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Article #92869Re: DOOM 3, LCD monitors, and you
From: McGrandpa
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:31
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:31
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"Inglo" <ioo@??.ลผลผลผ> wrote in message news:VNEVd.8809$OU1.3346@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com > On 3/3/2005 2:59 AM McGrandpa brightened our day with: > >> >>> The standard was really meant for small LCDs: 640x480 or 800x600. >>> Even then, the standard still feels to be a little lenient. >>> >>> >> >> That covers everything but pixels going bad after it's used a bit. >> Sigh. Never ends eh? >> McG. >> >> >> >> > Like I think I said, mine came out of the box pristine. It wasn't > until about a week letter that the pixel got stuck on red. I really > don't mind that much, that's the way you have to be, the more you > focus on it the more it bugs you. Sometimes I forget about for days, > just remove it from conscious view. > The bad pixel thing is a total crap shoot. I have a top brand monitor > (Sony) bought from a reputable retailer (NewEgg), I can't think of > being much safer, even if I bought this from a brick and mortar I > would have still ended up with the b.p. > Besides the other issues, I bet there are tons of people out there who > just don't notice the bad pixels. I'm not really sure if I had the > opportunity, whether I'd bother with getting this replaced if Sony > had a 0 b.p. policy. > More than likely I'll sell this monitor in a year or so for $200 and > cross my fingers that the next one will be perfect. You're a pretty cool guy Steve. But you're right too. What do ya do when you get it pristine and a pixel gets stuck later? I wonder if really fast response time can have anything to do with that? McG.
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