[geeks] Consolidating three monitors into one

[Bill Bradford]

On Mon, Dec 25, 2006 at 07:47:19PM -0500, Aaron Finley wrote:
> The 22" Viewsonic offers incredible resolution, but the Dell offers
> another 8 inches of diagonal space, although at a reduced resolution
> compared to the Viewsonic. The seem to be selling at the same price
> point, although the Viewsonic would be used and the Dell would be new
> for the same price. I know that the Viewsonic/IBM were the absolute
> state-of-the-art when they came out, but that was a few years ago.

I would go with Dell for flat panels, just based on my experience with
their warranty support and advance-replacement policy.

I have an E196FP (19" analog-input) that developed a spot of bad pixels
that was too large to just ignore.  I emailed Dell support around 7:30pm on
a Saturday night, with "I'm customer number X, my order number is Y, I have
an E196FP that has developed bad pixels.  I've tested with a different
video card, different cable, and different system, and the problem hasn't
gone away.  My order stated that I have four-year advance replacement, what
can you do?"

I got an email back around three hours later, "Your replacement monitor
should arrive on Tuesday."  It did, I put the old monitor in the same box,
slapped the pre-printed label on top, and dropped it off at DHL on my way
to work a few days later.  End of story.

Viewsonic has gone downhill since the market shifted to LCDs, IMHO.

Bill

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Bill Bradford 
Houston, Texas