I've been wanting to replace my huge old Dell 21" CRT with an LCD. I had in mind to get a nice big one with ten bit gamma correction so that I could do decent color work on photoshop.
My sister-in-law has a business associate who liquidates merchandise (overstocks, etc) and had a few models of LCD available. My thought is that maybe the savings are good enough to justify buying one of these monitors instead.
Tradeoffts? Neither are 10-bit gamma-corrected monitors and they're 19", not 21" or 23". The second issue is easily corrected by just buying two. Afterall, I bought a dual-head graphics card for that express reason. The first, I guess I'll just live with?
I'm not sure what to pick...
(@1.746SGD:USD)
Option 1: Sony SDM/HS93 /L /W /B 1000-1200$SGD (572USD - 687USD)
Apparently the expensive version has speakers. Yuk. No need, go with the cheaper version. Apparently the /W /B is for white or black. I saw a reference that /L is "limited 'Dark Blue' edition" Big deal.
Option 2: HP L1925 $750SGD ($430USD)
Conclusion?
I don't know. I notice the Sony has a contrast ratio of 700:1 instead of the HP's 500:1. I suspect ceterus paribus that's better for working on photos (mean more detail in the shadows and highlights).
Most everything is roughly the same (dot pitch, resolution, etc).
One possible difference is in the pixel response rate. Sony doesn't specify it. Instead they specify their refresh rates (which must be a misnomer anyway, since it is not a CRT)
Sony
• Horizontal Scan (kHz): 28k - 80 kHz
• Vertical Refresh (Hz): 48 - 75 Hz
HP
<20 ms pixel response rate
What should I buy?
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UPDATE:
The Sharp LL 1820 (the ten-bit gamma 19" monitor) is unavailable in Singapore. Only can buy a grotesquely overpriced 20" LL-T2020. They only sell Sharp monitors manufactured in Thailand here (read: mediocre)
Also never saw any monitors that were larger than 1820x1024.
The HP (I believe) takes DVI input, but has a lower contrast ratio than the Sony. Wonder which is more important factor? Of course I couldn't find any examples of teh monitors to compare in Singapore. Just lots of crapy BENQ, Sharp, and Phillips monitors.
As a side note, I loved how I could walk into a "LCD Monitor Showroom" and they were "showing off" their monitors by allowing nothing but the stupid Windows Flag Logo to swim across the monitor in screensaver mode.... You can really get a great appreciation for sharpness, color range, and ghosting with something like that...
Posted by Nils Blutig at October 29, 2003 12:14 AM | TrackBack