Whil, >> Anybody have another reason why a widescreen would be a good choice?<<
Using VFP on a widescreen monitor allows me to dock all the windows important to me (Property Sheet, DataSession, & Document View) to the right side of the screen and still have enough screen for the project manager and code windows to be visible. I run one monitor most of the time at 1920x1200 and it simply rocks. I want a second monitor, but I have not found one I like that is priced decent and runs at 1920x1200 (although the Viewsonic 28" one you mention looks nice). Every once and a while I have to go to my old-old laptop that is running at 1200x1024 and it is painful because I cannot dock the windows, and have to go hunting for them when I need them. For me at least, widescreen is more productive based on the way I work. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 01:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [NF] Shopping for a new monitor Hi gang, I've been using a pair of ViewSonic 19" flat panels with built-in speakers on my desk for several years. They're great. One is my Windows box; first W2K and now XP. The other is for my Linux box; first SuSE 9 and 10, and now Fedora 6. They've both run flawlessly since day one. Both are set at 12x10. It's now time to hand these monitors down to other folks and set myself up with some new toys. I was just going to get new versions of these guys, but then it struck me, hey, why not get greedy? What about 21" monitors? Or even bigger? They're so inexpensive now... But as I scan newegg, the rage seems to be widescreen monitors. Here are a couple of examples: ViewSonic 28" 3ms(GTG) HDMI W/ HDCP Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920 x 1200, 800:1, D-Sub HDMI ViewSonic 24" 8ms(GTG) HDMI W/ HDCP Widescreen LCD Monitor 1920 x 1200, 1000:1, D-Sub DVI HDMI ViewSonic 19" 2ms Widescreen, 1440x900, 700:1 (typ), 2000:1 (DCR), D-Sub DVI Questions: I don't seen any point to Widescreen. I'm not much of a 'watch movies on my comptuer' kind of guy. Anybody have another reason why a widescreen would be a good choice? 800:1 vs 1000:1 vs 700:1? Do I care? D-Sub DVI vs D-Sub DVI HDMI? Again, do I care? Dammit, Jim, I'm a programmer, not an artist. Whil [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
