Flat Panels...Not thin.

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TridenT_Boy3555

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So why is it my Samsung 226BW is freaking fat? Honestly, I thought LCDs were supposed to be like all thin and good looking. Why is it all the bad/cheap displays are like really thin, but all the good ones seem to be fat?

I mean the Dell monitors at my school are like half or 1/3rd the thickness of my Sammy and probably crap. I'm really annoyed by this and just curious as to why this is.

I've noticed a lot of cheap displays are really not bad at all, they seem to be just as good as mine.

I'm probably just wasting your time. :(
 
Most cheap LCD's are fine for normal people, because they won't be able to tell what color accuracy is or backlight bleed if they don't notice it, but all of the cheap panels have these problems.

Now don't get me wrong, I bought 2x 225bw's and those are crap monitors when it comes to quality and they look fine, but they will never stand up to the 2x NEC 2190UXi's I bought. You are right though. In my experience ,Higher quality LCD's are usually thicker in the back though I don't know if it's a trend with all manufacturers, but they probably have better components and no backlight bleed.

That being said, the 226bw is not thick nor a great panel (it's just an above average TN panel) in comparison to some of the other monitors I have, or shouldn't be since it's just a facelift of the 225bw I'm guessing.

(Anyone else have some input on why certain monitors are thicker than others aside from design?
 
Panel type perhaps? Maybe TN screens don't need to as thick of an enclosure than VA/IPS monitors. I know that my 3 monitors (215TW, 2707WFP, and VP930B) are thick ass monitors and they're all VA variants. In fact one of the most often heard comment I have from "normal" people (non geeks) that see my monitors is "why are your LCDs so thick, aren't they supposed to be thinner?" Better heat dissipation might be one reason too, cheaper manufactures dont care about the bezels cracking from heat expansion
 
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