[NTLUG:Discuss] OT? Hardware question: monitor for GNU/Linux

[Daniel Hauck]

Don't buy the cheapest monitor.  Buy the one that is made by the same
manufacturer and seems to look the same size and all but is more
expensive for reasons no one seems to understand.

I have bought some inexpensive LCD displays in the recent past and the
color differentiation was TERRIBLE.  I don't know how to describe it but
it seems to me that it displayed far less than 64k colors let alone a
million colors or whatever.  It's often a good indication of quality
when it has DVI input as well as VGA...but not always.

Viewsonic is and always has been a pretty safe choice if you want to go
with name brand.


Lance Simmons wrote:
> My monitor finally died after 8 years, so perhaps it is time to get a
> new one.  It looks like you can hardly buy CRT's any more, so I guess
> it'll have to be an LCD.
> 
> In looking around, I've seen that there are lots of monitors that say
> they are "Windows Vista Certified".  What does that mean?  Is it
> something I should avoid?
> 
> Seeing that Windows Vista branding got me wondering: is there any
> hardware that is appropriate for people who exclusively use GNU/Linux?
>  Some monitor that works especially well with a video card for which
> there is free software, perhaps?
> 
> I'm bewildered by all the different kinds of video input
> connectors--are some of them preferable from the point of view of
> someone looking to use only free software?
> 
> In short, if anyone has advice for a GNU/Linux user whose monitor has
> died, I'd welcome it.
>