.25 .26 .27 .28 monitors? what?

[Meiji]

Hi,
im seeing all these types of monitors... is more better? or less?

thanks

-Meiji

 

[MulLa]

Less is better. Personally I won't settle for anything more than a .25

 

[MYST22]

less is more my friend

 

[LuciferHaze]

You can't always tell by the dot pitch. Some monitors that are .27mm look better than .25mm. Check the image quality of the monitor yourself and forget about the dot pitch.

 

[Meiji]

less is better? hmm

well thanks

 

[richleader]

dotpitch is largely meaningless, but as it's been said, lower is better...

 

[Compellor]

<< dotpitch is largely meaningless >>


Actually, it's very important if you're doing high-end graphic work or do a lot of text-based work. Plus, it's easier on the eyes. There's a huge difference in sharpness from a monitor that has a .28 dot pitch and one with a .22 dot pitch. Some monitors have specs that show that the center of the screen has a smaller dot pitch than the outer edges.

 

[MrCoyote]

The smaller the number, the sharper the image(supposedly). It's best to go view a monitor before you buy. I'm currently looking for a monitor too, but I can't find any place around where I live (Austin) that sells higher-end monitors! Best Buy and CompUSA only sell low end monitors, which are great for most of the people, but I need/want something a little better for CAD and 3D work.

 

[Compellor]

MrCoyote:

Do you have a Staples or any other office superstores in your area? Sometimes you can find Sony brand monitors there.

 

[ace31216]

Yes, less is better!

 

[ukDave]

if your looking for a new 19&quot; beauty, the NEC MultiSync FE950 is great. .25 dot pitch Apeture grille i think. Well, i love mine.

 

[MrCoyote]

Compellor,

Yes we have a Staples and most all of the big super stores. But they only carry the least expensive line in a series of monitors. For instance, Viewsonic has different series: A series, graphics, and professional. Most stores only carry the A series (least expensive).

 

[Kingofcomputer]

some are diagonal dot pitch,
some are aperture grill dot pitch,
some are horizontal dot pitch,
don't be fooled by those number, check carefully.
a .20-.22 horizontal dot pitch is about .25-.26 diagonal dot pitch.
you can't compare shadow mask's diagonal dot pitch/horizontal dot pitch directly to aperture grill dot pitch.

 

[Compellor]

MrCoyote:

I think the reason why you don't see the real expensive monitors is because they don't sell very well. The average joe doesn't want or need a $600+ monitor. I think your best bet is to shop online if you need a high quality monitor. Try Multiwave Direct:

Multiwave

You can also check Pricewatch for the best prices.

 

[Gosharkss]

Kingofcomputer

I disagree, you can compare diagonal dot pitch to horizontal dot pitch, look HEREto see how.

Jim Witkowski
Chief Hardware Engineer
Cornerstone / MOnitorsdirect.com

 

[Kingofcomputer]

I said horizontal/diagonal dot pitch cannot compare to aperture grill dot pitch,
not horizontal cannot compare to diagonal.

 

[Gosharkss]

Yes it can look at the link I posted.

Jim

 

[Meiji]

er....ok..
Can someone explain WHY less is better? (dpi=dots per inch? )

-Meiji

 

[Gosharkss]

Don't confuse DPI and dot pitch, two different things.

DPI is directly related to the resolution you are running. And is for the most part a measurement of how many times the electron beam can turn on and off over a given scan line.

For example: an average 19&quot; monitor has a viewable area of 14.1 x 10.6&quot;. If you are running 1280 x 1024 your horizontal DPI is 1280 / 14.1 = 90.7 Dots per inch, and your vertical DPI is 1024 / 10.6 = 96.6 DPI. Since the viewable area does not change, you can see that as resolution changes the DPI will also change.

Dot pitch is the physical measurement of the holes in the shadow mask or lines in an aperture grill. Think of dot pitch as camera film. There is fine grain film and course grain film. A fine grain film will produce a more detailed photo. Thus smaller is better.


Jim Witkowski
Chief Hardware Engineer
Cornerstone / Monitorsdirect.com

edit - cant spel

 

[Kingofcomputer]

gosharkss, from that page:
Dot pitch and mask pitch refer to the dot spacing in shadow mask CRT?s and the mask pitch will always be slightly smaller than the dot pitch in the same monitor. In aperture grille CRT?s this will be the stripe pitch and the grille pitch respectively. Avoid comparing two monitors by different criteria. Compare apples with apples and not apples with pears!

doesn't it mean you can't compare shadow mask's dot pitch to aperture grille pitch?

 

[KurtD]

Not to confuse things any further.... but wouldn't it also be important to compare refresh rates at given resolutions?

 

[Meiji]

Same question as Kurt0

 

[Mday]

i saw a .19, my god, i cried...

 

[Mday]

yes it is important to compare the refresh rate at any given resolution. nothing below 75, but go for 85 or above.

the refresh rate will mean your eyes would be less strained

the dot pitch generally gives you a sharp\crisp picture.