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Which monitor(s) do you use at home?

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by Taluntain, Jan 18, 2008.

  1. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] Inspired by the resolution thread, let's see which monitors people here use today.

    For me, just one currently: Samsung SyncMaster 940BF (19", LCD).

    I'm thinking of also getting a widescreen one to go with it...
     
    Taluntain, Jan 18, 2008
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  2. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Optiquest V95 19" CRT
     
    Blackthorne TA, Jan 18, 2008
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  3. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    17" CRT LG Flatron T710BH. Planning an eventual upgrade to LCD, definitively will be another LG, they've became my tried, tested and trusted brand.
     
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  4. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    My main display is the 15" LCD attached to my laptop. I haven't opened it up to see what brand it is though.

    My other monitor is a 19" MicronPC CRT...not much, but it's big and it was free. :D :rolling:
     
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    17" CRT made by Dell (I've carefully covered up the logo with a sticker though)
    Never really felt I had too great a reason to get a new one, it works, the picture/refresh times are good and I've got the space for it. I'm planning to buy a 22" lcd for my next comp, which will hopefully be soon.
     
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  6. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Very sneaky...Although, I don't see the point in covering up a Dell logo. Dell makes good laptops and monitors... :rolling:
     
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  7. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    I have three Dell monitors: A 19" CRT and a 17" LCD for two older computers I use for reference and for special jobs, and a 19" LCD for my primary work computer.

    Doing translations from home sometimes means I have to work in old versions of an application that can't (or at least shouldn't) be installed on the same machine as the latest versions. Hence the several different machines.
     
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    It's just that the Dell brand isn't 1337 enough for me - I'd never want anyone to think I bought a pre-made system or anything (custom building ftw!!) :p
     
    Stu, Jan 18, 2008
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  9. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    Currently I'm running a Viewsonic 22" widescreen LCD on my main system, loaded with Win XP and Vista. It's great for office tasks, video, and newer games that support widescreen resolutions. I really like the extra space for text and spreadsheets also.

    My second system, on the other side of my office, has a Viewsonic 19" CRT. That system is loaded with both Win 98 and XP, and I use it to play older games, such as BG, IWD, PST, Diablo etc. Widescreen resolutions are not natively supported by these games, at least that I've been able to discover. There are hacks for some of these games, but there are limitations, such as Black Isle games displayed in widescreen resolutions are played inside of a window, rather than at full screen. There might be better hacks out there, but I've not been able to locate any.
     
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  10. Ziad

    Ziad I speak in rebuses Veteran

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    Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 71. The name's a bit misleading, since the tube is really a Sony Trinitron (renamed "Diamondtron" for branding reasons I suppose). It's a 17' CRT (non-flat), the only non-flat Trinitron screen I've seen in fact. It's also a surprisingly good screen. I got it from IT support in my university, who were about to throw it away because "it was too old", and after another 3 years with me it still runs great.
     
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  11. Merlanni

    Merlanni Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Samsung 206bw 20" widescreen. ket me assure you that widescreen is the way to go now. NWN2 looks great.
     
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  12. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Hmmm...I wonder what the most "l33t" monitor brand is... :hmm: It would have to have a response time <2ms, be at least 24" or larger, have barbs for water cooling, CCFL lights on the outside with LEDs on the inside, with a custom modded bezel. :p :shake:

    If something like that exists...someone has too much time on their hands. :rolling:
     
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    Samsung SyncMaster 710s from 1998 (17'' glass).
     
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    Eizo FlexScan M1700 (17" LCD)
    Samsung SyncMaster 204BM (20" LCD)
     
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  15. Ofelix

    Ofelix The world changes, we do not, what irony!

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    I have a SyncMaster 920NW LCD 19' widescreen and an Envision (I'm the only one who know this brand) 17' CRT Standard 4:3 stuff. I run 'em both at the same time, I like having dual screens.
     
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  16. Mesmero

    Mesmero How'd an old elf get the blues?

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    I have an Iiyama 19" CRT... it's freaking huge (not the screen size, but the entire thing :p). It whistles if too much white is displayed on screen... that's why I like SP, this site is nice and quiet :D
     
    Mesmero, Jan 29, 2008
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