L246WP vs. FW900

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I have been lurking around on the forums and other web sites trying to decide between these two monitors. I play a lot of games and watch quite a few movies on HD-DVD (do not worry about HDCP compliance (I bought AnyDVD). I do occasionally go to LAN parties but my old LG LCD could be used for that if I did get the FW900.

I am still just kind of on the fence right now with this and the research has not made it any easier....so I would just like an honest opinion from everyone which they personally would choose.

(cost is not an issue since they are both $499 at the moment...LG is on sale at Best Buy and Accurate IT has a refurb A-)
 
loker said:
I have been lurking around on the forums and other web sites trying to decide between these two monitors. I play a lot of games and watch quite a few movies on HD-DVD (do not worry about HDCP compliance (I bought AnyDVD). I do occasionally go to LAN parties but my old LG LCD could be used for that if I did get the FW900.

I am still just kind of on the fence right now with this and the research has not made it any easier....so I would just like an honest opinion from everyone which they personally would choose.

(cost is not an issue since they are both $499 at the moment...LG is on sale at Best Buy and Accurate IT has a refurb A-)
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A lot of people here are going to tell you that if you have space for the FW900 on your desk, it's probably a good bet. As a gamer, the CRT gives you some reasonable advantages over a LCD.
- customizable resolution: you're not limited to native.
- refresh rates >60Hz: can greatly reduce tearing.
- deeper blacks: dark scenes in games and movies will be much better detailed.
- better colors: after calibration, a CRT can give accurate color reproduction. Some LCDs suffer from banding and dithering issues.

A LCD panel would have better geometry and would be infinitely easier to carry arround. FW900s are also starting to get old so reliability may be an issue.

Does Accurate IT have a good return policy? You could try to get both and return the one you like less. Just make sure you're not fooled by how bright LCDs are usually set by default - match up the brightness before trying to compare them.
 
Their return policy is horrible at least what I consider to be horrible...

They will take it back but they will charge a 15% restocking fee (which is pretty standard now) but on top of that since the monitor gets free shipping they stated that they would then figure up how much it cost them to ship me the monitor and take that out of the refund as well (which given that this is such a hefty monitor it would probably be $75 to $100 on top of the 15% restocking fee...)
 
I am still kind of on the fence but I am leaning towards the FW900...do you think one person would be able to move it to get it inside the house? I have lifted big DLP displays by my lonesome before...they were awkward but only weighed 70-75 pounds...

I am also thinking I may have to brace my desk or something because I seen what a 21" Trinitron did to a friends solid wood desk, that thing bowed like you wouldn't believe! :D
 
I'd guess two people to lift it, if you don't want to hurt your back...

And a sturdy desk certainly.
 
A guy in my building had an old FW900 that died and i carried it for him by myself down a flight of stairs and outside into a trailer to be disposed of (still kicking myself for not keeping it to see if it was repairable). Yes it was heavy but i handled it no prob, just gotta be careful. Lift with your legs at first and carry it with the screen pointing towards your chest. (just make sure you wear a soft shirt that won't scratch the anti-glare coating)

I spend almost all my time in front of computers and hardly ever exercise, i'm in terrible shape lol. So if i can handle it you probably can too.
 
yeah thats what I was figuring because the KDS50A2000 did not seem too heavy to lift on my own it was just awkward lifting a 50" TV....

I just found an image of someones FW900 googling and interestingly enough they have the same desk as me! http://www.techimo.com/photo/data/3/medium/IMG_0658.jpg

It definitely seems to be holding the monitor but it is bowing so I think it might be a good idea to pick up a couple of 2x4's or something and brace the desk....

gah, I dunno what I want to do still....if anyone else has an opinion please jump in! I would greatly appreciate it.
 
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