I am bothered by ambient lighting more than any particular screen. I go for sunlight, LED's, or power sucking Halogens and Halids. Any florescence anywhere close will bug me. I'll bet you are bothered by the ambient lighting and not the screen itself. I could be wrong, but I think everything on AC power flickers, even the stove.I went at best buy to look for monitors. It's just crazy, I tried to look at new OLED and QLED TV. It's very beautiful, but it takes about 15 seconds for the pain to start. So I am not going to buy a new TV any time soon.
I was concerned a few years ago about monitors since my video wall was assembled in 2007 with what is now considered 'dumb' TV's and used VGA where needed, or preferred. I eventually found a supply of 'Spectre' commercial displays that are dumb, have new connections types, return channel, mobile inputs, and VGA! A 1080 version is ~$150 and the 4k ~$200 in my chosen 43" size.Which made me think, is it possible to buy somewhere old tech monitors in new condition?
The 2007 Samsungs all still work. They have good sound which I don't use and weight 100 lbs. and were $1000 each. The Spectres don't have sound worth mentioning and weigh 10 lbs. They work fine and are not close to the quality of the ancient Samsungs. I kinda doubt much of anything is anymore.
I made my choice after talking to a few Hotel people who manage such things. If you get lucky with the timing maybe they have some being cycled out. Most used resellers get their inventory from such places. But I wouldn't 'try' to buy used. I got the recommendation of Spectre that I'd never heard of, decided on the model choices, found the sale listings, and waited. I ordered them from Walmart, retail outlets don't carry these, focusing only on the 'smart' versions. It took a year, literally, until I got them. They must make thousands and sell out in weeks or months outside the retail market. They're cheap enough to line the ceiling with them and go full holodeck...
Statistics: Posted by CwF — 2024-07-19 15:57
