LCD monitor info required

[BUGNUT]

I'm looking to buy a BenQ 17" LCD monitor. What I need is info on how much the specs affect performance.
I've looked at three LCD's the BenQ FP767 $529, Samsung 171S $609 and the LG 786LS $585.

The specs are as follows:

Display area are all 13.3 x 10.6
Brightness: BenQ 260 cd/m2, Sam 250, LG 250.
Contrast 500/1 350/1 400/1
Pixel pitch all at .264

It looks like the Benq has the better specs. The brightness and Contrast ratio are the highest. Do these two specs really have a great impact on view quality? The store where I buy my parts has no demo monitors so I can't do a side by side comparision.

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

Regards

Bugnut

[glc]

Yes, higher brightness and contrast numbers are better. The other spec that can make a difference is response time if you can find it - lower is better. BenQ is Acer - it should be decent.

The BenQ is 16ms, I can't find specs on the Samsung or LG.

[Force Flow]

With LCD screens, don't go too much by the specs on paper. Try before you buy.

The specs aren't consistant from one manufacturer and model from another. Sometimes the specs are the lowest they can go; sometimes the highest, or even completely off. The specs are just starting to be regulated because of this.

[RJ]

Higher contrast is better, higher brightness not so. It doesn't matter whether it has 250 or 260 or 210 cd/m². If it is too high it might even too bright, thats why they don't go higher. A CRT is limited to about 120 cd/m², so you get an idea what the number means. My monitor has 210 cd/m² and a friend's PC has 250 I believe and I don't see the difference.

As for the response time, the lower the better, 16ms is excellent.

RJ

[sleepypost]

force_flow is correct. companies lie all the time (50 % of the time with LCDs) about contrast ratios. With LCDs, you should go by ONE deciding factor (besides price) and that is how well the monitor works for you visually...

HTH