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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stryke 9 on June 25, 2003, 05:56:39 pm

Title: Holy ****.
Post by: Stryke 9 on June 25, 2003, 05:56:39 pm
Just got my 21" monitor back, after about a week of squinting at the little 14"-or-something (and, to a lesser degree, tiny little greenscreens on computers older than I am). This is scary. It's only been a week, but I can't maximize anything or it trips me out.

Man, I gotta get another of these for the old machine!:lol:
Title: Holy ****.
Post by: Fineus on June 25, 2003, 05:57:45 pm
They are nice, aren't they ;)
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 25, 2003, 06:01:37 pm
And scary, yes. I can't wait to try playing I-War on this thing...

Well, okay, that will never happen, since, technically speaking, the security setting still stand. But hey, I can imagine it.:D
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Post by: Thorn on June 25, 2003, 06:56:07 pm
My 19" is pretty bad (good?).. I cant imagine a 21"
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Post by: Zeronet on June 25, 2003, 07:42:24 pm
TV out cards are good, especially when you have a large widescreen :D.
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Post by: Thorn on June 25, 2003, 07:51:07 pm
too bad TV resolution is less than that of your average desktop....
Title: Re: Holy ****.
Post by: Turnsky on June 25, 2003, 07:56:11 pm
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
Just got my 21" monitor back, after about a week of squinting at the little 14"-or-something (and, to a lesser degree, tiny little greenscreens on computers older than I am). This is scary. It's only been a week, but I can't maximize anything or it trips me out.

Man, I gotta get another of these for the old machine!:lol:


now the feeling, when i got my 19" and switched from my 14"

woah...;)
Title: Holy ****.
Post by: Stryke 9 on June 25, 2003, 07:58:10 pm
Small monitors I'm used to, though. It comes with the territory when you get most of your spare parts and wares for trade from junk piles.
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Post by: CP5670 on June 25, 2003, 09:19:38 pm
I have been using 21" monitors for some years now so it's sort of the other way for me; I cannot quickly get used to the smaller ones. :D The only problem with them occurs when trying to lift them up for whatever reason, since they weigh like a hundred pounds. :p
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Post by: Su-tehp on June 26, 2003, 12:33:33 am
*pats his 19" monitor that he's had for three years*

God bless my comp and all its accoutrements. :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 26, 2003, 12:42:59 am
yeah, some 19" are nice, mine happens to be a pure flat CRT...
my 51 cm tv (sony trinitron) looks rather nice sitting adjacent..;)
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 26, 2003, 03:47:05 am
Damn you all!

I'm having to make do with a crappy Belinea 15" job, that won't go any higher than 1024*768, and has a ****e refresh rate.:mad:
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Post by: Turnsky on June 26, 2003, 03:48:47 am
ouch man... that sucks
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 26, 2003, 03:49:54 am
Is it a 21" cookie?

Is I use this monitor much longer, my eyes will bugger up, I mean it, the refresh rate has gone to hell.
I've GOT to get a new one.
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Post by: Turnsky on June 26, 2003, 03:53:02 am
yikes... i feel sorry for ya man... one thing on my personal monitor wishlist is a samsung 24" TFT monitor(widescreen)...
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 26, 2003, 03:53:58 am
What it must be to have money....
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Post by: Turnsky on June 26, 2003, 03:54:48 am
indeed, took me 6 months to get the cash for my 19"
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 26, 2003, 04:10:04 am
Hate to imagine how long it will take me. Hmmm.

*fires up ebuyer*

Hmm, I've found this bugger.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=42034

Now then, that's £117. 4 week's wage, provided I don't spend it on anything else.
Not too bad, to be honest
Title: Holy ****.
Post by: Nico on June 26, 2003, 04:57:18 am
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Damn you all!

I'm having to make do with a crappy Belinea 15" job, that won't go any higher than 1024*768, and has a ****e refresh rate.:mad:


"pats his 6 months old trinitron 21' he bought for half its price"
life sux, ain't it? :D
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Post by: Turnsky on June 26, 2003, 05:03:57 am
KILL!
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Post by: J.F.K. on June 26, 2003, 06:39:09 am
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Originally posted by Venom
"pats his 6 months old trinitron 21' he bought for half its price"
life sux, ain't it? :D


Bastard :D
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Post by: Gortef on June 26, 2003, 09:05:43 am
*sigh's in front of his 17" No named cheap monitor which was really good untill this spring when it stopped accepting 1280x1024 resolution any more and now it's only in 1024x768*

I'm gonna need a new one... I really do... :doubt: :sigh:
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Post by: kasperl on June 26, 2003, 10:58:21 am
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Originally posted by Gortef
*sigh's in front of his 17" No named cheap monitor which was really good untill this spring when it stopped accepting 1280x1024 resolution any more and now it's only in 1024x768*


that's what my monitor did.

i'm saving for some big LCD, but it isn't really getting along.
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Post by: redsniper on June 26, 2003, 12:34:15 pm
ugh. don't get an LCD monitor, or at least not a Samsung.  I tried one but all the colors were washed out even on the lowest brightness setting.  so I took it back and got a new video card instead  ;7
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Post by: Sandwich on June 26, 2003, 07:26:53 pm
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Originally posted by Turnsky
yikes... i feel sorry for ya man... one thing on my personal monitor wishlist is a samsung 24" TFT monitor(widescreen)...


You Wang? (http://www.samsung.com/Products/Monitor/Multi_FunctionLCD/Monitor_Multi_FunctionLCD_241MP.htm)

*drool*
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Post by: Turnsky on June 26, 2003, 07:32:09 pm
now that gets me thinking... fs2 on 24" widescreen;7
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Post by: Nico on June 27, 2003, 02:28:12 am
bof. on my personal wish list is a projector.
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Post by: Gortef on June 30, 2003, 06:31:50 am
ooh yea, a good quality projector and a huge white wall/canvas ;7
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Post by: Turnsky on June 30, 2003, 06:43:21 am
unfortunately not alot of us have that much wall...:p
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Post by: Nico on June 30, 2003, 07:08:32 am
you really are unfortunate, aren't you :D
guess I'm not :D
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Post by: Gortef on June 30, 2003, 07:17:18 am
well a huge canvas should be fine too :p
and there shoudl be enough wall for a canvas in every house... I suppose... more or less
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Post by: Turnsky on June 30, 2003, 07:22:35 am
let's see... four tv's, 83 cm(lounge) 68 cm (kitchen) 51 cm (my room - sitting near 19" monitor) and a 31 cm (spare bedroom)


each has a vcr hooked up to it - the 83 cm has that and the xbox connected...
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Post by: Nico on June 30, 2003, 07:46:16 am
get rid of the crappy TV in your room, then ;) the screen too, while you're at it :D
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Post by: Stryke 9 on June 30, 2003, 08:29:32 am
Pfah. We have one TV, and I never use it.

On the other hand, I have something like 8 computers in various stages of disrepair just in my bedroom now, so maybe I shouldn't talk...:D
Title: In the past...
Post by: Star Dragon on June 30, 2003, 09:05:10 am
I used to use my 31inch tv...

Had to sell it when I moved, now I am saving up for a projector (plus to help make my video/demo of screwing around with FS2).


Projectors RULE! :nod:
Title: Holy ****.
Post by: Turnsky on June 30, 2003, 04:52:46 pm
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Originally posted by Venom
get rid of the crappy TV in your room, then ;) the screen too, while you're at it :D


tv, crappy? ... like the ad, IT'S a SONY!

and some of us can't afford such extravegant items such as projectors.. the tv's a chrismas present, so i paid pretty much nothng for it..;)
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Post by: Nico on June 30, 2003, 04:55:54 pm
a sony TV is nothing compared to a sony projector ( granted, I have no idea if sony makes projectors, but I suppose they do :p )
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Post by: Turnsky on June 30, 2003, 04:58:11 pm
price..;)

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Post by: Nico on June 30, 2003, 04:59:54 pm
well, money is there to be spent ;)
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Post by: Turnsky on June 30, 2003, 05:01:16 pm
not if you haven't got any in the first place:sigh: