A movie-nut friend tried one and a 17" flat panel on his computer for
DVD viewing on his boat - he returned both as the blacks weren't black
enuf and one or the other had white light creeping ariound the edges
of the screen. We always "view-test" screens with images that have
lots of color and bright images but interestingly, black is hardest to
reproduce and most less expensive flat panel screens have lower
contrast numbers - 300 to 1, not 500 or 600 to 1 that it takes for a
good movie image. Another problem is slow response and the ghosting
that cheaper screens are prone to.



On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:26:15 -0800, "Steve" wrote:

I have been looking at the Sharp 15" LCD and it is great in all levels of
light.

While look considering it for the boat, I get to thinking about the
feasability of using it as a monitor for the LapTop.. Anyone have an idea of
this and the hardware involved to do this through the A/V ??

Steve
s/v Good Intentions