[Ham-Computers] Analog vs Digital Flat Panel Displays - What'sthe Differ...

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Robert,

Just curious. Did you wife have the same video card in both units? Was the 
resolution and color depth set the same? Naturally any changes could account 
for the perceived difference.

Duane W8DBF

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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Analog vs Digital Flat Panel Displays - 
What'sthe Differ...


> Jim,
>
> My wife had a Gateway 15" analog FP display.  For Christmas, she got a 19"
> Dell digital.  The only difference, aside from the physical size, was a 
> decrease
> in the tendency for colors to appear darker as one zoomed out.  Which led 
> to
> a tendency for her to choose overexposed photos from a choice of three 
> (for
> stuff she was listing to sell on eBay).  I can't say for sure that this 
> had
> anything to do with analog versus digitial as two monitors are hardly a 
> definitive
> sample.  But that was our experience.  I have a 21.3" FP digital but its
> predecessor was a Sony CRT.
>
> On the advertised size figure, yes, with FP monitors the number quoted is
> (approximately) the viewable diagonal dimension.  CRT monitors were 
> classified as
> CRT TV's are/were.  The figure quoted is the physical diagonal of the CRT,
> some of which is hidden by the frame or bezel.
>
> In a message dated 1/24/2006 11:22:42 AM Central Standard Time,
> hro5-2 at cox.net writes:
>> I've never used anything but a CRT display, and currently use a 19" Dell
>> M991. Since I'm retired, I've never used a flat panel display except for 
>> an
>> casual view from time to time.  I'm planning on purchasing a new Dell
>> computer in the near future, and have decided to go to a flat panel. 
>> Their
>> small footprint would be very handy, prices are reasonable, and CRT's 
>> seem
>> to be on their way out.
>>
>> Dell has two main choices - analog and digital, with digital considerably
>> more expensive. What are the relative merits?  Presumably, digital has a
>> better "picture"; is that improvement mostly for photos, or does it help
>> with schematics, etc., available on the web.
>>
>> When a FP is listed as a 17", does that mean a display with a 17" 
>> diagonal
>> measurement?  The diagonal CRT measurement on my 19" Dell is about 17 
>> 7/8",
>> so I guess I would lose about an inch dropping from a 19" CRT to a 17" 
>> flat
>> panel.
>
> Robert Downs - Houston
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