It is not possible to imagine life without a computer these days.
Like any other essential, having a computer is no longer a luxury but a
day to day need. Having said that, one needs to have one PC in the room,
if not a laptop- this would mean making the room look very clumsy and
cluttered. That is what most of the people would use the laptops, which
would not only save the space but could be moved easily or could be
carried to any other location. But for the people, who for some reasons
would not want to go for the lap top would be stuck with the personal
desktops.
The conventional personal computers were bulky and had
those CRT monitors, which made the computer look even more bulky and at
the same time these would consume a lot of space. The mid way out from
the extreme of going for an expensive laptop or being stock with a giant
CRT monitor, it is best to go for this monitor. These would not all to
the decor of the room, but at the same time would be very economical on
the space bit, leaving quite a lot for the keyboard to be placed.
However, with the kind of options and brands that are available, one
should look at the following points before going ahead and purchasing a
monitor in the budget you have.
The resolution of this monitor
would mean you should at least have the 1600x1200 or higher for the
normal home use. More would be better and as one would go higher on the
resolution the prices would go high. Hence, unless you have a specific
need for resolution, 1600x1200 would be reasonable.
The contrast
ratio of this monitor is another way that the LCD monitors of various
brands in a said price range could be compared. There are two kinds of
contrasting ratios, make sure that you are comparing the same ones in
two different LCD monitors. The static contrast ratio should be 1000:1
or more.
Response time is very important for people who like to
play games on the PC. The response time could be understood as the time
taken for the pixel to change. Less the response time, better would be
the quality as that would mean that the pixel would be capable of
changing fasted. A decent LCD monitor should have 5ms. For the gamers
2ms should be good but this would be an expensive choice.
Power
consumption is another thing that one needs to look at. Lesser power
consumption would be preferred for obvious reasons. The best is to look
for the energy efficiency logo which has stars. More stars would mean
that is more energy efficient.
The LCD monitor which are with
fixed stands would be less expensive as the once which are with
adjustable stands. Going for the adjustable stand in a LCD monitor is
any day a better choice. A better viewing angle and the flexibility to
adjust it would help making the most of the extra bucks that one would
be paying for the monitor with adjustable stand.
