Whine, whine, and more whine about Best Buy. Who gives a gnat's fart about the reviewers whining about the store. Users go searching for articles to find reviews on the PRODUCT - and not one of them reviewed the actual product. Oooh, 700:1 contrast ration, yeah, like that so bad but the bozos forget to inform the reader that they are are comparing the DYNAMIC contrast (DC) setting of 3000:1 which is bogus. It is not the raw or actual contrast available. It overdrives contrast so that you don't have any. Toolbars that were slightly different shades all become white. Yeah, makes flower pictures look great but reeks on the normal display. I had a Samsung 932BW 19" widescreen but wanted a bigger screen. I then compared the Acer, LG, and Envision 22" models side by side. The Acer was too washed out but had no gamma setting. The LG was darker but it did have a gamma setting. This Envision was identical in appearance to the LG but for $25 less. Gee, why do users buy from stores for LCD monitors? Because online vendors, like newegg, have a return policy on LCD monitors that won't let you exchange if you have 8 or less dead pixels. Just 1 dead pixel is too many and Best Buy will exchange the LCD monitor for just 1 dead pixel up to the 30 day return period. Pixels don't go bad later (but you might get a vertical line for loss on that whole column) or the tube dies. Yes, I paid the $30 premium getting from Best Buy to, one, get the monitor NOW (because my CRT died and obviously I need a monitor now and not a week later from newegg) and, two, I can return the monitor for just 1 dead pixel. Doesn't matter what the history is at newegg or other vendors regarding different brands and models for dead pixels. The policy for online vendors is way too high for me to suffer should I be the one that got stuck with a unit with 7 dead pixels. Oh, by the way, prices at Best Buy weren't too far from what newegg charges (after including the shipping cost) so who knows what back alley these guys were buying, and, yeah, like anyone that is setting up a computer or replacing a dead monitor can wait around until a rebate is available.
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Whine, whine, and more whine about Best Buy. Who gives a gnat's fart about the reviewers whining about the store. Users go searching for articles to find reviews on the PRODUCT - and not one of them reviewed the actual product. Oooh, 700:1 contrast ration, yeah, like that so bad but the bozos forget to inform the reader that they are are comparing the DYNAMIC contrast (DC) setting of 3000:1 which is bogus. It is not the raw or actual contrast available. It overdrives contrast so that you don't have any. Toolbars that were slightly different shades all become white. Yeah, makes flower pictures look great but reeks on the normal display. I had a Samsung 932BW 19" widescreen but wanted a bigger screen. I then compared the Acer, LG, and Envision 22" models side by side. The Acer was too washed out but had no gamma setting. The LG was darker but it did have a gamma setting. This Envision was identical in appearance to the LG but for $25 less. Gee, why do users buy from stores for LCD monitors? Because online vendors, like newegg, have a return policy on LCD monitors that won't let you exchange if you have 8 or less dead pixels. Just 1 dead pixel is too many and Best Buy will exchange the LCD monitor for just 1 dead pixel up to the 30 day return period. Pixels don't go bad later (but you might get a vertical line for loss on that whole column) or the tube dies. Yes, I paid the $30 premium getting from Best Buy to, one, get the monitor NOW (because my CRT died and obviously I need a monitor now and not a week later from newegg) and, two, I can return the monitor for just 1 dead pixel. Doesn't matter what the history is at newegg or other vendors regarding different brands and models for dead pixels. The policy for online vendors is way too high for me to suffer should I be the one that got stuck with a unit with 7 dead pixels. Oh, by the way, prices at Best Buy weren't too far from what newegg charges (after including the shipping cost) so who knows what back alley these guys were buying, and, yeah, like anyone that is setting up a computer or replacing a dead monitor can wait around until a rebate is available.