Daewoo 17" TFT Flat Panel Display with 450:1 Contrast Ratio $280 after $90 rebate

[yougotdeals]

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$90 rebate brings price to $280

# LCD Module:

* 17.0-inch (17.0" viewable image size)
* Active matrix, thin film transistor (TFT)
* Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
* 0.264 mm pixel pitch
* 250 cd/m2 white luminance typical
* 450:1 contrast ratio
* VGA Inputs
* 16ms Repsonse Time

# Display Colors: Over 16 million
(Dependent upon display card used)
# Viewing Angle:

* 170/170 Degrees

# Resolutions Supported:

* 720 x 400
* 640 x 480
* 800 x 600
* 832 x 624
* 1024 x 768
* 1280 x 1024

 

[Daishiki]

bah, no dvi

 

[MrPShah]

what is the difference between a vga and dvi connection?

 

[ReiAyanami]

DVI should mean sharper, faster, better for gaming

LCD prices are sliding after June/July when LCD makers across the board reported sales dropping 20% in just months. could be signaling the next tech slump

i personally wouldnt get a daewoo after my daewoo microwave died after 4 months (purchased from frys)

 

[MrPShah]

So if I have an LCD with VGA instead of DVI, will there be a noticeable difference in applications OTHER than video games?

 

[cw42]

Originally posted by: MrPShah
So if I have an LCD with VGA instead of DVI, will there be a noticeable difference in applications OTHER than video games?

barely

 

[Snowlock]

frys is also offering this exact same monitor in store for $250 after MIR. It would be worth it for that, but they are charging $30 more for us to order online.

 

[Anonemous]

Originally posted by: MrPShah
So if I have an LCD with VGA instead of DVI, will there be a noticeable difference in applications OTHER than video games?

some people can detect the difference some can't. It depends on your eyes.

 

[yougotdeals]

It's argued that you only need DVI for 19 inch LCD and above. I am not sure myself

 

[Granorense]

Originally posted by: Anonemous

Originally posted by: MrPShah
So if I have an LCD with VGA instead of DVI, will there be a noticeable difference in applications OTHER than video games?

some people can detect the difference some can't. It depends on your eyes.

I can, sharper and fonts much better displayed.

 

[VooDooAddict]

On the Sony 17" X73 I can see a differance between DVI and VGA. (Link to the Sony X73 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-006-051&depa=1 if you buy the last one I'll have to hurt you ... I want another before the end of the year)

Sending the same Output to both the VGA and DVI ports of the Sony X73 using a 9800XT.

The DVI is a hair sharper and a good deal brighter then the VGA.

Most importantly to me I can detect a Very very small amount of ghosting using VGA and No ghosting at all on the DVI.

This is a subjective test. But I have done it on all 3 of my X73's and get repeatable results. Though the results are certainly subjective.

The end result:
After seeing the differance for myself I won't buy a non-DVI LCD

 

[ReiAyanami]

yeah, ppl say DVI brings crisper fonts to word

 

[jm0ris0n]

I want a good sub 330 dollar lcd

 

[toddyboy]

the 17" princeton w/DVI at costco is a good LCD, you may still be able to get it for $299 after rebate. its a good deal if you factor in the costco return policy, and you get about $7 back for executive members.

 

[Praxis]

I bought this guy and I have to say, I'm not thrilled by it. There is a lot of ghosting and fuzziness on the fonts. Of course, that may be because of my cheesy manual video switch or my funky system-pull Riva TNT2 Model 64 (it is the second display adapter on the machine), but text looked a lot sharper with ~8 year old second hand $35 Impression 14" monitor I had in the spot earlier. Graphics look OK, I guess, though, FWIW. I'll try it on another box so the signal isn't going through my lousy switch, and if it still looks fuzzy, back to Fry's it goes.

 

[yougotdeals]

Try using "clear type" font for clearer text.

If you search google for it you'll find it

 

[Praxis]

Except that I'm using W2K & Linux. Strangely, the ghosting doesn't appear as bad this morning. Either I'm getting used to it or maybe there is some "burn-in" process at work. But its still very noticeable, just not quite as annoying.

 

[MrPShah]

what's ghosting?

 

[Praxis]

Faintly visable shadow images on the screen.

 

[magomago]

i picked it up. i like the moniter. no dead pixels, and i played guilty gear XX and i don't notice any ghosting at all...only thing is that its very bright at first...i lowered the brightness to 20 because i didn't like how bright it was...

 

[kt]

I bought it for my cousin about 6 months ago... it's now dead.

 

[DJFuji]

wow what's with crappy car companies and manufacturing monitors? Hyundai, Daewoo, well Mitubishi is an exception to the "crappy car" thing...

i want a mercedes benz monitor! Except that it will be on par with the mitsu diamondtron but will cost 5x as much...