Honeywell Arius 22" monitor

Peter G. 2 Jun, 2008 at 3:32pm ET Article published in Tech

Comments

1. 
   2 Jun 2008 ~ 3:55pm Thrax Bad review is bad. No frame lag test, no colorimetry tests, no afterglow testing, no oscilloscope on the response time, no objective backlight testing, or brightness testing, etc.
   
   :\ lame.
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   2 Jun 2008 ~ 4:46pm airbornflght

   Thrax wrote:

   Bad review is bad. No frame lag test, no colorimetry tests, no afterglow testing, no oscilloscope on the response time, no objective backlight testing, or brightness testing, etc.
   
   :\ lame.

   
   Are you kidding me thrax? Not everyone had the equipment to do a full array of tests. And to be honest, a minority of people care about the color output of a monitor as they are generally close enough to satisfy the general consumer. It is only the graphic artist that truly cares about color that much.
   
   Response time I can see, frame lag not so much as that will be dependent upon more than the monitor. Including the video card, cable length, and then the monitor. And the only thing frame lag really matters on is when that 10ms of out of sync audio really matters that much. You seem too demanding to me, because most people don't know what that stuff is and just don't care.
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   2 Jun 2008 ~ 6:11pm Thrax Do I look like I'm kidding? The testing equipment to do what I described above is less than $300. Hardly a big investment to produce reviews that don't blow ass.
   
   If you're going to write a review, which should be detailed and objective, "YEP, IT'S A MONITOR. IT DISPLAYS STUFF." is hardly a satisfactory analysis. Frame lag has everything to do with the display, and virtually nothing to do with everything else you listed.
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   2 Jun 2008 ~ 6:30pm airbornflght

   Thrax wrote:

   Do I look like I'm kidding? The testing equipment to do what I described above is less than $300. Hardly a big investment to produce reviews that don't blow ass.
   
   If you're going to write a review, which should be detailed and objective, "YEP, IT'S A MONITOR. IT DISPLAYS STUFF." is hardly a satisfactory analysis. Frame lag has everything to do with the display, and virtually nothing to do with everything else you listed.

   
   Frame lag is the time it takes from the instruction sent from the gpu or until your image pops up on screen. how are those things not involved. Longer cable equals more time for signal to traverse distance.
5. 
   2 Jun 2008 ~ 6:35pm Thrax Wrong.
6. 
   2 Jun 2008 ~ 6:36pm BuddyJ Here, "discuss" this one too:
   http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Zalman/Trimon_2d_3d_lcd/1.php
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   2 Jun 2008 ~ 6:39pm Thrax LOL, it's a big monitor with a glossy finish and it displays colors. It's 3D so you need goggles and a GeForce! THX 4 READING.
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   2 Jun 2008 ~ 6:41pm BuddyJ We need to sell ThraxNotes.
9. 
   3 Jun 2008 ~ 5:55am Your-Amish-Daddy Thrax needs dimerol.
10. 
    3 Jun 2008 ~ 10:21am edcentric THRAX knows what he speaks.
    The more technical details that I know the more confident I am that I can get a good product for my money.
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    3 Jun 2008 ~ 10:51am QCH Monitor cable length DOES impact video quality.... If the cable is damaged, unshielded, and 50 feet long there will be some loss. Anything short of that and there is nothing to worry about. Between VGA verses DVI, now there you can see differences.
    
    Color (or colour for you UK'ers).... between 16.3 and 16.7 there is HUGE difference. 400,000 colors is noticable. I have two monitors on my desk now... one with 16.3 and the other with 16.7. Same picture, same GPU, same manufacturer... 16.7 is MUCH better color.
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    3 Jun 2008 ~ 6:25pm CB

    QCH2002 wrote:

    Monitor cable length DOES impact video quality.... If the cable is damaged, unshielded, and 50 feet long there will be some loss. Anything short of that and there is nothing to worry about. Between VGA verses DVI, now there you can see differences.
    
    Color (or colour for you UK'ers).... between 16.3 and 16.7 there is HUGE difference. 400,000 colors is noticable. I have two monitors on my desk now... one with 16.3 and the other with 16.7. Same picture, same GPU, same manufacturer... 16.7 is MUCH better color.

    
    I agree as long as they remain next to one another. If they aren't sitting next to one another, I cannot tell the difference.
    
    When I look at monitors at the store, I can see how they compare to each other, but I have no ability to judge how they compare to my monitor at home that I spend several hours a day looking at...