Reply With QuoteSay WHAAAAT?! I'm going shopping.Originally posted by Asher
$260CDN.
Asher, can you put the sidebar in a second desktop?
Say WHAAAAT?! I'm going shopping.Originally posted by Asher
$260CDN.
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Yes.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Asher, can you put the sidebar in a second desktop?
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Is there not some kind of auto-disable feature to prevent people from running that awful poly theme?
The sale's over from the store I got it from but it's still only $290 now:Originally posted by Ninot
Say WHAAAAT?! I'm going shopping.
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...286&cid=MT.983
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
Hm.
My current monitor is a 20.1" at 1680x1050, 1000:1 contrast ratio. It was $200. I was planning on getting a second one at some point... but that one is tempting too.
That Samsung is smaller, and from what I hear 19 to 20 is a fairly big jump as you go from 1440*900 to 1680*1050.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Hm.
My current monitor is a 20.1" at 1680x1050, 1000:1 contrast ratio. It was $200. I was planning on getting a second one at some point... but that one is tempting too.
I tried to get a Viewsonic VX2025wm before they were totally discontinued (they are supposed to be very, very good 20" monitors, especially for the price, and the newer model is worse) for a decent price, but CompUSA sold out.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
My parents' monitor was a 20" 1680*1050. It's one inch bigger and the pixels are more dense, but the only difference I've noticed was fonts being smaller (a bit too small for reasonable eye strain).
My biggest criteria was response time and contrast ratio for very crisp, saturated images.
Another consideration is strain on the video card, running at 1680*1050 is considerably more strenuous on a video card in games than 1440*900 and looks virtually the same.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
My SO's laptop is 1920x1200 on a 17" LCD.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
1000:1 is a good contrast ratio on its own and the refresh rate is 5ms, which is fine for me. I can turn the resolution down in a game anyway.
What monitor do you have, Kuci?
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
That's absurd. All the more so because I haven't been able to find a 1920x1200 monitor for less than ~$500Originally posted by Asher
My SO's laptop is 1920x1200 on a 17" LCD.
I love getting every bit of resolution I can for viewing documents (Word and PDF). The font size doesn't bother me at all.
How are SCEPTRE's anyway? Pleased with the brand? I was mostly looking Viewsonic (though only one model now) and Samsung.
I currently have a 17' non-widescreen Sony which is nice.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
SPECTRE's never been very reliable.
Oh, SCEPTRE.
I've had the monitor for all of a week. It's nice, but after a couple of days a blue stuck pixel appeared. It's not really noticeable, and it might go away eventually. Otherwise it's great.
It would be even better if my laptop had DVI out
It was oh so cheap though.Originally posted by Verto
SPECTRE's never been very reliable.
Oh, SCEPTRE.
The mark has been missed.
Oh. Duh. Bah. I am bested.
As was SPECTRE.
Looks like the response to 64-bit Vista isn't as good. On Windows, it sucks that software isn't readily available in 64-bit.
Myself, running the 64-bit version of Linux is a breeze. Only have one problem that is specific to 64-bit systems, and it's minor. The good part, of course, is that almost all of my software is also 64-bit, with the exception of Skype and Firefox.
Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man
Why use Vista if XP is good enough? Why use Office 2007 if OpenOffice is cool? And IE 7.0 is available for WinXP as well. And you can get widgets-gadgets for desktop for XP from independent software vendors. And DX10 only games are far from being widely available. And legal users will suffer from DRM's false positives (unlike warezists using proper cracks).
Why go Vista?
I installed 32bit linux on 64bit machine and it works perfectly with almost no performance loss. Previous attempts to install 64bit (different distro though) failed completely.
money sqrt evil;
My literacy level are appalling.
Why use Office 2007 if OpenOffice is cool?
Because Office 2007 is lightyears ahead of OpenOffice, duh.
Examples, please! And not just eye-candy, show me productivity gains in real-life tasks.Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Why use Office 2007 if OpenOffice is cool?
Because Office 2007 is lightyears ahead of OpenOffice, duh.
money sqrt evil;
My literacy level are appalling.
The ribbon ****ing rocks. I've been running the beta for at least six months. It is faster and easier to use than 2003 or OO.org.
Not to mention OO.org is worse than 2003 anyway.
As a Linux advocate and user, yes, Office 2007 kicks ass.
Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man
I heard that ribbon is better than old interface, but takes time to learn. After working with it for months you surely know it well.
Is it true, that Vista's IE7 does not have built-in spellchecker?
money sqrt evil;
My literacy level are appalling.
Sometimes I do work which requires me to use MS Word instead of OOo - just did some of that with Word 2007. It took me about an hour to get used to the ribbon. It's probably bad for "grandma" users who get confused even by the smallest changes, but average or better users will learn the ribbon fast.
Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man
I've spent like 5-10 minutes with Word in Office 2007 (just toying around to see the possibilities) and I'm already used to it
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