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.

Comments

Re:is a CRT not an option?

[PD]

OK, I'm one of those people. I think that an LCD looks different than a monitor, but it's just as good.

Just for the record, I also:

-cannot distinguish cilantro and parsley by sight or smell

-believe that Cmdr. Taco chose a nice color scheme for /.

-don't see what's all that great about HP calculators

-can't tell the difference between IDE and SCSI

-eat hamburgers with the crown facing the floor and the heel facing the ceiling

-usually like the sequel better than the original

-will listen to a remake of any Elvis Presley song

-always like the movie much better than the book

AND

-think that Miller Beer both tastes great and is less filling

60Hz Refresh rate fine for LCD

[Visoblast]

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.