02-29-2008, 08:20 PM
I've been looking for a cheap LCD in the 200.00 range. I decided on a 19", because my space is somewhat limited, and the cheapest 22" look REALLY bad, to me (acers, etc.). I've looked at everything in all the stores in town, and I'm glad I did, because much of what I considered buying on line looks pretty bad in person, although with the poor signal many of the monitors are fed, it's hard to tell.
Yesterday, I was in bestbuy, and liked the HP w1907. It's glossy, but my desk faces a window that hardly ever even has direct sunlight, so I think it's ok. Unfortunately, the only other monitor they had on hand that I liked was the LG L196WT. I thought wtheck, and bought that. I have a couple questions:
I've noticed that it looks like some monitors have obvious "pixels". What causes this? I didn't notice it in the store (of course), but at home, it is obvious and I don't like it. I'm pretty sure the HP didn't.
Second, how do you set contrast and brightness? This monitor is too bright. I set the brightness and contrast down to 40, did the "pro" calibration, and it's still too bright. I initially set the contrast all the way up, as I've always done, and holy cow, no way.
Third, I've read the HP has fairly uniform brightness (backlighting?), and it seemed to when I looked at a dark background. The LG seems a lot better than my wife's dell (E198 something?), but not as good as the HP. Could my eyes be correct in seeing the HP as a bit better than most of the cheap monitors I've looked at? I've just never considered it a decent brand. Am I going to notice other bothersome things about it after having it for a while (if I take back the LG)? Thanks a lot, kj.
Yesterday, I was in bestbuy, and liked the HP w1907. It's glossy, but my desk faces a window that hardly ever even has direct sunlight, so I think it's ok. Unfortunately, the only other monitor they had on hand that I liked was the LG L196WT. I thought wtheck, and bought that. I have a couple questions:
I've noticed that it looks like some monitors have obvious "pixels". What causes this? I didn't notice it in the store (of course), but at home, it is obvious and I don't like it. I'm pretty sure the HP didn't.
Second, how do you set contrast and brightness? This monitor is too bright. I set the brightness and contrast down to 40, did the "pro" calibration, and it's still too bright. I initially set the contrast all the way up, as I've always done, and holy cow, no way.
Third, I've read the HP has fairly uniform brightness (backlighting?), and it seemed to when I looked at a dark background. The LG seems a lot better than my wife's dell (E198 something?), but not as good as the HP. Could my eyes be correct in seeing the HP as a bit better than most of the cheap monitors I've looked at? I've just never considered it a decent brand. Am I going to notice other bothersome things about it after having it for a while (if I take back the LG)? Thanks a lot, kj.