TFT Monitors Buying Tips


TFT Monitors Buying Tips

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Monitor Your Buying Whilst Shopping for TFT Display

Whether it is upgrading your computer or buying a new one, procuring a new TFT monitor display is a long term investment. So this heeds some deliberation.

Decision to a buy TFT (Thin Film Transistor) monitor will mainly hinge on the type of application it is going to be used for- Entertainment or Home:

  • Entertainment
    Playing computer games and watching movies are going to be the primary activities here. Thus screen size of the TFT will be a major factor in choosing a display monitor. Go for TFT monitors with wider aspect ratio of 16:10 as all movies are available in wide screen formats.

    If you choose to use your monitor with standalone DVD player as well ensure it has component and S-video inputs along with basic DVI and VGA inputs.

    Next, watch out for brightness and contrast ratio. These two aspects determine video quality.

    You do not want people sitting in the corners squinting while watching a movie. So pay attention to the horizontal viewing angle. It should be at least 160 degrees.

    If you are an avid gamer, response time is of paramount importance. Only buy monitors with a response time less than 8ms - it is milli secs not secs :-)


  • Home and Office - SOHO (Small Office & Home Office)
    Email, Internet Web browsing and Productivity applications will be the main activity areas. In this case viewing angle, contrast ratio and response time need not be given much significance. Buy a basic TFT monitor to get rid of that bulky CRT monitor and make your desk space look leaner and stylish.

Keeping these tips in mind would not only make TFT monitor buying decision easier, it would also fetch you the right product.

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diamond4u's picture

simple and nice

Submitted by diamond4u on Tue, 2008-03-18 13:41.

this was a nice and simple article. good clarity on TFT monitors.

crazybeanrider's picture

Thanks For The Input

Submitted by crazybeanrider on Tue, 2008-03-18 13:49.

This article informed me more about buying monitors. There are so many choices and being uninformed makes it difficult to choose which one to buy. So your article was a bit more helpful.

kukku's picture

Thanks

Submitted by kukku on Tue, 2008-03-18 14:02.

It is such a relief going to the market knowing what you are looking for. One feels confident. Someone rightly said - knowledge is power.

Thanks for writing in crazybeanrider.
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rawnak's picture

Very informative

Submitted by rawnak on Tue, 2008-03-18 21:46.

I like the way you make your article look so attractive with the pictures arranged that way... makes you want to read what's written. The article was very informative.

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kukku's picture

i am honored....

Submitted by kukku on Fri, 2008-03-28 05:11.

Thanks rawnak, for showering praise. Nice to see that you notice small little things in articles. You have a keen eye.

Thanks again...

luckyme's picture

Well Said

Submitted by luckyme on Fri, 2008-03-21 14:46.

That was nice advice on monitor buying. One has to be so sure when buying electronic gadgets.

Chris Crow's picture

Very nice, short, to the

Submitted by Chris Crow on Thu, 2008-03-27 14:49.

Very nice, short, to the point article about cp monitors.

Thanks for the info. I love your use of pictures in the text. I need to learn how to get pictures in my bytes.

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kukku's picture

Thanks a ton for your

Submitted by kukku on Tue, 2008-04-01 00:37.

Thanks a ton for your generous appreciation Chris. Good to know that you like those pictures in the text. It is not difficult though, but is a cumbersome process as my PC is very slow.

Thanks again.

Going2Oahu's picture

Monitors

Submitted by Going2Oahu on Sun, 2008-04-13 09:01.

Nice post +1

I learned a few things and I always appreciate your creative layout of images and indented text.

kukku's picture

I Appreciate

Submitted by kukku on Thu, 2008-05-22 09:14.

Thank Going2Oahu, for appreciating my post. Your words encourage me. I have been away from the board for sometime for personal reasons. Missing Xomba a lot. Will be back soon with some more stuff.

Thanks again for writing in.

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freelancer's picture

how nice!

Submitted by freelancer on Sun, 2008-05-25 12:45.

very nicely written. i knew very little about these monitors. your article was very useful.

blessy's picture

nice tips

Submitted by blessy on Tue, 2008-06-10 09:06.

nice and simle tips for a commoner. thanks

kukku's picture

I Worte This Article in Simpler Terms

Submitted by kukku on Wed, 2008-06-25 12:48.

Thanks for writing in, blessy. I found umpteen articles about TFT monitors using more advanced computer terminology. I therefore took time and effort to weave out this article in simpler terms for a not-so-savvy computer user.

Nice to know that you liked the article.

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