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by x mad x

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Ever sat back and wondered just how many people never stop to consider, just how good their time spent on pc's... laps... whatever weapon you choose...the overall experience can be somewhat hampered by the actual viewing?
I chose a relatively middle of the road screen, but stop and look at some high end ones, flats in particular, the res is awesome and if backed up by the appropriate Video card can also somewhat enhance your overall time spent peering into the virtual void.
Ok so not everyone wants to spend as much on the screen as they did on the entire setup, but it may be something you would consider when you price your next upgrade ( your favourite screen is now half price !!! ) and the good ole eye candy is really going to get some lolly when you pop in a newer video card to match.
**wanders off to raid the fridge**

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by jdclyde

If your a graphic artist, I can see this being important.

If your using word processors and email, not a consideration.

If your into gaming, you should have saved a grand and got an xbox.

I know, the PC games blow the consoles away, but enough to justify that kind of coin? If you have the money to burn, I guess.

A last note, on identical systems, I would constantly frag my bud and he could never figure it out. One day I showed him, all my settings were minimal, for video and sound, giving me a better response time, allowing me to kill him before he even sees me enter the room. A pretty corpse doesn't compare to taking out the trash.

by x mad x

Hehe, well i guess you got a REAL GOOD POINT there when it comes to system resources.
And i won't just throw my hat down and jump fair on it when your response time & ping owns mine by simply being coined onto what most people take for granted ( pretty little pixels )
Eye candy at the cost of resources, but...
Having having multiple computers running in the same area has shown me anything, it's that people will always go and use the best looking desktop they can see & and avoid the high ender with the lousy looking elcheapo screen and a tower that looks like it may have been built by cavemen, because they think that the screen looks bad, it must be the old junker.

by jdclyde

how do you think I get to keep the best sysetm for myself? Put it in an old case!

Let the noobs and fragbait worry about how pretty the case is! B-)

by mjd420nova

I've really fallen in love with the big screen 19 inch flat panels. They are really great for videos, and big enough for editing before burning to DVDs. However the most pleasing display for me when doing word, data base or programing is an AMBER display. I've tried white, green reds and even reverse(BLACK on WHITE) video units. The only one I can use for up to eight hours as the amber. The rest give me fatigue and even put me to sleep. Some even gave me scratchy eyes after just an hour. Also some displays allow you to change the orientation, making word processing easy when you can have a full page on the display.

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