new monitor and thanks

[Craig White]

On Mon, 2006-07-03 at 19:22 -0700, Kurt Granroth wrote:
> betty wrote:
> > i am thinking i would like a flat panel monitor for my computer, less 
> > desk space. i don't use this computer for photo work so that part 
> > doesn't matter much, but am wondering if a cheap flat panel from fry's 
> > will work, or do i need something special or to know something special 
> > b4 i buy one? i don't want to spend more than $200, and the less the 
> > better. i only read email and do some occ. spreadsheet work on this.
> 
> Honestly, if you're not playing "twitch" games or watching lots of 
> video, then pretty much any LCD will work.  Size does matter a bit.  I 
> wouldn't consider a monitor smaller than 17" and would try for a 19" or 
> 20".  Remember that unlike CRTs, the bigger LCD monitors aren't 
> necessarily thicker than the smaller ones.  You could argue that 20" is 
> overkill for email work but over the years, I've *never* wished for a 
> smaller monitor (in normal use) but I've often wished for a bigger one.
> 
> One huge factor in choosing an LCD is their dead pixel warranty.  LCDs 
> have a habit of getting stuck or dead pixels where you will see a "dot" 
> on the screen that is always the same color (black or white).  That can 
> get fantastically irritating if there are a lot of them or if they are 
> in prominent locations.  All LCD manufacturers have warranties against 
> that but they vary wildly.  Given a chance, I prefer to disregard all of 
> that and just buy my LCDs from Costco.  Costco has an unbeatable return 
> policy: If you don't like it anytime after buying it, just return it for 
> a full refund.  This doesn't apply to desktop or notebook computers but 
> it does apply to monitors.  So rather than fight the LCD maker since 
> they require 20 stuck pixels and you only have 19, you can just bring it 
> back and get a new one.
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I definitely agree with this
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> Honestly, I only buy things from Fry's that I am nearly 100% sure I will 
> never have to return.  An LCD doesn't fit into that category.
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try returning a monitor to BestBuy or CompUSA or Circuit City at +31
days...especially CompUSA.

Fry's is reasonable about returns all competitors considered (except
Costco)

Craig