[Cialug] LCD flat panel

[Tim Wilson]

I have a long list (and it has been checked at least twice), but a lot
of the list is too expensive or too technical for my wife to get.  We
did the "let's buy our own gifts" last year.  Just didn't seem like
Christmas.

On 12/13/05, Tom Pohl <tom at tcpconsulting.com> wrote:
> Wow, I must be the only one who's wife is begging him to please come
> up with *something* i want for Christmas :)
>
> -Tom
>
>
> On Dec 13, 2005, at 2:02 PM, Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
>
> > I've have an LG too, its decent. Dell has a 24" wide aspect on sale
> > for
> > $960.00 The specs don't look too bad... If I was a single guy like
> > Dave,
> > I'd by myself one for Xmas...
> >
> > In fact, Its all I can do to stop myself from calling them and having
> > them send me one...
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 13:47, Tim Wilson wrote:
> >> I love my flat panel monitor.  I didn't realize how much my monitor
> >> hummed until I got rid of it.  I bought a 17" LG from Newegg for $180
> >> AR about 8 months ago.  A 17" LCD is more like an 18" CRT (the whole
> >> viewable thing).  That allowed me to increase my resolution, and
> >> still
> >> be able to see without a set of binoculars. :-)
> >>
> >> On 12/13/05, Dave J. Hala Jr. <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> >>> Get rid of the wife, keep the monitor...
> >>>
> >>> I used to say that I would never give up my 21' CRT... then it
> >>> died...
> >>> Then a friend of mine got a deal on 5 17in LCD's... I bought one and
> >>> after a couple of days of using it I decided to never to go back...
> >>>
> >>> The key is to buy a good one... The low end ones are, in my opinion,
> >>> even worse than a low-end crt... If you keep your eyes open, you
> >>> can get
> >>> deal a high-end LCD.
> >>>
> >>> :) Dave
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, 2005-12-13 at 12:00, James Shoemaker wrote:
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> >>>> albus wrote:
> >>>>> Oh you mean FREE. Don't have anything here.
> >>>>
> >>>>       Not free, but I think he wants to keep it under $200.
> >>>> Personally I
> >>>> wouldn't use an LCD, but my corner desk has plenty of space for
> >>>> a CRT (I
> >>>> love my 21"), his wife stuck him with this little decorative
> >>>> desk that
> >>>> isn't even deep enough for a 15 inch CRT.
> >>>>
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Tim