Originally posted by: Scarface5277
Ok I went and saw a monitor with aperture grill and those 2 lines across the screen bother me. I know you're supposed to get used to it after a while but on a white background they really show. I know LG 915ft is the only monitor that uses a sort of aperture grill technology without showing the lines. I really like the LG but some people recommend the Samsung.
I won't use anything but Aperture Grille. The colour and clarity is so much nicer in my experience.
Originally posted by: Scarface5277
I won't use anything but Aperture Grille. The colour and clarity is so much nicer in my experience.
Well there is a different technology which is in between shadow mask and aperture grill - slot mask. LG flatron and some NEC screens use them. It allows more light to pass through resulting in an overall brighter image, just not as bright as aperture grill, but brighter than shadow mask. I would definately get the slot mask LG flatron (because it eliminates the two lines AND shadow/slot mask display text more clearly) but I dont know if the actual image of the slot mask display will be as sharp or clear. A couple of sources i looked at say the brightness is the only thing it is lacking in comparison to aperture grill, the vividness of the colors are equal. I dont mind sacrificing a little bit of brightness for clearer text and no lines - but im not sure if its ONLY the brightness that slot mask lacks in comparison to aperture grill. If brightness is the only thing, then i'll go with LG Flatron, but if sharpness and clarity of the image arent as good, then ill go with Samsung 900NF. I need this information before I can make a purchasing decision. Let me know if you can help.
I won't use anything but Aperture Grille. The colour and clarity is so much nicer in my experience.
Originally posted by: Mem
I won't use anything but Aperture Grille. The colour and clarity is so much nicer in my experience.
I`m the opposite,they do bother me a lot.
Scarface5277,sounds like you`ll probably prefer a shadowmask type tube so Samsung 957MB or the Viewsonic G90F would be worth looking at.
As to the LG 915FT I`ve that model and it produces a darker screen then the trinitron/diamondtron type tubes,the main problem I found with it was geometry, since the first two I received had poor geometry that couldn`t be corrected but the third replacement was fine with very good geometry,sharp text ,good colour etc ,btw the newer model is the LG 900P.
Can you give me some more details on the LG? does it have a more crisp and clear image in comparison to trinitron? or is the trinitron better? and are the colors more vivrant on the trinitron or the LG?