I hate technology!

[Pappy]

The wife just got a new gateway with a 17inch flatscreen monitor, WOW:eek2:

I always wondered why people would comment on my pictures and such, now I know:p On my computer they look nothing like they do on this monitor!

So, now I just have to get a better monitor, but this one came with this computer......which one should I get:confused:

[prepracing]

If your pleased with hers, I would go with one just like it

[400ex28]

stepping it up eh pappy :cool:

Just de-block hers.

[Quad18star]

Yeah damn technology ..... just keeps costing me more and more money . I'm gunna have to invest in a new monitor .... mine is starting to screw up ... it flickers really bad ...to the point where I had to adjust it and not use the bottom 1/4 of the screen . :grr:

[SGA]

No doubt! With a new monitor you can see all kinds of things you've been missing.
Go get yourself a new 17'' monitor. Flat screen or regular type (crt), your choice.

We're too old to be holding off. I bought a 19''flatscreen recently.

[Pappy]

lol..i just found out they have a 17inch flatscreen and Howard already has a 19 incher:ermm: i dont get out much:p

[JDiablo]

I have a 19inch lcd flat screen,it is awesome.

[Hondaman90]

I know this is way off topic, but I'm pretty positive this is your son on the Elka Suspension Site!:

http://www.elkasuspension.com/Files/catalogs/2006SportsRacingCatalog.pdf

By the way we got a new computer and moniter for Christmas and the picture is so much better.

[MOFO]

... you dont want to see the setup I'm creating right now.

46" widesceen 1280x720P.... then you'll really hate technology - just ask me wife when I'm surfing ATVRiders on our HDTV.

:D

[watts16]

Originally posted by MOFO
... you dont want to see the setup I'm creating right now.

46" widesceen 1280x720P.... then you'll really hate technology - just ask me wife when I'm surfing ATVRiders on our HDTV.

:D

You hooking it up to your TV? That wouldnt work for me, I got a 13in lol

[SGA]

Heres what you do. Go by circuit city or bestbuy and look at thier monitors. I would recommend a flat screen LCD (liquid crystal display) over a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube). Ive seen some 17'' flat screens that have a nice picture for about $200-$225 or so.
17'' CRT monitors are about $99-125 and have a nice picture also
Go with a 17''!
My 19" Samsung LCD cost me about $375 but i could have gotten by with a 17"" just fine, but it was a whim buy. I do love it though.:p

Here read this
http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/learn/comp_monitor.aspx?language=en-CA&MSCSProfile=D2A27242FE5C7054CA02D1C573F248CFC398CA DC37A41260137730808AB7C02875FCAAA0A02D0C08D2B83825 6BF2B7971417388348333B710D9C6DE3B429EE5D2F23C699F2 FB5A4FECC7A34F058CDFF0B6829AA51A1A7C2E561033E9E8FD E440F73A026345036DCB1ADBFFCA84B9B589D53C3E891CFDF0 4CF2A8755E019327F776D9835B98AA14E3


Then this
http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/catOid/-12965/N/20012961+20012965+158/link/ref/rpem/ccd/categorylist.do

Then this
http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/catOid/-12965/N/20012961+20012965+159/link/ref/rpem/ccd/categorylist.do

[WhiteYFZ]

some of the best lcd screens are view sonic, nec and samsung.

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by MOFO
... you dont want to see the setup I'm creating right now.

46" widesceen 1280x720P.... then you'll really hate technology - just ask me wife when I'm surfing ATVRiders on our HDTV.

:D

I didn't think that was possible to do .

You know with a screen that size you could almost pull up a picture of Pappy's 450R , stand in front of the screen and pretend you're riding it . :devil:

Is it better to go with a monitor made by the same company that your computer is made by .... or it doesn't really matter . We have an HP system that isn't very old ( 2 years) and the monitor seems like it's already starting to fry . When I priced out the HP monitors they were quite expensive , but I seen other name brands at lower prices . I didn't know if it was possible or not .... electronics make me scratch my head .

[SGA]

Greg, Its does not matter what brand monitor you use. Its like tires on a quad.

[MOFO]

Originally posted by Quad18star
I didn't think that was possible to do .

You know with a screen that size you could almost pull up a picture of Pappy's 450R , stand in front of the screen and pretend you're riding it . :devil:



Yep.. the native resolution of my TV is 1280x720P and I have a DVI and VGA connector on it. Since its a DLP I have no worries about buring in the screen. At my old place I could run a small patch cord and use my black box video extenders. Now in my new house I need to come up with a new plan... my desktop is too far away and my laptop does not output the correct resolution to fill the screen.

[SGA]

Same here sort of. I hooked the s-video from my laptop to my TV and I can see the windows XP logo load up, but as soon as it loads the drivers i get a black screen. I suppose i could figure it out if I wanted too. Its prob the laptop is too old, its a Dell P-3. I did the lcd/s-video switch on the laptop but that didnt help.

That is going to be cool as hell when you fire up your comp on your bigscreen:blah:

[honduh440]

ive got dual 19" lcd's. best investment ive made.

[Pappy]

thx hondaman90, im downloading it now on my crappy dial up, the next catalog will be out before im done:p

[parkers30]

I purchaced a 17" Samsung LCD for my brother as a christmas present, very nice monitor that was on sale

I woould definitely shopr around and see what is on sale, that wasmy big deciding factor, but I know EVERY LCD at school is an NEC and I have never seen one broken, or with a bad picture

[MOFO]

Originally posted by parkers30
I purchaced a 17" Samsung LCD for my brother as a christmas present, very nice monitor that was on sale

I woould definitely shopr around and see what is on sale, that wasmy big deciding factor, but I know EVERY LCD at school is an NEC and I have never seen one broken, or with a bad picture

I know back in the day, 10-12 years ago NEC made some top notch CRT's. I'm sure they still make a great product today.

[FreekShow]

Originally posted by MOFO
Yep.. the native resolution of my TV is 1280x720P and I have a DVI and VGA connector on it. Since its a DLP I have no worries about buring in the screen. At my old place I could run a small patch cord and use my black box video extenders. Now in my new house I need to come up with a new plan... my desktop is too far away and my laptop does not output the correct resolution to fill the screen.

Yea same thing happens to me. Anyone know why? Im running a Connect3D Radeon 9550 128mb

[FreekShow]

Originally posted by SGA
Same here sort of. I hooked the s-video from my laptop to my TV and I can see the windows XP logo load up, but as soon as it loads the drivers i get a black screen. I suppose i could figure it out if I wanted too. Its prob the laptop is too old, its a Dell P-3. I did the lcd/s-video switch on the laptop but that didnt help.

That is going to be cool as hell when you fire up your comp on your bigscreen:blah:

Yea same thing happens to me. Anyone know why? Im running a Connect3D Radeon 9550 128mb

[FreekShow]

Originally posted by SGA
Same here sort of. I hooked the s-video from my laptop to my TV and I can see the windows XP logo load up, but as soon as it loads the drivers i get a black screen. I suppose i could figure it out if I wanted too. Its prob the laptop is too old, its a Dell P-3. I did the lcd/s-video switch on the laptop but that didnt help.

That is going to be cool as hell when you fire up your comp on your bigscreen:blah:

Yea same thing happens to me. Anyone know why? Im running a Connect3D Radeon 9550 128mb

[FreekShow]

Originally posted by SGA
Same here sort of. I hooked the s-video from my laptop to my TV and I can see the windows XP logo load up, but as soon as it loads the drivers i get a black screen. I suppose i could figure it out if I wanted too. Its prob the laptop is too old, its a Dell P-3. I did the lcd/s-video switch on the laptop but that didnt help.

That is going to be cool as hell when you fire up your comp on your bigscreen:blah:

Yea same thing happens to me. Anyone know why? Im running a Connect3D Radeon 9550 128mb

[FreekShow]

Originally posted by SGA
Same here sort of. I hooked the s-video from my laptop to my TV and I can see the windows XP logo load up, but as soon as it loads the drivers i get a black screen. I suppose i could figure it out if I wanted too. Its prob the laptop is too old, its a Dell P-3. I did the lcd/s-video switch on the laptop but that didnt help.

That is going to be cool as hell when you fire up your comp on your bigscreen:blah:

Yea same thing happens to me. Anyone know why? Im running a Connect3D Radeon 9550 128mb

[rmz250]

Flatscreen is awesome. I got a 17" dell monitor.

[Hondaman90]

No problem Pappy, I was just playin around on there site and I saw that pic, and I thought it looked really familiar! By the way its on page 21 of 28 so it wont take forever for you to scroll through all those pages!

[400exrider707]

Originally posted by rmz250
Flatscreen is awesome. I got a 17" dell monitor.

Me too 17" ultrasharp...awesome pic...

I want to get the new dell one with the USB drives right in the side of the flat panel. They're pretty sick..

[trick450r]

Originally posted by MOFO
... you dont want to see the setup I'm creating right now.

46" widesceen 1280x720P.... then you'll really hate technology - just ask me wife when I'm surfing ATVRiders on our HDTV.

:D

those are awsome....my boss has that on his tv...except his is a 72 inch....

[AtvMxRider]

Yep we have a gateway with a 19 inch flat screen:devil:

[thomps6s]

There are only a few companies that make the LCD and plasma techmology in the world but many brands that market it as their own. LCD has more longevity on it's side (less de-pixelation over time). Go to Best buy, circuit city or wherever and see what looks the best and buy that model or make, either at the store or online.