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LG Flatron 2320A 23" LCD Media Station Reviewed

Posted by timothy on from the please-send-me-one dept.

Julio writes "TechSpot has taken an in-depth look at LG's Flatron 2320A 23" LCD, you should know however that calling this a monitor would be an understatement, this is a multi-media workstation. The package consists of a 23" widescreen LCD color monitor, and a multi-media station that lets you connect its beautiful flat screen to your PC and a number of devices at the same time (X-Box, etc.). Feel yourself warned though, luxury does come at a cost."

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  1. Sigh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The review sucked and is not worth reading. This guy is obviously trying to just make money off of advertising to a slashdot-sized audience. Do a whois on techspot.com..


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  2. Re:Don't call it a monitor? by realdpk · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's not the refresh rate, it's the pixel response time. Some LCDs are really bad for gaming (look at older laptops for good examples), while some are great. Look for ones with a rating of 20ms or lower and you should not see any blurring.

    Btw, most LCDs do run at "60Hz", but not every pixel needs to be toggled every cycle, so it's not exactly the best way to measure them. Other than ms, I'm not sure what they use now. Maybe we should have some sort of "number of pixel changes per second per pixel" or something. ;)

  3. For $1,299... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    you can get a 20' mac screen
    or a 17' screen with a complete G5 included...
    http://store.apple.com/
    Seems like a better deal to me

    1. Re:For $1,299... by mrinella · · Score: 2, Informative

      The 23" is only single link. I have one and it worked fine with my old Geforce2MX before the G5 came. Apple's tech specs also show it as requiring only a full single link. Its the 30" that requires dual link.

  4. A better deal by Hao+Wu · · Score: 5, Informative

    For 3 inches less you can get one with a computer inside, and you save ~$500: iMac

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  5. 23" Cinema Display - more style, less money by voisine · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.apple.com/displays/specs.html

    Exact same lcd panel in a much cooler case for a few hundred less.

  6. Re:a $50 LCD would be more impressive by catwh0re · · Score: 2, Informative
    More features are usually just a mechanism to offset how expensive the main portion of the product is.
    The reality is, if you strip most products down to their bare-bones functionality they'll cost about the same price.

    Extra features allow the consumer to think that the price is the result of the combined total, when we all know quite well that the speakers and other features are probably crap.

    They also provide a point of competitive difference, this screen is quite poor quality for 23" inches, a 23" Apple display dwarfs it's quality. So some lame consumer can think that this screen is better because it features some speakers and other crap that you most likely already have separate products for.

  7. How in the Wide, Wide World of Sports..... by DLR · · Score: 5, Informative

    ....did this POS qualify for an article? I've seen more informative, less self-serving tripe lining the cat litter pan. I've submitted better to /. only to have it rejected and pop up 2 days later when someone else submitted it. Excuse me?

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