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mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 0:28,
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CheersI'm a bit confused in here because of my shitty new monitor. Which I'm going to dump.
( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 0:41,
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I've never had a widescreen beforeand I've never had such a crappy inconsistent display before. This is the second monitor I've tried out in 2 days and they both had the same problem. I've now learned that it's a consequence of the type of panel they use, which is a TN panel. The top 4 inches of the screen are darker and more colour-saturated than the rest and it's driving me crazy.
I've just ordered another monitor, a 19" 4:3 Viewsonic which I think will be a better type of panel.
(I've just ordered another monitor, a 19" 4:3 Viewsonic which I think will be a better type of panel.
mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 0:57,
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YeahI was on the phone with Dell earlier and the guy was trying to sell me a 30" widescreen. He kept on and on about how high-spec it was and in the end I had to cut across him and say, "yeah, yeah, it sounds great but the thing is it wouldn't fit on my fucking desk".
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Mon 19 Jan 2009, 1:08,
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Sucks :/Good luck with finding a better one.
I quite like mine, but it's not widescreen.
(I quite like mine, but it's not widescreen.
ClanSoul,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 1:08,
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Yeahthe main problem here is that it's almost impossible to buy a monitor that isn't widescreen. I don't like widescreen ratio for working. I much prefer 4:3
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Mon 19 Jan 2009, 1:11,
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i have a friend here who uses a widescreen but has rotated it so it stands tall, not wide.it looks... odd.
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postbear has metal knees,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 1:15,
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8:6 is a better ratio than thatall the cool kids are using 8:6 nowadays
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gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 6:07,
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I was lucky enoughand forked out enough money for, an S-IPS screen. You're unlikely to get one now but a PVA screen (I promise I'm not making this up) would be almost as good on colour evenness.
For widescreen monitors this is the best resource I know of for determining the panel type. I know of no similar resource for 4:3 screens, however.
How good is the colour evenness? about CRT level!
(however I should point out that it has feckloads of backlight bleeding which looks very bad in dark scenes - an LED screen shouldn't suffer from this)
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Mon 19 Jan 2009, 1:58,
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For widescreen monitors this is the best resource I know of for determining the panel type. I know of no similar resource for 4:3 screens, however.
How good is the colour evenness? about CRT level!
(however I should point out that it has feckloads of backlight bleeding which looks very bad in dark scenes - an LED screen shouldn't suffer from this)
You got me good . . . I actually tried to figure that out . . .
Valin I changed glasses while I wasn't looking,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 0:36,
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ahhhhahhhahhhahyou clever bugger.
bad enough with regular multiboards, when you've got weird shaped adaptors or transformers or even those weird old plugs that have the cord going out diagonally
(bad enough with regular multiboards, when you've got weird shaped adaptors or transformers or even those weird old plugs that have the cord going out diagonally
Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 0:39,
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Just out of curiosityI looked at the NZ plug form. Trying to work out if it's possible to make a NZ version of this pic.
( mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 0:49,
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it is, but you wind up with a six-plug boardand you could plug in more than one at a time, probably.
I think the point of yours is only one would fit.
(I think the point of yours is only one would fit.
Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 0:54,
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1% effort, but I have got work to do
Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 1:10,
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ShurelyYou could plug two in (to the OP) if they were very skinny?
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Mon 19 Jan 2009, 2:10,
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if they were very skinny, maybebut I think in most cases the fitting is significantly wider than the pins.
( Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 2:12,
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must... save... space....!4 in 1? you perv.
( postbear has metal knees,
Mon 19 Jan 2009, 0:48,
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