TFT monitor

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pberry

Ive just majorly upgraded my pc ( mobo, ram, cpu, gfx card ) and i
want ot get a tft monitor. Ive seen a 15 and a 17 inch TFT flat panel
in brighthouse. I can pay weekly for it over 104 week ( 2 yrs ). For
the 15" unit they want 3.99 a week, and 7.99 a weel for the 17 inch
model. The brand is Infinity. Anyone heard of these and if i get a
15inch unit can i get it to run at 1024*768 at 85Hz like i do my
monitor at present.

any help appriciated

paul
 
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Dave C.

pberry said:
Ive just majorly upgraded my pc ( mobo, ram, cpu, gfx card ) and i
want ot get a tft monitor. Ive seen a 15 and a 17 inch TFT flat panel
in brighthouse. I can pay weekly for it over 104 week ( 2 yrs ). For
the 15" unit they want 3.99 a week, and 7.99 a weel for the 17 inch
model. The brand is Infinity. Anyone heard of these and if i get a
15inch unit can i get it to run at 1024*768 at 85Hz like i do my
monitor at present.

any help appriciated

paul

OK, what you are looking for is a LCD monitor. These monitors have fixed
resolution and run at low refresh rates. HOWEVER, even at low refresh
rates, they have much less flicker than CRT monitors. In other words, 60Hz
LCD is much easier on the eyes than 85Hz CRT. To know what resolution your
monitor will run at, you will have to find the "native" resolution of the
LCD monitor you are interested in. The 15" monitor is probably 800 X 600 or
1024 X 768. The 17" monitor is likely 1280 X 1024, but that can vary. You
can run LCD monitors at other resolutions, but they look like crap if they
are not running in their "native" resolution. So basically, you should plan
to run your video card at the monitor's "native" resolution all the time.
(pick a monitor with a resolution that you can live with, as you can't
change it) Also, if you are buying LCD, you need to be careful that it has
the right connector to work with your current video card. If the LCD
monitor is DVI only, then your video card will need a DVI output. LCD
monitors start around $300 US for 15" and less than $400 for 17". I don't
know what that translates to in the UK, but I suspect 7.99 per week will
have you paying enough to buy TWO 17" monitors after two years. Also, I've
never heard of "Infinity" brand, and can find no reference to them in a web
search. Especially if you are going to finance, I'd suggest you look into
something made by NEC, Samsung or AOpen, in that order. -Dave
 
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Larc

| Ive just majorly upgraded my pc ( mobo, ram, cpu, gfx card ) and i
| want ot get a tft monitor. Ive seen a 15 and a 17 inch TFT flat panel
| in brighthouse. I can pay weekly for it over 104 week ( 2 yrs ). For
| the 15" unit they want 3.99 a week, and 7.99 a weel for the 17 inch
| model. The brand is Infinity. Anyone heard of these and if i get a
| 15inch unit can i get it to run at 1024*768 at 85Hz like i do my
| monitor at present.

Buying anything in that way will cost you several times what it's worth. Keep
what you have until you can pay cash for the monitor you want.

Larc



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BarryNL

Larc said:
| Ive just majorly upgraded my pc ( mobo, ram, cpu, gfx card ) and i
| want ot get a tft monitor. Ive seen a 15 and a 17 inch TFT flat panel
| in brighthouse. I can pay weekly for it over 104 week ( 2 yrs ). For
| the 15" unit they want 3.99 a week, and 7.99 a weel for the 17 inch
| model. The brand is Infinity. Anyone heard of these and if i get a
| 15inch unit can i get it to run at 1024*768 at 85Hz like i do my
| monitor at present.

Buying anything in that way will cost you several times what it's worth. Keep
what you have until you can pay cash for the monitor you want.

...and think carefully about WHY you want a TFT. Don't forget, you can
still pick up a very nice 19" CRT monitor for less than the price of a
15" TFT. Unless TFTs have some feature you deperately want I'd
reconsider going for a CRT. My personal opinion is that TFTs are still
way too expensive for what they offer.
 

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