Yes, in my case it was clearly a space issue. I cannot fit two big CRTs on my desk, so I went the LCD route. (And yes, they do look damn cool) Plus, since i work from home, I have more energy savings, less heat in the summer, etc.
(of course I kinda like the heat CRTs generate when it's winter time) Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: Abd ul-Rahman Lomax [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 9:42 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Nvidia graphics card users > > > At 04:48 PM 2/15/2002 -0800, Tony Karavidas wrote: > >Oh, and I forgot to say Costco has the Sylvania 17" LCD monitors for $500 > >now. I have them on my Mac and Win2000 machine. > > > >Go buy a pair..tell you boss..do what you can. > > I do not recommend buying LCD monitors for CAD unless physical desk space > or appearance of total coolness is truly an issue. That price is pretty > nice, I just verified it ($529 less $20 rebate). > > The resolution of that LCD, however, is 1280x1024. In dual monitor mode, > that will be 2560x1024, or 2.6 megapixels. Dual 19 or 21 inch CRT > monitors > which can do 1600x1200 will provide over 3.8 megapixels. While, other > things being equal, LCDs would be preferable (perhaps one should consider > the chiropractic bills), the resolution is not yet as good as we would > want, and the price is considerably more. Costco is selling a 19 inch > Sylvania monitor which will do 1600x1200 at 77 Hz, for $200. > > I would consider it essential to provide CAD employees dual monitors, and > with CRTs this should be clearly affordable. LCDs, however, are > catching up > fast, so I'd want a fast amortization of the expense. A 1$ improvement in > productivity would translate to $100 per year for every $10,000 > of employee > expense (which is substantially higher than what the employee is > paid). And > I'd think that productivity could improve substantially more than > one percent. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Abdulrahman Lomax > Easthampton, Massachusetts USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
