[lug] Picking a monitor.

[George Sexton]

And now for something totally low-tech:

Drive down to Microcenter and look at the ones they have hooked up and
choose the one that looks best to you.

Make sure you get one with both DVI and VGA connectors.

George Sexton
MH Software, Inc.
303 438-9585
www.mhsoftware.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-
> bounces at lug.boulder.co.us] On Behalf Of David L. Anselmi
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 11:09 PM
> To: Boulder (Colorado) Linux Users Group -- General Mailing List
> Subject: [lug] Picking a monitor.
> 
> What do you look for if you were buying a new monitor these days?
> 
> When I bought my last one (not quite 10 years ago), it seemed
> relatively easy to find something that
> was a reasonable balance of quality, performance, and price, and to
> find the sweet spot in size.
> 
> I suppose today you'd get a flat screen, perhaps wide aspect ratio and
> that you could certainly find
> something cheap.  Are flat screens a commodity and you just get the
> cheapest in the size you want?
> Or are there other performance factors to consider?
> 
> I guess I don't currently have any DVI video cards, will I have to
> upgrade my card too because VGA
> is going the way of ATA?
> 
> Thanks for your suggestions,
> Dave
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