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Navin R. Johnson wrote:
>
> I've been using KDS monitors for about three years now and have yet to
> see a bad one. You can get a 19" XF-9b (75Hz @ 1600x1200/.25dp) for
> under $200 and they have a 3-year advance replacement warranty. The only
> complaint I have is that occasionally I see one with a bit of a geometry
> problem that the controls just won't fix completely - nothing major
> though. Try Office Depot and look for a rebate.
>
> KDS - http://www.kdsusa.com/

Yesterday I bought a KDS xf-9bi 19". Office Depot had them on sale last
January for $97 after rebates. They ran out so the store manager initialed
my ad, so when they were finally back in stock, I got it for the after
rebate price.

Anyway, I'm real happy with it. A much better picture than the ProView 19"
that it is replacing. The Proview wasn't capable of making a pure white.
The left side of the Proview (which I paid $250 for four years ago) had a
bluish tint, and the right side had a reddish tint, both of which were
more noticeable at the bottom of the screen.

Compared to my Proview (which is now attached to a spare computer), the
KDS has sharper text and whites are white, and the colors look good
(sounds like a laundry commercial). I'm running the monitor at 85 Hz at
1024 x 768 with a GeForce2 64MB.

--
Tony Sivori

Dell has some great flat screen monitors.

"SBFan2000" <> wrote in message news:<>...
> anyone know how in the world KDS labels their monitors. I would love to get
> one of those 9bi silver/gray monitors but the cheapest I could find it was
> $230 and thats alittle steep for that monitor. At least thats the impresson
> I get when Tony got it for $98 after rebates. I only found it at Office
> Depot and Viking Office Supplies. I found the XF-9I at many places but
> according to the KDS site they don't have a monitor with that model number.
> They also have a xf-9e and 9c. Is 9c better then 9b, 9e better then both 9b
> and c and, 9I better then all three.
>
> I hate to keep bothering you all but I'm very leary of buying a monitor
> on-line. I was screwed twice the last time I bought a monitor on-line.
> Tigerdirect sent a monitor I never ordered because the one I ordered was
> discontinued and they "thought I would like" the one they sent. It would
> not display correctly, then they sent on that was DOA. Returned both and
> bought my Mag locally. Unfortunately there is no longer any place locally
> that carries 19" monitors. The only ones I could find in my 9 store search
> was Envision.
>
> If I were to buy Viewsonic which would you recommend? How about Benq, AOC,
> NEC, CTX, or Sylvania??
>
> Thanks all
> "Tony Sivori" <> wrote in message
> news...
> > Navin R. Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been using KDS monitors for about three years now and have yet to
> > > see a bad one. You can get a 19" XF-9b (75Hz @ 1600x1200/.25dp) for
> > > under $200 and they have a 3-year advance replacement warranty. The only
> > > complaint I have is that occasionally I see one with a bit of a geometry
> > > problem that the controls just won't fix completely - nothing major
> > > though. Try Office Depot and look for a rebate.
> > >
> > > KDS - http://www.kdsusa.com/
> >
> > Yesterday I bought a KDS xf-9bi 19". Office Depot had them on sale last
> > January for $97 after rebates. They ran out so the store manager initialed
> > my ad, so when they were finally back in stock, I got it for the after
> > rebate price.
> >
> > Anyway, I'm real happy with it. A much better picture than the ProView 19"
> > that it is replacing. The Proview wasn't capable of making a pure white.
> > The left side of the Proview (which I paid $250 for four years ago) had a
> > bluish tint, and the right side had a reddish tint, both of which were
> > more noticeable at the bottom of the screen.
> >
> > Compared to my Proview (which is now attached to a spare computer), the
> > KDS has sharper text and whites are white, and the colors look good
> > (sounds like a laundry commercial). I'm running the monitor at 85 Hz at
> > 1024 x 768 with a GeForce2 64MB.
> >
> > --
> > Tony Sivori
> >