From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 28 08:02:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0047837B405 for ; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:02:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from orac.moffetimages.com (dsl3-63-249-88-4.cruzio.com [63.249.88.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10E0643FD7 for ; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:02:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brianm@moffetimages.com) Received: from DIABLO.moffetimages.com (dhcp-64.moffetimages.com [192.168.20.64]) (authenticated bits=0) by orac.moffetimages.com (8.12.1/8.12.1) with ESMTP id h6SF2RD5040514 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Mon, 28 Jul 2003 08:02:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20030728074751.032a08a8@orac.moffetimages.com> X-Sender: brianm@orac.moffetimages.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 07:51:59 -0700 To: bdodson@scms.utmb.EDU, "Stephen J. Roznowski" From: "Brian D. Moffet" In-Reply-To: <16165.10725.790780.904352@histidine.utmb.edu> References: <200307280411.h6S4Bipn028472@pcp325887pcs.catonv01.md.comcast.net> <200307280411.h6S4Bipn028472@pcp325887pcs.catonv01.md.comcast.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for LCD Recommendations X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:02:32 -0000 At 08:49 AM 7/28/2003 -0500, M. L. Dodson wrote: >Stephen J. Roznowski writes: > > I'm looking to replace my 19" monitor with an 18"+ LCD screen. > > > > Anyone got some good recommendations for what is currently on the > > market? Any brands to avoid? > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > Stephen J. Roznowski (sjr@comcast.net) > >Avoid Sony. Particularly the SDM-M81 model. Mine has been back >for replacement once (something with the power supply, I think). >They gave us so much hassle about it, it is too much trouble to >send the replacement back for the bad pixel column the >replacement unit developed since arrival. > >We've had good luck with ViewSonic in smaller formats. Haven't >tried their larger models (like you want). I own a ViewSonic VX900, http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcd_vx900.htm which I purchased to use with 4 computers through a KVM switch (the four computers are 2 SGI machines, a FreeBSD box, and a windows laptop.) So far, since April or so, I haven't had a single problem with it, and I haven't even found a dead pixel. It handles the sync-on-green that the O2 and Octane want, and handles the Matrox G200 (old card) well under FreeBSD. FYI Brian Brian D. Moffet brianm@moffetimages.com -- http://www.moffetimages.com