Hi, im thinking in buy a Benq 557 15" TFT and a 5000 lumens OHP.
I have read a lot about lcd controllers, and im disoriented.....
Do i need an LCD controller to make the system work, or, is just enought to rip the TFT, connect it to DVI of my Gforce 3 and put it over OHP??
sorry for my english, best regards,
gone
I have read a lot about lcd controllers, and im disoriented.....
Do i need an LCD controller to make the system work, or, is just enought to rip the TFT, connect it to DVI of my Gforce 3 and put it over OHP??
sorry for my english, best regards,
gone
Welcome.
If you get that monitor you do not need a controller, it allready has one built in. The only case you would need one is when you have a bare lcd.
That particular monitor does not have DVI inputs, and so no, you can't plug it in with DVI. You'd have to plug it into the VGA (D-Sub) port.
Hope this helps.
If you get that monitor you do not need a controller, it allready has one built in. The only case you would need one is when you have a bare lcd.
That particular monitor does not have DVI inputs, and so no, you can't plug it in with DVI. You'd have to plug it into the VGA (D-Sub) port.
Hope this helps.
And then there is the small detail that this monitor only has 26200 colours.
If you still want to get a Benq I would go for the FP557S, this one has a contrast ratio of 400:1 and is very fast (18ms). But I dont know how many colours this one has. Dont trust ANY manufacturer's specs about the # of colours. Most brands have models with the 262200 colour panel (all low-budget types) and all claim 16.7M colours.
On a side note:
Benq will in future change the 262200 colour models specs from
16.7M
to
16.2M with interpolation!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROFL
If you still want to get a Benq I would go for the FP557S, this one has a contrast ratio of 400:1 and is very fast (18ms). But I dont know how many colours this one has. Dont trust ANY manufacturer's specs about the # of colours. Most brands have models with the 262200 colour panel (all low-budget types) and all claim 16.7M colours.
On a side note:
Benq will in future change the 262200 colour models specs from
16.7M
to
16.2M with interpolation!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROFL
My laptop LCD only has 262200 colours...but shows in display properties as 16 million. I found a 1024x768 panel that I thought I wanted....till I found out it only produces 512 colours? Seems a strange number of colours...any ideas?
zardoz
zardoz
A lot of 14 & 15" panels used today use some form of interpolation. Only the top models will have 24bit colour.
Even some 17" models use interpolation
(for Benq the following models: FP547, FP557s, FP567s, FP581s, FP591, FP747, FP767, FP791).
If a panel only has 512 colours (=3 bit/colour) the controller should have some nifty algorithms to make it truecolor hehe.
As none of the manufacturers (except Benq in the near future) mentions interpolation in the specs it is very hard to get a real truecolor panel. My advice: dont buy a TFT without knowing precisely what panel is used.
Even some 17" models use interpolation
(for Benq the following models: FP547, FP557s, FP567s, FP581s, FP591, FP747, FP767, FP791).
If a panel only has 512 colours (=3 bit/colour) the controller should have some nifty algorithms to make it truecolor hehe.
As none of the manufacturers (except Benq in the near future) mentions interpolation in the specs it is very hard to get a real truecolor panel. My advice: dont buy a TFT without knowing precisely what panel is used.
Hi there,
I just received my monitor which I then promptly finished dissasemblig. Its a Benq FP581. Very easy to take apart but unfortunately it is not suitable for projection since it has a flex cable betweem the two boards.
The company sent me the wrong monitor since I actually ordered the new FP581s which has 16ms response time. Hopefully the new one will use a different lcd panel that will be usable.
The panel had two numbers, L150X28 or M150X802.
Cheers,
Exipnos
I just received my monitor which I then promptly finished dissasemblig. Its a Benq FP581. Very easy to take apart but unfortunately it is not suitable for projection since it has a flex cable betweem the two boards.
The company sent me the wrong monitor since I actually ordered the new FP581s which has 16ms response time. Hopefully the new one will use a different lcd panel that will be usable.
The panel had two numbers, L150X28 or M150X802.
Cheers,
Exipnos
@exipnos: you wont have any problems with the Benq fp581s.
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There's a new monitor for Acer, AL1531, which does have a full 24-bit color support and 16 ms response time + DVI.
the FP557 (NOT the FP557s) requires extending the flex cable between the vertical and horizontal boards.. you wont even be able to flip them out without disconnecting it etc.
search for my old thread about this. I tried on this monitor so trust me.. the "s" series of Benq monitors dont suffer from this.
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search for my old thread about this. I tried on this monitor so trust me.. the "s" series of Benq monitors dont suffer from this.
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I have 6" flat cables to replace the 1.5" ones. I will sell and put as a seperate post. Im just waiting for a digital cam so i can take a picture of them. They are not homemade cables. They were from a company and they do cost a lot to buy them($150+). Im not even trying to sell for that much. I have a lot of extras still so email me if you're interested. jjonson_ @hotmail.com
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