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• I could do TV output, but TVs can’t do decent resolution.
• I could use a projector, but those aren’t quite appropriate.

• I want a widescreen display which can do widescreen aspect ratio.

I got a Dell 2405FPW

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CRTs ∞

Widescreen CRTs ∞

These are big and heavy, take up lots of space and put out lots of heat. Their lifespan may be suspect. Many seem to argue the quality difference between CRTs and LCDs is notible, with CRTs being a much more refined and high quality device.

• Sony 24″ (FW900)

  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004YNSR

LCDs ∞

• Traditionally, all Super IPS displays perform “faster” than their PVA or MVA counterparts – particularly on gray-to-gray transient times.

• 16ms refresh or lower, or DVD playback will ghost. This varies by technology though. Be careful, because manufacturers will lie about the numbers, and give various averages and such.

Regular LCDs ∞

I’ve had some nice LCD screens recommended to me. I haven’t liked them in the past, but the technology has much-improved!

This info is old

Possible alternatives:

• Samsung 900NF
• Sony G420
• Viewsonic P95
• NEC Multisync FP955
• Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 19″
• Sony G520 21″

• Samsung 1200NF 21″

Widescreen LCDs ∞

I got a Dell 2405FPW

• Get an aspect ratio as close to 16:9 or 1.78:1

• what is wide aspect?

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• Philips 17″ LCD HDTV monitor flat TV Digital Crystal Clear – 17PF9946/37

  • http://www.monitoroutlet.com/M10418.html
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00067TYWW
  • Built-in FM and TV tuners, automatic brightness controls based on room brightness, intelligent de-interlacing, virtual Dolby surround, 2x picture-in-picture
  • Widescreen, 1280 x 768 60Hz, 400:1 contrast, 16ms
  • Full screen, Subtitle and Heading Shift, Superwide, Widescreen, Zoom 14:9, Zoom 16:9
  • One Amazon customer reported: … the right and bottom of the video are severely cropped, making it basically unusable for HD.

• IX PA1722TWSV 17″ 16:9 LCD Flat-Panel TV

  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002IASGG
  • 1280×768, 4:3/16:9, 400:1 contrast

• Audiovox FPE1705 17″ Widescreen HD-Ready LCD TV

  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009E7B90
  • 1280×768, 4:3/16:9, 400:1 contrast

• DELL UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor

  • http://compreviews.about.com/od/multimedia/ss/Dell2005FPWTour.htm
  • Dell 2005FPW vs Apple Cinema 20″
  • 16:10, 1680×1050, 600:1 contrast, 12ms (probably actually 16ms)
  • Intelligent about de-scaling things so that pictures end up centered instead of stretched.
  • Same basic panel as the Apple Cinema 20″.

• Sharp LLM17W1 — I couldn’t find it on sharp.ca

HD Widescreen LCDs ∞

Dell 2405FPW was the winner.

• 1900×1200 for high definition.

• 1900×1200 native resolution is the actual pixels.

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• The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple Cinema Display

  • The 23″ is nice.
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20101230060906/http://www.macintouch.com:80/cinemadisplays.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20060115231026/http://www.pcworld.com:80/reviews/article/0,aid,117967,00.asp
  • 1920 x 1200, 400:1 contrast, 16ms
  • The 20″ cannot properly de-scale like the dell 20″
  • Completely shrug-and-pray, with few physical controls and no external input.

• Sony PremierPro SDM-P234/B Widescreen 23″ LCD Monitor

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20191121092356/docs.sony.com/release/SPECS/SDMP234_mksp.pdf
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20201028203609/www.docs.sony.com/release/SDMP234.pdf
  • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002II7QE

out of the running ∞

• HP F2304

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20040715020233/http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,116674,00.asp
  • Great display, very expensive. Clouding of blacks, not a good TV alternative.
  • 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz
  • 0.25ms response time! =(

• Samsung 243T

  • Silver
  • Black 24″
  • 1900×1200, 500:1 contrast.. MSRP: $3,569.00 !!

• Sharp LCM3700 37″ Wide XGA Low-Reflection Black TFT Advanced Super View (ASV) Display

  • 800:1 contrast

Projectors ∞

• lumenlab [ 1 ] had a cheap and high-quality projector.

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