creasybear
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I'd hate to be a pain but can someone tell me where I can get the drivers for this monitor???? I looked on the LG site and couldn't find the exact monitor. Please and thanks!
I picked one up recently for 349. CDN and it appears to at least be in that proverbial best bang for the buck category. The panel itself seems good though I'm finding it hard to fine tune my (visual only) calibration. Would be interested in knowing what adjustments were made if anyone's hardware calibrated one of these already.
The lack of height adjustment needs to be compensated for. I just put mine on a box of ~2" extra height for now. Not sure what my LT solution will be. If you are using it with even moderate vertical viewing angles, you are doing yourself a disservice.
I had a spare DVI-D cable lying around so that was handy!
As others have noted, you need to crank the brightness & contrast down. I tried someone else's setting of 52/50 and that seems to work ok.
I think you'd need to hardware calibrate it if needing accuracy. I had a really hard time trying to set Gamma correctly - used a few different methods.
Watched a couple of movies on it and have no complaints. This will spare my 50" plasma some use.
HDCP is nice - should be Windows VISTA compatible.
No stuck/dead pixels. Minimal light bleed. I don't mind the OSD button location. If you really hated it you could get software to control that for you.
No driver support on their website. CD is the latest version. My photoshop reported the L204WT profile was corrupt but I'm using it anyway.
Update: 8/31 - Did some more visual calibrating and am now at Brightness: 50 & Contrast: 30 with a gamma change as well. I have no top backlight bleed and slight along the bottom edge. This is for DVI. VGA will differ.
The lack of height adjustment needs to be compensated for. I just put mine on a box of ~2" extra height for now. Not sure what my LT solution will be. If you are using it with even moderate vertical viewing angles, you are doing yourself a disservice.
I had a spare DVI-D cable lying around so that was handy!
As others have noted, you need to crank the brightness & contrast down. I tried someone else's setting of 52/50 and that seems to work ok.
I think you'd need to hardware calibrate it if needing accuracy. I had a really hard time trying to set Gamma correctly - used a few different methods.
Watched a couple of movies on it and have no complaints. This will spare my 50" plasma some use.
HDCP is nice - should be Windows VISTA compatible.
No stuck/dead pixels. Minimal light bleed. I don't mind the OSD button location. If you really hated it you could get software to control that for you.
No driver support on their website. CD is the latest version. My photoshop reported the L204WT profile was corrupt but I'm using it anyway.
Update: 8/31 - Did some more visual calibrating and am now at Brightness: 50 & Contrast: 30 with a gamma change as well. I have no top backlight bleed and slight along the bottom edge. This is for DVI. VGA will differ.
Funny_Tech
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HEY...I was WRONG!!!...Took the Samsung back and got the LG204WT...Much better Monitor...2000 to 1 Contrast does make a diffrence in Games and Movies! Plus...it's HDCP Ready...5ms...and Silver...and it's only $350...not $500!!! You get this Monitor and if your not Happy...I'll but it off you and then I'll have two! Who said you cant teach an Old Dog New Tricks? (BTY: I'm only 51) 
Funny_Tech
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they come with the monitor...if you nee more help please write me at "ron-davidson@comcast.net" and I'll get them to ya.... 
Digitalfiends
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I just picked up this monitor (L204WTX) today from Canada Computers for $339 CDN + had to buy a DVI cable ($29.99 CDN.) The first monitor I got had a green pixel in the very top right corner and a bright blue one about 2 inches off centre. This was obviously unacceptable to me. I don't mind dead pixels but bright pixels are excessively annoying, especially on a dynamic contrast monitor because the pixel ends up "flashing".
Anyhow, I took it back and Canada Computers was kind enough to allow me to return it and find one that didn't have any issues. The next one I picked up was fine.
I had a really hard time deciding what LCD monitor to buy. I'm not looking to do any Photoshop work so perfect colour reproduction isn't important. What I need is a sharp and clear monitor for programming and the occasional game or two. I didn't want an expensive LCD either.
I had narrowed my choice down to the Samsung 205BW and the L204WTX. I spent about an hour in the store looking at various pictures and dark backgrounds on both monitors. I found that the Samsung looked smoother, but was also a bit weaker displaying subtle variations in colours, where as the L204WTX displayed those subtleties better. Blacks also look truer on the LG. The Samsung looked a touch "warmer" but the colours on the LG were slightly more vibrant. It was a really tough choice. What swayed me is that the LG has a faster display (at least it is rated faster), has better contrast and more vibrant colours, less back-light leak, and movies look better on it. I have also been reading that this TN panel is actually 8-bit. Not sure if that is true as apparently the 205BW and L204WTX panels are made by the same company.
Something I thought was interesting was that the service desk told me that LG has a pretty good warranty. He said that they will replace the monitor (and ship it to your door under the SWAP warranty) if ONE pixel becomes stuck and it is 2-3" from the side of the display. I haven't confirmed this yet, but I've heard similar info from other LG owners/suppliers.
So far I am very happy with this monitor. The text is clear, colours are vibrant, dark greys and blacks are pretty accurate, and movies looks decent on it. I'm going to try some games tomorrow. Definitely satisfied (and extremely impressed with the service and care from Canada Computers.)
P.S. I bought a Samsung 931C for my wife around Christmas and it has been fabulous as well. Though putting these two monitors together, you can clearly see that the LG displays greys and black better. Her monitor also has a noticeable amount of light leaking from the top and bottom of the display.
Anyhow, I took it back and Canada Computers was kind enough to allow me to return it and find one that didn't have any issues. The next one I picked up was fine.
I had a really hard time deciding what LCD monitor to buy. I'm not looking to do any Photoshop work so perfect colour reproduction isn't important. What I need is a sharp and clear monitor for programming and the occasional game or two. I didn't want an expensive LCD either.
I had narrowed my choice down to the Samsung 205BW and the L204WTX. I spent about an hour in the store looking at various pictures and dark backgrounds on both monitors. I found that the Samsung looked smoother, but was also a bit weaker displaying subtle variations in colours, where as the L204WTX displayed those subtleties better. Blacks also look truer on the LG. The Samsung looked a touch "warmer" but the colours on the LG were slightly more vibrant. It was a really tough choice. What swayed me is that the LG has a faster display (at least it is rated faster), has better contrast and more vibrant colours, less back-light leak, and movies look better on it. I have also been reading that this TN panel is actually 8-bit. Not sure if that is true as apparently the 205BW and L204WTX panels are made by the same company.
Something I thought was interesting was that the service desk told me that LG has a pretty good warranty. He said that they will replace the monitor (and ship it to your door under the SWAP warranty) if ONE pixel becomes stuck and it is 2-3" from the side of the display. I haven't confirmed this yet, but I've heard similar info from other LG owners/suppliers.
So far I am very happy with this monitor. The text is clear, colours are vibrant, dark greys and blacks are pretty accurate, and movies looks decent on it. I'm going to try some games tomorrow. Definitely satisfied (and extremely impressed with the service and care from Canada Computers.)
P.S. I bought a Samsung 931C for my wife around Christmas and it has been fabulous as well. Though putting these two monitors together, you can clearly see that the LG displays greys and black better. Her monitor also has a noticeable amount of light leaking from the top and bottom of the display.
hey bud i just bought one l204wt i like it.
Go to www.macworld.com they give the ratings
the viewsonic was not that good at all.
my lg is very bright and sharp.
You can also do a monitor reviews or go to www.tomshardware.com
silvio
let me know
silvio@rogers.com
Go to www.macworld.com they give the ratings
the viewsonic was not that good at all.
my lg is very bright and sharp.
You can also do a monitor reviews or go to www.tomshardware.com
silvio
let me know
silvio@rogers.com
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