[MSNwar]

What is the one most important thing to look for when buying a TFT monitor and why?

[Conan]

Check them over good at the store for Dead Pixels. Why? It's extremely annoying to bring it home then find out there's a dead pixel/s that you didn't know of.

[Drewdatrip]

From my recent interest in tft displys, i have found that the Contrast Ratio is very important. You want it to be atleast 400:1.

=Drew

[Rick]

MSNWAR...I don't know if you are just trying to spark conversation or if you are looking to buy and want good advice but Tomshardware does an exhaustive 3 part series on TFT.

Take a look here: Tomshardware Guide

Rick

[zivan56]

How fast the screen responds, so you dont get lagging graphics.

[zipp51]

Very good guide from the Tom's Hardware link Rick,it seems like theres a lot of tech stuff there that you can use to make a wise decision on a purchase.

[Rick]

Thanks...more than I care to read right now but then I can't even touch a tft for my desktop right now because I'm too broke!

Rick

[MSNwar]

Dead Pixels
Contrast Ratio 400:1

Is contrast ration and refresh rate the same thing on a TFT monitor?

I learned that some TFT monitors have built-in speakers and some do not. People that just want sound without stereo quality speakers or wish to eliminate a set of external speakers may want to look for this when purchasing a TFT monitor.

Some TFT monitors come with a button for automatically adjusting the screen settings. This is a must have if you do not understand and/or want to fumble with manual settings. Otherwise, you are forced to manually configure the settings.

[Conan]

Refresh rates are different compared to conventional CRT's. Mine has a maximum of 75hz which is what I use. It's different cause LCD's/TFT have no flicker when viewing still images, it's only when the image changes that the refresh rate starts. CRT's are always refreshing whether the images are still or moving.