noobish question about LCDs

[Anarchist420]

Why do the makers of LCDs not like to advertise panels by their grade and then price them accordingly? I'm no business expert, but I think that it could be hurting their profits because people who don't like to take risks just won't buy one at all. In addition to that, I'd pay a lot extra to know beforehand that I got the highest grade panel and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Although I guess this question could technically apply to anything that's binned, the LCD makers abuse the ability to bin as much as anyone (with the possible exception of Chrysler in the past) IMO. They don't tell how good the power circuitry is (like the make, model, and specifications of the caps they use), they usually don't tell how long the backlight is supposed to last, they often don't tell you the AWG of the power cord, and they never tell you how much input lag @ 60Hz there is.

Perhaps I'm just PO'ed because there are no existing displays that I find satisfactory, but we all know how hard it is for me to understand the viewpoint different from the one I hold.

 

[greenhawk]

if they told you then it takes away from their profit margin, makes marketing harder (by confusing customers) and thenh have to educate what the differences are and why they matter to someone that is just wanting a screen to web surf with.

All you can do is research and remember that most of the lower end ones are cheap in every way possible, so avoid them. You get what you pay for and the higher end ones will generally have the specs somewhere that you can read and research. If in dought, just find the most expencive that has the features you want, even just going and getting a 30" dell and calling it quites (or any screen aimed at graphics workers and not one with a title of "gamer" on it).

/rant
personally, with the tag "gamer class" I am starting to associate it with the local term for "export quality" which in this country is the lowest standard allowed for human consumption (meat). Might as well replace "gamer" with "it turns on" for all it means. /end rant

 

[coffey]

Displays are generally priced by grade/features, you get what you pay for.

There is not a lot of profit in that market and the general user base does not understand input lag, caps etc. making that information irrelevant in marketing material.