[SECC] monitor

[Kevan Nason]

Hi Cort,

(My comments are purely subjective as I ain't no kind of
monitor expert.)

Understand your concern about second failing, and it very
well might, but like most everything you can't say for sure
statistically that since a similar unit failed the other one
you have will fail too. Doesn't work that way. Your odds are
higher it will though. So... If I had spare money and was
worried about failure in a contest where I was unable to
continue by rearranging things to fit on one monitor I would
buy two new monitors. Otherwise I would just buy one to
replace the failed unit.

As to what kind, I hear more and more people saying electronic
reliability is becoming more consistent across the board. I am
partial to Vizio, but have Dell, HP, AOC, and Sharp TV's and
monitors. I typically stick with a brand that has more name
recognition as I think, perhaps falsely, that they have more
experience making products that last than less familiar names.
I've never had a bad Vizio monitor and will usually pay a few
dollars more if one of them is available. But I have no qualms
about others. Saw a 24" in Wal-Mart a couple days ago for
around $125.

I have come to like the extra real estate room of at least
a 24" monitor. Another plus for that size is if your second
(or third like I have) fails you have more room to fit stuff
you want into the other one (or two).

Kevan
N4XL

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 7:47 PM, Courtney Judd <k4wi at k4wi.net> wrote:

> need some advice; I use a dual monitor setup here.... came home this
> evening and the left one was dark. Turned it off and after a few minutes
> turned it back on.... came back to life and thought all was good....
> wrong... lasted about 30 seconds and back to dark. Had a spare one...
> smaller... changed it out and all is well. So I guess leftie is kaput.
> These were Hyundai 22 in LCD monitors.... so what to replace with is my
> question? If one went bad how far behind the other will it go bad....
> should i buy two new ones... what kind etc... looked on Amazon and most
> 22/23 inch LCD's are in the $99 neighborhood. Any advice would be
> appreciated! thanks, Cort K4WI
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