> > > longer?
> >
> > I've never yet had a Viewsonic last any less than 6 years. I've put quite
> > a few of them in the field at clients. I just replaced my 19" tube
> > Viewsonic with a 21" LCD also from Viewsonic. The 19" was 7 years old.
>
> I got three years out of a 19" ViewSonic, but it probably didn't help
> that I spilled a soda on the control panel. My Samsung LCDs have rocked.
>

FWIW, I just bought a 17" LG LCD display that I'm impressed with, of course 
I've only had it for a month...

Tim
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 08:10:01 up 10 days, 10:14,  4 users,  load average: 0.66, 0.61, 0.29
MP3/OGG archive Total playlength : 8 days, 4 hours, 39 mins 26 seconds
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