scott wrote:


> 
> Resolution, brightness, contrast, panel technology, etc?
> 
> Also, do you think they are just simply making more widescreen monitors 
> now, so of course the price will be cheaper?

Given that the lead time for one is 3-4 days and the other is 3-4 
*weeks*... I'm guessing this has far more to do with market forces than 
any technological difference in how "easy" it is to make 'em. ;-)

>> The part I can't figure out is... how is the monitor electrically 
>> connected to the metal beam on the underside of my desk? (The desk 
>> itself is wood. And the monitor housing is plastic.) So how the hell 
>> did the charge get into the LCD??
> 
> Charge doesn't only go through conductors, one of the tests we do is to 
> apply a discharge to the plastic casing of the display and to the front 
> surface (which is definitely not a conductor), it makes its way fine to 
> the electronics :-)

o_O

I guess if you apply a few thousand volts to something, life finds a way...

...wait...

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