Unbranded (Manufactured by AOC) Unbranded TFT1780 17" LCD $319 shipped @ Newegg! Limited Time Only!

[corinthos]

Unbranded (Manufactured by AOC) Unbranded TFT1780 17" LCD
17" Diagonal Viewable
Viewing Angle: 120 Degrees
Pixel Pitch: 0.264mm
Max. Colors: 16.7 million
Max Resolution: 1280x1024@60Hz
Contrast Ratio: 300:1
Brightness : 250 cd/m2 Dead Pixels Policy: Replacement or Refund for 8 or more DEAD PIXELS ONLY! 1-Year Warranty Model#: TFT1780 Special Free FedEx Saver Shipping
Unbranded 17" LCD $319 shipped @ NeweggUnbranded 17" LCD for $319 shipped @ Newegg! Limited Time Only!

 

[Rio Rebel]

The maximum resolution and refresh rate made me hold off.

Good find - would love to have a 17" LCD screen at that price.

 

[donrussell]

Maximum resolution is typical for a 17".
Contrast ratio and viewing angles are the killer for me - seems like an older model.
Also, some competitors offer a 3-year warranty.

 

[poopygood]

I thought refresh rate on LCD's doesn't matter, only the response time?

besides the resolution/brightness/contrast ratio...

 

[Rio Rebel]

Admittedly, I am not an expert on these (which is why I'm in the market for one.) But is refresh rate utterly irrelevant? 60hz is lower than several of the other models, and certainly seems low.

 

[ReiAyanami]

i suppose their 8 dead pixel rule is based on their manufacturing quality

 

[corinthos]

the 8 dead pixels policy applies to all their LCD monitors AFAIK....

 

[TerryMathews]

Originally posted by: Rio Rebel
The maximum resolution and refresh rate made me hold off.

Refresh rate on an LCD is completely irrevelant as LCD panels are not refreshed like CRTs. A CRT, for example, redraws the screen lets say 100 times a second at 100Hz. An LCD, OTOH only changes the parts of the screen that actually change between A and B.

For LCDs, rise and fall are important. Refresh rate only controls how quickly the LCD controller checks for changes as to what it should be displaying. 60/second should be plenty fast enough, as it is much, much faster than 15ms which most people consider to be blazing fast when it comes to LCDs.

 

[unclebud]

did a search for AOC TFT1780
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worth noting that the 7100E recieved four/five of those cpu blocks in cpu magazine this month

 

[AUGrad]

Analog or digital inputs?

 

[Yossarian451]

I saw it this afternoon while browsing for parts, but I was wondering, is the brand (manufacturer) reliable or good quality, and second what are the specs, especially inputs???

Edit: found these specs, don't know if they are accurate, but it sure turned me off the monitor. http://www.z-buy.com/product.asp?item=MT-TFT1780

 

[unclebud]

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[toant103]

wow, so cheap

 

[may]

AOC and ENVISION are the same company, I think. Envision LCD is pretty good among cheap LCD monitors.