Monitor truly dead... (large pic warning)

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:58 pm

Yeah... I can't enlarge it, it just warps the image in that little box when I use the width settings... My monitor is dead... I'm now using my TV as my primary monitor... Well, at least my emulation looks good, heh... Off to play FF tactics... Poble monitor...

Postby **dyzzispell** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:33 am

Hehe, well there's your problem right there. The brand name on the monitor - eMachines!! I know they're cheap, but that's just it - they're CHEAP! :lol:

Anyway, I hope you're able to get a new monitor that isn't too expensive that might last a little longer for you this time. Prices have come down a bit, so it shouldn't be too bad... :cool:

Postby **Slater** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:01 pm

yeah, my e-machine monitor has been doing similar things lately too. Every e-machine monitor I've had has crapped out before its second birthday... It's true, they aren't all that good.

Postby **Mithrandir** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:21 pm

Flat panel monitors are starting to come far enough down in price to make them budgetable for just about everyone. Microcenter up here is selling a 20" monitor from View Sonic for like $300.00 or some insane low price.

Postby **mechana2015** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:33 pm

Mithrandir wrote:Flat panel monitors are starting to come far enough down in price to make them budgetable for just about everyone. Microcenter up here is selling a 20" monitor from View Sonic for like $300.00 or some insane low price.

My dad just picked up a 15" flat panel from staples for ~$150.

Postby **dyzzispell** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:57 am

Yeah I got mine about a year and a half ago for $180. Best Buy was having a crazy sale. It's a 17" flat panel and I don't ever want to go back to a regular tube monitor again!

(Besides, I need the extra space on my desk for my drawing tablet. :sweat:

)

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:33 am

Well, I'm not sure I want an LCD monitor... Dead pixels and blur problems, et al. And al was one of my best friends, so there's a bit of contention... (sorry... couldn't resist)

I'd want another CRT... When they aren't EMACHINES CRT monitors... I've never had a TV last less than 10 years... I know monitors are a bit different (more pixels, for one, and are they in a different configuration?), but I should at least expect 7 years or so out of it, right?At westwood, they have monitors that are 5 years old, and still kickin it.

Postby **Mithrandir** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:14 pm

My 17" Viewsonic CRTs are beginning to got bad. And I've only had 'em for about 4-5 years now.

Monitor truly dead... (large pic warning)

Monitor truly dead... (large pic warning)

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