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21" LCD Monitor Kits?
Dee asks: "My firm has an opportunity to build a 21" NEC flat panel LCD monitor into a custom enclosure. As the OEM, we can do pretty much anything with the case. We're looking at deep drawn aluminum cases, anodized in any color you can name. A search on here shows that a generic 18" LCD in a plastic enclosure retails for $649 or so. What price range are people willing to pay for a 21" LCD? Would people be interested in a DIY kit for the display?" Frankly, I'd be more interested in seeing what one of these monsters might look like before I'd be able to say how much I'd pay for one, still the idea sounds intriguing in and of itself. Pricewatch has them in the $2-3k range, these days, in case you were wondering.
A 19" monitor probably equates to 17.5 - 18" viewable; a 21" LCD is 21" viewable, which is what many people forget.
What's this about too slow refresh rates for LCDs? 60Hz vertical refresh on an LCD is just fine.
The primary reason for having high refresh rates on CRTs is to reduce flicker. The flicker exists because a CRT only lights a point on the screen at any given time and scans horizontal lines from top to bottom.
In contrast, an LCD lights the entire image at all times, so there is no flicker and no need to go faster than 60Hz vertical refresh. A CRT, however, will benifit greatly from a higher refresh rate.
BTW: I have a Nokia branded Sony Triniton CRT display sitting next to an SGI 1600SW LCD (Mitsbishi made display, like the Apply Cinima Display). The SGI LCD has superior focus and notably less flicker than the CRT when the CRT is used at 85Hz (which I do think is far better than the CRT at 60 or 70HZ).
I also do video work with the SGI LCD. It is plenty fast enough for that, so I gather it's fast enough for most games.
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