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...IBM's new, smarter-than-Deep Blue computer is called...
Unfortunately, such an approach would get me fired. So, fresh and fearless after a sun-filled vacation, I dug into a stack of flat-panel monitors I had ordered a few weeks earlier when their prices went into free fall. Over the past month, IBM, NEC, Philips, Samsung and Viewsonic have all announced 15-in. flat-panel displays costing from $499 to $599, almost half their typical price a year...
...surprise came when I tested the skinny screens. I just plugged them in, turned them on and watched my PC do the rest. IBM's T540, Philips' 150S and Samsung's SyncMaster 570V each came with its own installation disc. Even so, setup never took longer than five minutes--and no tech-support torture sessions were required...
Since all the displays looked great and came with a three-year warranty, I ended up picking my favorites based on cost and little niceties. The Samsung came in first for its low $499 price, uncluttered controls and tall, sturdy stand. The $599 models from Philips and IBM tied for second. IBM's setup program produced the best picture quality without manual tweaking, while the Philips made it easy to adjust settings. NEC's MultiSync1530V ($549) looked sharp, but its controls were a little less intuitive. And while the $499 Viewsonic was the sveltest of all (just 5 in. deep...
Porter, who served in the Ford, Reagan and Bush administrations before joining the Kennedy School of Government three years ago as the IBM Professor of Business and Government, teaches the popular course Government 1540, “The American Presidency.” Ann Porter formerly worked in the United States Senate...