Good Bang For The Buck?
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| Hell No... i can get a better deal at Rip You Off Shack ;) (Radioshack) |
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wtd
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 Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:54 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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Get a 17" LCD instead.
Your eyes will thank you. |
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Mazer
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 5:21 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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| How so? |
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wtd
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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LCDs are well known to result in dramatically less stress on a user's eyes.
And a 17" LCD is easily equivalent to a 19" CRT. Don't go for 19" LCDs, as they usually don't offer any resolution advantage over 17" displays. |
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Mazer
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:08 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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| But the LCDs are more expensive... well, I'll just look around a bit. |
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wtd
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:13 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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Mazer wrote: But the LCDs are more expensive... well, I'll just look around a bit.
The pair of glasses I'm currently wearing cost $300. If you can spare yourself that, you'll more than make back the investment in an LCD.  |
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the_short1
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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not bad deal on that new comp tho???
dont forget this is in town... has it advantages for fixing .. or w/e
CRT stands for cathoad ray tube rite?
meh... whats advantage of flat screen over not flat? |
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wtd
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:25 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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the_short1 wrote: CRT stands for cathoad ray tube rite?
Indeed.
the_short1 wrote: meh... whats advantage of flat screen over not flat?
Well, to be cear, "flat screen" can refer to CRT displays with a flat screen.
LCDs are, as I previously noted, easier on the eyes (they don't flicker).
They produce far less heat that CRTs.
They put out a LOT less radiation.
They generally use less power.
They weigh a LOT less.
They take up far less space on your desk.
The size of the screen you're getting is almost always real. A 15" CRT might actually be 13.3" of viewable space, but I know my 17" LCD has 17" of viewable space. |
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the_short1
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:52 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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whats the advantage of a flat screen CRT against a not flat CRT? that was the question..
yea i know lcd better... i have lots of space for monitor.... meh.. my eyes are pretty good.. but cost.. its not up to me... parents laid down the price...
is it better then a 11in vieable peice of shit monitor and 120 mhz, 64 mb ram, and 2 gig hd space comp that cant play roller coaster tycoon 2 without lagging...? << thought so... therefore i cannot bitch.,.
hows deal on that comp tho... need ur advice on that...
of course dodge can beat that price... but thats not local and that would be a emachine no doubt... |
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wtd
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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the_short1 wrote: whats the advantage of a flat screen CRT against a not flat CRT? that was the question..
If your only real concern is cost, then there wouldn't be a compelling advantage. I'd still advise holding out a bit and scraping together the cash for an LCD. The advantages are tremendous, and the price difference is only a few hundred dollars.
I stringly advise you to break the costs down over time and explain them that way. If you buy a $500 LCD and keep the system for three years minimum (generally the extent of the warranty), then that's 45 cents a day. That's one tall Starbucks' drink a week.  |
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the_short1
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:09 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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ur like an LCD monitor spokeperson! hahah.... good stuff  lol...
still curious as to advantage of flat CRT against non flat..... |
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Paul
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:13 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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| really? maybe I should get LCD... my eyes are bad and I'm on the computer alot, are LCDs the ones with different shades if you view it from another angle? |
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wtd
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:19 pm Post subject: (No subject) |
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the_short1 wrote: ur like an LCD monitor spokeperson! hahah.... good stuff
I only speak from experience.
Paul Bian wrote: are LCDs the ones with different shades if you view it from another angle?
They're much better than they used to be, but yes, if you are at a fairly high angle to the screen, the colors will darken. |
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Andy
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 2:22 am Post subject: (No subject) |
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| is it bad to view an lcd monitor when it is completely dark in the room? |
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Cervantes
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:15 am Post subject: (No subject) |
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| ^ same question only with CRTs as well? |
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the_short1
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| Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2004 9:57 am Post subject: (No subject) |
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yea... thats one thing about the LCD that is GOOD! u have a little more privacy on the computer..... but if u have a friend sitting next to u (watching u play)... it gets pretty anoying im shure..
radiation>?? what kind .... ?
doesn't anyone know the advantage of a flat CRT against a non flat?? im really curious.... thx... |
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