New rig...but I hate upgrading cause new stuff out again!!!

Taquim · 07-02-2001, 04:24 PM

Ahh the good old upgrade bug. Well I was just hit with it a month ago. Just recently was I cured when my new system was comlete. It was completed when I purchased a new Sony SDM-M81 18.1" LCD monitor. I do play games, but it actually doesn't do too bad with games.

The thing is, I've been reading on that Planar 17.4" and now I've got this feeling that I didn't want to have. Gotapex claims the Planar has a response time of 10ms??? That's the fastest out there isn't it? I wonder how fast the Sony is, theres no info in any spec sheets. Well, I don't know if I want to take any more time with my computer.

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New Rig!!!

Athlon 1.33@1.5
Taisol 7600092a
Epox 8K7A
Lian Li PC60
Enermax Whisper 350W
512MB Crucial Ram
IBM 60gxp 40GB
Leadtek Geforce 3
Pioneer 10x DVD
Plextor 12/10/32 CDR
Sony SDM-M81 18.1" LCD

joe52985 · 07-03-2001, 07:17 AM

any flat panel is a waste of money unless you have no space whatsoever and a small penis

Clauzii · 07-05-2001, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by joe52985
any flat panel is a waste of money unless you have no space whatsoever and a small penis

A LCD uses around 1/3 - 1/4 of the power a normal CRT uses - Thats a good reason.

A small penis??? Did we all not get that when we started using computers instead of our hands??

Clauzii, DK...

sbp · 07-05-2001, 09:21 AM

Well if you don't look at porn...

johnnymk · 07-05-2001, 09:42 AM

Techbargains had a link several weeks ago to find how much you could save on your electric bill by using a typical LCD versus a standard monitor. Well, I put all the numbers in the proper boxes and guess what, even at 13 cents a killowatt hour, I would only save $5.00 per year if I bought the LCD monitor. I was surprised, to say the least.
If I didn't have a system at all, I would seriously consider getting one. The 15" LCDs are rapidly approaching the $300 mark, and with the actual screen area of an LCD nearly the same as a 17" standard monitor, it would be an easy decision to make.

Grimm · 07-05-2001, 12:23 PM

When you work on them for 8 hours a day and spend another 2 to 4 hours a day looking at a monitor at home. Having a LCD screen that is easier on the eyes than a CRT is a much better proposition. How much is not having a head ache or loss of sight to you? Joe apparently doesn't think much of the LCD displays, so a few years from now when they replace CRTs completely, he can stick with the big heavy, eye straining, headache inducing, radiation spewing CRTs.

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07-02-2001, 04:24 PM	#1
Taquim Ensign Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5	Ahh the good old upgrade bug. Well I was just hit with it a month ago. Just recently was I cured when my new system was comlete. It was completed when I purchased a new Sony SDM-M81 18.1" LCD monitor. I do play games, but it actually doesn't do too bad with games. The thing is, I've been reading on that Planar 17.4" and now I've got this feeling that I didn't want to have. Gotapex claims the Planar has a response time of 10ms??? That's the fastest out there isn't it? I wonder how fast the Sony is, theres no info in any spec sheets. Well, I don't know if I want to take any more time with my computer. ----------------- New Rig!!! Athlon 1.33@1.5 Taisol 7600092a Epox 8K7A Lian Li PC60 Enermax Whisper 350W 512MB Crucial Ram IBM 60gxp 40GB Leadtek Geforce 3 Pioneer 10x DVD Plextor 12/10/32 CDR Sony SDM-M81 18.1" LCD

07-05-2001, 09:21 AM	#4
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	Well if you don't look at porn...

07-05-2001, 09:42 AM	#5
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	Techbargains had a link several weeks ago to find how much you could save on your electric bill by using a typical LCD versus a standard monitor. Well, I put all the numbers in the proper boxes and guess what, even at 13 cents a killowatt hour, I would only save $5.00 per year if I bought the LCD monitor. I was surprised, to say the least. If I didn't have a system at all, I would seriously consider getting one. The 15" LCDs are rapidly approaching the $300 mark, and with the actual screen area of an LCD nearly the same as a 17" standard monitor, it would be an easy decision to make.

07-05-2001, 12:23 PM	#6
Grimm 100% Pure Evil Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,861	When you work on them for 8 hours a day and spend another 2 to 4 hours a day looking at a monitor at home. Having a LCD screen that is easier on the eyes than a CRT is a much better proposition. How much is not having a head ache or loss of sight to you? Joe apparently doesn't think much of the LCD displays, so a few years from now when they replace CRTs completely, he can stick with the big heavy, eye straining, headache inducing, radiation spewing CRTs.

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