Kurazoo
Pheasant Plucker
+440|6950|West Yorkshire, U.K
Could anyone tell me the difference between a 8000:1 and 3000:1 wide screen LCD monitor? Which would be the better one?

8000:1

3000:1 (I know this is a 20" but I have seen 22" with 3000:1)

thanking you

Last edited by Kurazoo (2008-11-11 08:43:29)

tupla_s
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+455|6858|Finland
Those are dynamic contrast ratios, meaning that the screen brightness level changes depending what's displayed. IMO it makes it look bad so you should look at the static contrast ratio. 700:1 on lg and 1000:1 on samsung and higher is better.

And the difference is that if you look at a gradient for example you see less "steps" the higher it is. So you get 1000 shades of gray vs. 700 shades

Last edited by tupla_s (2008-11-11 08:55:57)

Zimmer
Un Moderador
+1,688|7022|Scotland

tupla_s wrote:

Those are dynamic contrast ratios, meaning that the screen brightness level changes depending what's displayed. IMO it makes it look bad so you should look at the static contrast ratio. 700:1 on lg and 1000:1 on samsung and higher is better.

And the difference is that if you look at a gradient for example you see less "steps" the higher it is.
Samsung is best here. It's an amazing screen ( I have it ). Only thing it doesn't display so crisply is its blues... but you can adjust that anyway.

The contrast also helps with blacks and whites and the depth that your eyes perceive on the screen. The samsung, in this case, wins hands down.
Kurazoo
Pheasant Plucker
+440|6950|West Yorkshire, U.K

tupla_s wrote:

Those are dynamic contrast ratios, meaning that the screen brightness level changes depending what's displayed. IMO it makes it look bad so you should look at the static contrast ratio. 700:1 on lg and 1000:1 on samsung and higher is better.

And the difference is that if you look at a gradient for example you see less "steps" the higher it is. So you get 1000 shades of gray vs. 700 shades
Thanks, you changed that three times! Now I understand

you are a great help

Last edited by Kurazoo (2008-11-11 08:59:33)

Kurazoo
Pheasant Plucker
+440|6950|West Yorkshire, U.K
Don't you have the 22" Pebble Zimmer, not the 20?
Zimmer
Un Moderador
+1,688|7022|Scotland

Kurazoo wrote:

Don't you have the 22" Pebble Zimmer, not the 20?
There is absolutely no difference, unless you want your screen to be slightly stretched.
20" is native 1680x1050, 22" is not. Both screens have the EXACT same resolution. The 20" is the one to go for.
tupla_s
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+455|6858|Finland

Kurazoo wrote:

tupla_s wrote:

Those are dynamic contrast ratios, meaning that the screen brightness level changes depending what's displayed. IMO it makes it look bad so you should look at the static contrast ratio. 700:1 on lg and 1000:1 on samsung and higher is better.

And the difference is that if you look at a gradient for example you see less "steps" the higher it is. So you get 1000 shades of gray vs. 700 shades
Thanks, you changed that three times!
Yeah it's an annoying problem of mine. Always have to edit a lot when explaining something. Tend to write slower than I think or think slower than I write and then translate thinking to English so the result is a major cluster f*

Probably should learn to wait a while before submitting my posts.
Kurazoo
Pheasant Plucker
+440|6950|West Yorkshire, U.K
Yeah, I tend to do that aswell, have to be a perfectionist!

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