IdiotInCharge
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oddlycalm said:Confusing issue for certain. BenQ is the manufacturer of the complete display for Dell. However, the actual LCD panel is the same LG Philips 20.1" LM201U04 S-IPS panel in both the 2001FP and VP201 as ehZn posted. BenQ is an assembler, not a panel mfg.
In practical terms what this means is that characteristics specific to the panel, like "screen door" effect are identical on both displays, while issues related to individual electronics like scaling may differ. The BenQ displays have a different DSP chip than the Viewsonic from what I've been told, which would explain why people that have tested both indicate that the Dell scales to lower resolution marginally better. This is much more noticable with text than with game screens.
In either case, these panels are great for gaming and general business use, but not up to graphics professional standards. Fast refresh (16ms) and highest quality still seem to be mutually exclusive features.
Look for the really big advances to come over the next couple years as LCD display makers transition from the cold cathode flourescent backlighting currenly used to LED arrays. The LED's are much brighter, whiter, result in more even lighting, and they have what is effectively an infinite service life. Should take care of the horizontal line issue as well as some of the light leakage issues as the assembly process will be much less subject to the kinds of variations we see now.
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I've been wondering for years why they were using the cold cathodes instead of LED's. LED's make so much more sense.