Recent content by Mofongo

Whoopee!! I've been waiting and waiting for this! I'd rather buy from Costco than Dell. Just put my order in, too. Mofongo

No. The TN technology is still the same as the 226BW. Just the backlight changed.

According to that article, the real difference is that it has an extended color gamut. Because Samsung cannot buy extended gamut panels from another manufacturer (yet), you will by default be getting an 'S' panel (for now). Mofongo

Actually, Westinghouse owns part of Chi Mei. This is in fact why they decided to start selling LCD products under the Westinghouse name...they just happened to own an LCD panel manufacturer, so why not? :) So they tend to use Chi Mei panels as the default for all of their LCD products. Not...

I was thinking of getting my wife a 22" widescreen to replace her 17" CRT (which I am currently using since my 19" CRT blew up while I wait for a Dell 2407WFP-HC :). Costco has Sceptre and X2Gens quite cheap (around $250 give or take) with free shipping (mail-order only). Then I noticed an...

Jim Robbins did a very in-depth comparison between the BenQ, Dell, and LG 24" monitors. His conclusion is that they are all pretty good, but which one is best for your depends on the application. Mofongo

I was wondering this as well, since Samsung Semiconductor's website does not admit to making a wide gamut 24" SPVA panel. Although this would not be the first time that their website has been incomplete, they are usually pretty thorough about posting their newer panels. They have been listing...

How do you know it will be PVA? Do you have an online source you can link to for us? Thanks, Mofongo P.S. The only manufacturer that I can find that lists a 24" non-TN panel with 92% gamut is AUO. It is an AMVA panel. But manufacturers' product literature rarely lists every panel...

Yeah! I would really like to see some good quality pictures, especially side-by-side with competing monitors. Mofongo

It's all about price point. Manufacturers do not want to (cannot?) sell a non-TN monitor for under $500. Given the relatively cutthroat competition in the display market (i.e. little chance of cabals fixing prices) this is probably because it costs a certain amount of money to make a non-TN...

Only TN panels are not 8 bit anymore. Current PVA, MVA, and IPS panels are all capable of 8 bit, which is to say that each pixel is capable of 256 unique states. Mofongo

I am certainly with you that the whole panel lottery thing stinks...after all, what is the point in buying the Samsung if it has the same panel as all the cheaper brands? (Unless Samsung does a better job at calibration...which it does not sound like they do). But the LG has the "A" panel...

Hmm...the mosquito noise could be due to a variety of things. The first is that it could really be in the movie itself. A good test for this would be to get a new, animated movie (like Shrek 2 or Cars) and watch it. Animated movies, since they are not transferred from film to digital, tend...

Have you looked at the 24" Gateway? To me, the Gateway looks incredibly sparkly/grainy...like there's tiny crystals embedded in the screen or something. This would drive me nuts. So I am curious if the effect you are talking about is something like that? On the other hand, my wife has a...

From the Costco website: "Merchandise: We guarantee your satisfaction on every product we sell with a full refund. Exceptions: Televisions, projectors, computers, cameras, camcorders, iPOD / MP3 players and cellular phones must be returned within 90 days of purchase for a refund." Monitors...