Wow, just got my first LCD!! ITs freaking beautiful...

[KDOG]

Cool. I'm glad so many people have had good experiences with LCDs. I hope mine last a long time with no problems...though if I keep getting drool on it ...

 

[gsaldivar]

Originally posted by: n7

Can't beat good return policies at local stores

 

[T2T III]

Congrats! Enjoy the new view. Plus, the LCD doesn't emit any known harmful radiation like the old CRT did.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: jazzhound
I had a Trinitron 19" and moved to a 19" LCD Samsung, but the difference wasn't that dramatic since Trinitrons one of the most beautiful screens you can buy. You only really appriciate an LCD after several hours in front of it with no eye strain.

At the last store i worked at, we had a lineup of a couple dozen different CRTs and LCDs, and i've never seen a customer 'oooh' and 'aaahh' over a CRT, but everyday i would see people doing that over the LCDs.

 

[adeno]

I just got my CML174SXWB 17" LCD (black version of yours) today and I love it!

 

[PliotronX]

Originally posted by: 8ballcoupe

Originally posted by: high
Wait until the pixels start burning out, KDOG. I've had to send 7 of those monitors back for RMA in the last 3 weeks, enjoy! =)

I've been using LCDs for a LONG time. I have never had one develop bad pixels, though I've lost the occasional backlight. It has been my experience that, unless the panel is subject to abuse like aggressive finger-poking, what you see when the panel is delivered is what you'll always see, pixel-count-wise.

Among the couple of dozen LCD panels I've owned personally I have seen ONE bad pixel. I know, I've been very lucky.

Ernie

Same here, except the "dead" pixel for me was actually a stuck sub-pixel, easily remedied with 20 seconds and a Q-tip All the other panels I've worked with haven't even had stuck sub-pixels, I think people blow the dead pixel thing out of proportion sometimes...

But anyways, glad to hear this KDOG. I've been holding on to a good chunk of money I saved up since LCD's got popular to find the right 17" or 12x10 res LCD to replace my 19" DiamondTron. It looks like the time to "blow my wad" sotospeak is getting close

 

[akihabara]

I've been using LCDs for over 5 years. CRT is too big for my cramped room, so no choice other than LCDs. I have three panels in my house and one in the workplace. They don't have dead pixels except the one I bought for the first time.

I heard LCD is less harmful to eyes than CRT, but is that true? I think it's same difference gazing small characters anyway.