- Oct 28, 2009
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Hi,
So I'm gonna be building a new rig, and was planning to get a new monitor, but surprisingly, when I compared the specs of most of them, they seem to be inferior to my existing monitor (on paper atleast)
My LG L177WSB is currently over 5yrs old, and its a 17" , 1440x900 res, 5000:1 contrast ratio and 500cd/m2 monitor.
http://www.lg.com/ph/monitors/lg-L177WSB-PF-monitor
Most new Panels I see only have larger pixel area and screen size, but have inferior specs in all other parameters? Like the Samsung S20B300B, or Dell IN2030M 20 for example, have only 1000:1 ratio, and 250 nits brightness.
http://www.flipkart.com/computers/computer-peripherals/monitors/pr?sid=6bo%2Ctia%2C9no
So am I missing something here? I thought display technology had improved by leaps and bounds in the past 5 yrs? If not, I assume I would be fine to continue using my existing monitor, as there is nothing new worth purchasing?
So I'm gonna be building a new rig, and was planning to get a new monitor, but surprisingly, when I compared the specs of most of them, they seem to be inferior to my existing monitor (on paper atleast)
My LG L177WSB is currently over 5yrs old, and its a 17" , 1440x900 res, 5000:1 contrast ratio and 500cd/m2 monitor.
http://www.lg.com/ph/monitors/lg-L177WSB-PF-monitor
Most new Panels I see only have larger pixel area and screen size, but have inferior specs in all other parameters? Like the Samsung S20B300B, or Dell IN2030M 20 for example, have only 1000:1 ratio, and 250 nits brightness.
http://www.flipkart.com/computers/computer-peripherals/monitors/pr?sid=6bo%2Ctia%2C9no
So am I missing something here? I thought display technology had improved by leaps and bounds in the past 5 yrs? If not, I assume I would be fine to continue using my existing monitor, as there is nothing new worth purchasing?
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