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[Retired] The LCD Thread

I got it, mistakenly I now know, thinking the card would help with antialiasing for fonts, but you are correct, that feature clearly is for graphics. I'll take a hard look at the ATI cards. Short of Cleartype, there is no software that enhances text. But is there a card that does. I thought the...
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- Post #5,232
- Aug 10, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

Technical Question for xtknight: Just got an Acer F-20 (P-MVA). It's not bad for my purposes -- hours of word processing and, recently, a bit of professional photo editing. I don't play games. Monitor in hooked to a Matrox P650 Card (DVI-D). I use ClearType instead of the card's...
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- Post #5,223
- Aug 9, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

For anyone interested -- and I'm considering it -- here, apparently, is a source for the NEC 20WMGX2. http://www.insight.com/site/pr...ing=Results_Full_Specs Price is steep -- $611. Saw a refurbished unit on ebay, which looks like it will go for roughly $250-300 including shipping (from...
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- Post #5,212
- Aug 8, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

He's right. Color adjustments very limited; sharpness adjustment only in four increments; viewing modes offer no help. Screen seems very hot, had to work in blue mode, or cool mode. It's going back. Only good news: Dell not only pays the return shipping, they call UPS to come to your door.
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- Post #5,116
- Jul 30, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

Just received a Dell SP2009W, and the return is 21 days from purchase. Screen's a TN, made in China. Waiting for the Acer F-20 to arrive for comparison.
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- Post #5,107
- Jul 29, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

Here's a 20-inch 8-bit. http://us.acer.com/public/page...+States&crc=2033676845
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- Post #5,098
- Jul 28, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

NEC website does not indicate it's a glossy. Can find nothing tht does.
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- Post #5,097
- Jul 28, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

It's a TN. I haven't seen any reviews save the comments on the Dell site. Specs match the Acer F-20, HPW2007, most 20-inchers wide. Price is competitive. Dells can be hit or miss.
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- Post #5,090
- Jul 27, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

I just ordered the Dell SP2009W (a glossy) and the Acer F-20, so I can compare the TN and P-MVA panels. My work is not color or image sensitive -- hours of word processing. So I'm just looking at which unit will display text better. I think at one point early in this long thread, xtknight...
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- Post #5,088
- Jul 27, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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LCD's for Writers

Interesting perspectives. Thanks everyone. And Calculator83's last comment about wasting paper is very funny and much appreciated. I was hoping someone like Hans007 would weigh in. I think writers and programmers do the same kind of on-screen work -- staring intently at long lines of...
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- Post #10
- Jul 26, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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LCD's for Writers

Thanks, ShangShang. I'm leaning toward the Acer F-20 at the moment. I don't need the speaker; the bezel is too big; the Ferarri log is ridiculous; and the red stand is a bit much...but its specs are excellent, some early reviews compared it to the NEC 20WMGX2 (this, I think when both were S-IPS...
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- Post #5
- Jul 25, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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LCD's for Writers

Thanks hans007. At the moment, I'm looking at a Samsung 2053BW.
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- Post #3
- Jul 24, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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LCD's for Writers

This thread is intended as an appendix to xtknight's comprehensive and well-organized "LCD Thread." (Thanks, Knight.) Professional writers, of course, care most about the appearance of text. For many of us, the Sony CRT's were perfect -- well-formed letters, white background that didn't...
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- Jul 24, 2008
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Displays
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HP W2007 "Sharpness" adjustment

I'm looking for a glossy LCD with a sharpness adjustment. Focused for the moment on the HP W2007. Downloaded a manual which applies to that model and several others. Manual indicates OSD has a sharpness setting on "(Select models only)". This function, however, seems tied to custom scaling...
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- Jul 24, 2008
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- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

CORRECTION: Just checked on all the sites that CLAIM to have an NEC 20WMGX2. None of the sites that list stock actually have them; all claim they need to update their pages. I was hoping to side-by-side two GLOSSY monitors. Using the list on P1 on this wonderful thread, I see only the Apple...
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- Post #5,062
- Jul 22, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

Sorry for the above. There are a few new units around, i.e. http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?item=77883. Meanwhile, turning to NEC 3/4 20 inchers, I'd really like to get a sense of the screen coatings on the following models: Nec 2070NX Nec 2070VX Nec 2090UXi-SV Nec 2090UXi Since...
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- Post #5,055
- Jul 21, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread
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- Post #5,054
- Jul 21, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

Thanks very much, xtknight. When one of my HS75P's went dead, I pulled an old Dell 1704FPT out of the closet. Resolution is awful -- 1152X864 -- but the matte anti-glare coating is okay. Not very fuzzy. Guess Dell decided later to lather it on. I'm trying to decide whether to shag another HS75P...
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- Post #5,052
- Jul 21, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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[Retired] The LCD Thread

xtknight, I'm a professional writer, staring at a screen all day, obsessed with clear text. I moved into the LCD age with two 17-inch Sony SDM-HS75P's on a Matrox P650 card. The Sony's glossy screen -- and a low set sharpness value -- make the text almost as good as Sony's CRT's. One of my...
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- Post #5,047
- Jul 21, 2008
- Forum: Displays

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