<p>I would like to replace my current monitor with a LCD monitor w/speakers. I have been told the picture quality is determined by the number of pixels. Is this true? What pixel number range should I be looking for? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>i h ave a mag lcd monitor with built in speakers and i love it… i don’t actually use the speakers though. i really love the picture quality on mine, but my little sister had a smaller mag and the quality on hers wasn’t nearly as nice… so it all depends. i would stick away from gateway’s.</p>
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<p>Samsung makes great monitors - their panels are used in lcd’s of other brands as well such as Dell and Apple. Picture quality isnt determined by number of pixels, but rather, the dot pitch - the distance between pixels. One thing to look at if you’re into watching movies and playing games is the response time - this is the amount of time for the monitor to change the image on the screen. 12-16ms is decent, higher and you can definetely notice ‘ghosting’ even in normal tasks.</p>
<p>Look to see if your computer has a DVI port (it looks like the white port on the right in this image: <a href=“http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/14-125-153-01.JPG)%5B/url%5D”>http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/14-125-153-01.JPG)</a>. If so, it’s probably best to buy an LCD with a DVI connection as opposed to solely a VGA one - DVI signal quality is higher and requires little to no calibration.</p>
<p>If you buy from a store [not offline], ask to see the monitor plugged in before paying. Dead pixels (those stuck on a certain color or not turning on at all) can be an issue, so check carefully for these. If you buy online, see what the store’s replacement policy is on dead pixels - many stores won’t accept for replacement unless 9 or 10 (!) dead pixels are present.</p>
<p>I have a Hyundai L90D+ (<a href=“http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20050215/lcd-01.html[/url]”>http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20050215/lcd-01.html</a>) - it’s a 19" screen with a Samsung panel, an 8ms response time, and a 0.294mm dot pitch. Absolutely wonderful quality.</p>