Post #270,174
10/12/06 11:16:14 PM
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Scroll down about halfway
to the long descriptive post.
Sounds.. rilly good.
Sounds also, as if nothing has changed since my friend's run-in, egregious non-support, non-delivery of paid-for service call, etc. yada.
If.. all these models really are 'banding' (?) AND Dell is selling them off at lo-ball, but no warning of why: we already know what that makes Dell. Still.
(Yes, yes, I've Heard about their service to corps - as described in these parts. But all real-people stories I've ever overheard are horror ones.)
I can't imagine buying Anything from those suckers sans corp. leverage, thanyouverymuch. I talked to their droids, multiply. Wordsfail. maybe ..Slime?
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Post #270,215
10/13/06 9:53:59 AM
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Well, Dell is the first Vendor...
to release a Monitor made from the new stuff from Samsung.
Even Samsung hasn't done it yet.
When it comes to these TFT monitors, it is hard to make a bad one from the right parts, as long as QC is good.
$289 for a 20.1" LCD monitor WITH added goodies, and a SAMSUNG display array... can only be good.
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Post #270,261
10/13/06 3:46:58 PM
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I question how good it really is
there's a lot of specsmanship going on in the LCD monitor biz - it's about as bad as the printer business.
For example, the rated response time is for the fastest color transition - not necessarily the average or longest one. The Dell is probably a TN display, since they're the cheapest and easiest to play specification games with. For photo work, a IPS display is best (I made sure I got one, even though it cost a little bit more), but they are getting hard to find.
For an exhaustive look at LCD technology, check out [link|http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/lcd-guide.html|Xbit labs]
--Tony
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Post #270,263
10/13/06 3:52:12 PM
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Caveat Emptor, as always. Thanks for the nice link!
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Post #270,217
10/13/06 10:05:52 AM
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AND Newegg actually has it for a similar price
[link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001226| SAMSUNG 204B-BK Black 20.1" 5ms DVI LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 800:1 - Retail]
$349.99 with a $60 rebate == $289.99 plus $15.54 shipping.
Don't be so biased that you miss good deals just because of contra-knowledged people from support.
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Post #270,254
10/13/06 2:43:36 PM
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New monitor or new tires for my car?
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
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Post #270,268
10/13/06 7:09:16 PM
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No rebate on this one
[link|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001081|http://www.newegg.co...m=N82E16824001081]
And its widescreen for 289.
Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry.Adrian Belew
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Post #270,273
10/13/06 8:34:18 PM
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This particular model has issues.
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Post #270,290
10/14/06 2:04:44 AM
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I have one of those. Love it.
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Chris Altmann
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