Starlogic 17" LCD Monitor 16ms £119.99 (merged threads)

rogerramjet

Just had an email from Amazon, maybe of interest
, especially as it's got free delivery

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0008EKK8K/ref=br_lf_li_1_1/202-2077655-5642260

Ted_Hutchinson

Can anyone see what the warrenty period would be?

redfox

Ted_Hutchinson wrote:

Can anyone see what the warrenty period would be?

Starlogic displays are at the budget end of the TFT market and I believe they only have a 1 year return to base warranty but I can't see any confirmation of that on the Amazon site.

Miser_maz

Whats the difference between TFT and LCD, anyone better than the other?

rogerramjet

From somewhere on the web

TFT - Short for thin film transistor, a type of LCD flat-panel display screen, in which each pixel is controlled by from one to four transistors. The TFT technology provides the best resolution of all the flat-panel techniques, but it is also the most expensive. TFT screens are sometimes called active-matrix LCDs.

LCD - Short for liquid crystal display, a type of display used in digital watches and many portable computers. LCD displays utilize two sheets of polarizing material with a liquid crystal solution between them. An electric current passed through the liquid causes the crystals to align so that light cannot pass through them. Each crystal, therefore, is like a shutter, either allowing light to pass through or blocking the light. Color LCD displays use two basic techniques for producing color: Passive matrix is the less expensive of the two technologies. The other technology, called thin film transistor (TFT) or active-matrix, produces color images that are as sharp as traditional CRT displays, but the technology is expensive.

Hope that helps

Forgot to add...looking at the tech spec for this monitor it says

17.0" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display

tonyg_2

Does anyone know whether my Dell 15" flat panel is a TFT or LCD?
Thanks, Tx

Miser_maz

rogerramjet wrote:

From somewhere on the web

TFT - Short for thin film transistor, a type of LCD flat-panel display screen, in which each pixel is controlled by from one to four transistors. The TFT technology provides the best resolution of all the flat-panel techniques, but it is also the most expensive. TFT screens are sometimes called active-matrix LCDs.

LCD - Short for liquid crystal display, a type of display used in digital watches and many portable computers. LCD displays utilize two sheets of polarizing material with a liquid crystal solution between them. An electric current passed through the liquid causes the crystals to align so that light cannot pass through them. Each crystal, therefore, is like a shutter, either allowing light to pass through or blocking the light. Color LCD displays use two basic techniques for producing color: Passive matrix is the less expensive of the two technologies. The other technology, called thin film transistor (TFT) or active-matrix, produces color images that are as sharp as traditional CRT displays, but the technology is expensive.

Hope that helps

Forgot to add...looking at the tech spec for this monitor it says

17.0" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display

errr... yeh, I think..

bleugh

tonyg wrote:

Does anyone know whether my Dell 15" flat panel is a TFT or LCD?
Thanks, Tx

TFT / LCD are transposed frequently nowadays in sentences.

TFT is a form of LCD, nowadays, end users dont need to know that other forms of LCD exist.

back in the old days there were DS, TN, STN, types of LCD, these produced lower quality displays and were much cheaper than a TFT type.

nowadays, TFT are cheap to produce and are in 99% of modern (up to 3 years or so) monitors!


if you've a TFT, you've a flat, thin screen
if you've an LCD, you've a flat, thin screen

5 years ago, if you had an LCD, it may or may not have been TFT :-)

Ted_Hutchinson

Reply from Amazon regarding Warrenty.
Thank you for writing to Amazon.co.uk.Firstly, I am sorry that the warranty information for "Starlogic 17"
LCD Monitor 16ms 1280x1024 at 75Hz" is not listed on our web site.

All the information we can provide about the Electronics and Photo items offered on our website is displayed on the product information pages for the items or is accessible from these pages. Usually, we have the manufacturer and item name, a photo that can be enlarged, product specifications, and product reviews by our editors and customers.

All items listed on our web site are covered by one year manufacturer's warranty. This information should be listed in the owner's manual for the product.

Further, we currently do not offer an extended warranty on the Electronics and Photo items sold on our website. We recommend consulting the manual that comes with the package for warranty and
service information.

However, if you need information regarding the warranty prior to placing your order, we suggest you contact the manufacturer directly.

If we may be of further assistance, please get back to us at anytime. Thank you for your interest in Amazon.co.uk
So I guess it is one year RTB

Str4berr3

Hiya there!
Just to say that Amazon are currently selling a tft 17'' for 119.99.
Go to site and you will see it there on their front page, I afraid to pass on the link as i have an account with them and dunno how to delete the cookie - thingy!
But hope this is useful! :j

johnllew

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0008EKK8K/ref=amb_center-3_10068401_1/202-8066665-2577457

17" Viewable image
1280x1024 maximum resolution
16ms response time
PC and Macintosh compatible
0.264mm dot pitch
Built-in speakers with 2W per channel
400:1 Contrast ratio