Re: [OT] things to look for in a flatpanel monitor
On 17/02/2008, KS <lists04@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> My Sony monitor has "shut down" too. By shut down I mean that it isn't
> showing anything, and that I haven't opened it up to see if it can be
> repaired another time. So I went checking what is there in the market
> these days. I found out that most of the (cheap) LCD monitors are
> 6-bit/colour and use some algorithm to show other colours (CRTs are
> 8bit). There is a big difference if you see a photo on a CRT and then
> see the same one on a cheap LCD. If you want to have a good colours on
> your LCD, be ready to pay upwards of 150% than that of a cheap LCD for
> an 8-bit LCD.
>
> I have heard that Dells 2007WFP is 8-bit.
>
> HTH.
>
Could you elaborate on the 6-bit / 8-bit bit a bit? When I do finally
get an LCD (probably in another six months or so, if I can help it), I
want to know about this. One of the main functions of our desktop is
Digikam (photos) so quality photo reproduction is important to us.
Dotan Cohen
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