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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition
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PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

by Robert Bruce Thompson, Barbara Fritchman Thompson
July 2003
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
874 pages
38h 13m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Our Picks

Here are the displays we recommend. For our latest recommendations, detailed by brand and model, visit our web site, which is listed below.

15- and 17-inch budget CRT displays

NEC AccuSync. NEC is a first-tier maker that happens to have some very aggressively priced low-end models. Image quality and build quality are a step above monitors from second- and third-tier makers that sell for only a bit less. NEC provides a three-year warranty on its low-end models, which is a good indication in itself of their quality (http://www.necmitsubishi.com).

19-inch and larger CRT displays

Hitachi or NEC. We’ve used hundreds of first-tier monitors over the last 15 years, and of that group we generally prefer Hitachi monitors, with NEC a close second choice. Hitachi stopped producing its own CRTs in 2002 and now buys tubes from Samsung, but Hitachi quality control remains top-notch. Hitachi monitors are extremely reliable and competitively priced, and have simply superb image quality. NEC displays are also excellent, and some people prefer them to Hitachi models. Comparable Samsung and ViewSonic monitors are excellent products, but when we have a choice we specify Hitachi or NEC. If you want a rugged, reliable CRT with top-notch image quality, we recommend you do the same (http://www.hitachidisplays.com or http://www.necmitsubishi.com).

Flat-panel display

Hitachi or Fujitsu. We consider Hitachi and Fujitsu the first tier in FPD manufacturers, with Samsung a half step behind. Whether ...

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