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To all who replied thanks. As I stated in an earlier post I was on Meds at the time I originally posted. Seems that I mixed up the monitor deatails - confused re various models that I was investigating and what I eventually purchased. Purchased a BenQ G2400WD Specs at http://www.benq.com/products/specificationsPrinter.cfm?product=1323 Very happy with it anyway. Owen, the shop is GDWorld, Shop 4 252 Botany Rd Alexadria. Thanks to all again Bill -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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quote who=bill Came home and plugged it in to my KVM switch via VGA and both PCs ( Kubuntu 8.10 and Xbuntu 7.10) found it immediately at the correct resolution of 1920 x 1200 - plus he Monitor is 16:9 and 1080p. So, if the correct resolution is 1920x1200 then the monitor is not 16:9 and 1080p. :-) - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2010: Wellington, NZ http://www.penguinsvisiting.org.nz/ Microsoft treats security vulnerabilities as public relations problems. - Bruce Schneier -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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bill wrote: This AM drove to Alexandria and visited Allans Music ( waste of time) and had intended to visit Harris Technology (gone) which used to be next door. On way home I spied a small computer shop (also in Alexandria) which happened to have a BenQ E2400WD in stock, unopened. Pric quoted was $345, $85 and $200 cheaper than local shops, so I took it on the spot. Came home and plugged it in to my KVM switch via VGA and both PCs ( Kubuntu 8.10 and Xbuntu 7.10) found it immediately at the correct resolution of 1920 x 1200 - plus he Monitor is 16:9 and 1080p. I'm a happy camper, especially at that price. Thanks to all who replied to my original post. Bill Nice work. I bought a pair of Benq E2400WDs and am very happy with mine (the Mrs got the other one). Actually its a 16:10 ratio. Happy viewing. D. -- Never ascribe to malice that which may adequately be explained by incompetence. - Napoleon Bonaparte -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 18:36 +0800, Dion wrote: Actually its a 16:10 ratio. Terminology is curious. Did anyone do the arithmetic? 1920/1080 = 1.8 = 16/9 However, that doesn't say anything about if items in a scene look blocky or skinny - that depends on the ratio of the length and width of the screen. No-one said the pixels have to be square. 2c? Kevin. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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2009/5/15 Kevin Shackleton kev...@reachnet.com.au: On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 18:36 +0800, Dion wrote: Actually its a 16:10 ratio. Terminology is curious. Did anyone do the arithmetic? 1920/1080 = 1.8 = 16/9 However, that doesn't say anything about if items in a scene look blocky or skinny - that depends on the ratio of the length and width of the screen. No-one said the pixels have to be square. A large number of plasma tvs have 16x9 ratios with a 1024x768 resolution. Their pixels are obviously not square. The LCD mentioned here though is 1920x1200... 1920/1200 = 1.6 = 16/10... so... On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 18:36 +0800, Dion wrote: Actually its a 16:10 ratio. Some of the newer LCDs can handle a 1080p input (DVI or HDMI) using letterboxing which (without rtfm) _may_ be the case here. cheers, Owen. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] FINALISED - HD ( 1920 x 1080) monitor and Linux - advice pls.]
This AM drove to Alexandria and visited Allans Music ( waste of time) and had intended to visit Harris Technology (gone) which used to be next door. On way home I spied a small computer shop (also in Alexandria) which happened to have a BenQ E2400WD in stock, unopened. Pric quoted was $345, $85 and $200 cheaper than local shops, so I took it on the spot. Came home and plugged it in to my KVM switch via VGA and both PCs ( Kubuntu 8.10 and Xbuntu 7.10) found it immediately at the correct resolution of 1920 x 1200 - plus he Monitor is 16:9 and 1080p. I'm a happy camper, especially at that price. Thanks to all who replied to my original post. Bill -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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2009/5/14 bill bi...@swiftdsl.com.au: This AM drove to Alexandria and visited Allans Music ( waste of time) and had intended to visit Harris Technology (gone) which used to be next door. On way home I spied a small computer shop (also in Alexandria) which happened to have a BenQ E2400WD in stock, unopened. Pric quoted was $345, $85 and $200 cheaper than local shops, so I took it on the spot. [snip] What was the shop in Alexandria? My usual is Megaware (near Green Square station) but I'd be interested if there was decent competetition for them in the area... cheers, Owen. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
