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 LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
> <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.
>
>
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Ian
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