I bought a Dell 17" LED monitor because I like the narrow black frame and small legged stand that fits neatly into my office space. I have never gone for the biggest so will stick with this one that is still working well.
On 04/10/11 17:54, Paul wrote: > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>, "kele_hawaii" > <kele.96720@...> wrote: > > > > You are most certainly correct! The monitor is the second most > important thing in any computer setup and it is wise to invest in a > top quality display. > > > > I just upgraded from an LCD backlit 22 inch monitor to a 24 inch > ViewSonic that is LED backlit unit. I've owned Trinitron, AOC and > ViewSonic displays back to the CRT days when the largest size was 14 > inches and, WOW, what a difference today. The Sonys and ViewSonics > were the best in those days and their three year, non-limited, factory > replacement warranties never had to be used! I suspect that given the > service life of LEDs over flourescent tubes, my new one will last > longer than I do! :) > > > > Kele > > LEDs have a long life before they're completely dead but I hear a lot > of folks complaining about the LED light bulbs getting dim pretty > quickly. I just hope the issue doesn't spill over into monitors. > > But yeah I laugh when I hear about people that spent all kinds of > money on a "fast" computer and they're squinting at a tiny screen or > something trying to enjoy it. hehe Really when you're looking at a > computer about all you're seeing is the screen! > > Look how fast Linux can be made to run on even an old 1GHz P3 > > http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/2250/wedoct27bootchart.png > > 16 seconds is a boot time that Windows weenies could only dream about > even on the fastest of PCs. That machine stock was 21 seconds. My i3 > comes up in 5 seconds and a few thousandths stock. Needless to say I > didn't even bother investing any time configuring it to improve its > performance any. Though someday for laughs I just might :) > > On that machine I have it set for a single click to launch > applications and things are on the screen before the mouse button is > completely released. I have to say it took a little getting used to. > > -- Ian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
