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Major suckage!

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Post Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:05 pm

Major suckage!

Man, this sucks. This morning before I headed to work, my 17-inch monitor died on me. The power would turn on, but there would be a blank screen when I turn my computer on. I'm not sure what happened, but I think it's dead. Thankfully, I have a back-up monitor in case something like this happens. Unfortunately, it's a 14-inch monitor with a maximum resolution of 640*480. OUCH! Thank god I decided to do a dual-boot system with Windows 98(older games) and XP. I can't even get into XP, because the screen will go all wierd because of the resolution limit. On the other hand, my DVD's look rather nice and clean on this monitor. Thankfully, I got a raise this week and I get paid next Monday so I can go look for a cheap 17-inch monitor. I just got into Knights of the Old Republic again when this happened. SHIZZNIT! This monitor I'm using right now I got at a used computer store for 50 bucks because I was desperate for a monitor. Boy these things can come in handy in a tight spot. Unfortunately it's like driving a car with a spare donut tire. You can use it for a while, but sooner or later you're gonna have to get it fixed. Oh yeah, before I plugged in the 14-incher, I tried everything to get the other monitor working. I unplugged it, and plugged it back in. No go. I even reseated the video card, even though I knew that wasn't the problem, but I decided to be safe. Didn't work either. I had that other monitor for about 6 years. It was really reliable. Oh, well. S**t happens.

"Guns don't kill people....I DO!!"

The Shroud (lurking)

Post Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:15 pm

your old moniter was actualy due to don't get a cheap moniter get a nice lcd so you get 15+ yars of smooth gaming fun

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Post Thu Aug 19, 2004 5:37 pm

To hell with LCD, give me my cheap CRT's! No seriously, I would love to have an LCD, but when it comes to First-Person shooters, they don't perform as well as CRT monitors. And quite frankly, considering how much I make, an LCD screen isn't an option. I was kinda thinking it was on it's way too. I'm surprised it lasted THIS long. Oh, well. At least I can still play MOST of my games for a little while. Considering I run most of them at 640*480 anyway, this isn't that much of a setback. It's annoying, but I can deal with it.

"Guns don't kill people....I DO!!"

The Shroud (lurking)

Post Thu Aug 19, 2004 6:59 pm

mmm guess your right, but i'm really lucky so far I have a moniter thats seen 6+ yeas and spent another 4 in the attic collecting dust l)

Stop complianing and start playing

Edited by - The shroud on 8/19/2004 7:59:40 PM

Esquilax

Post Thu Aug 19, 2004 8:35 pm

LCDs still ghost too much to make playing games any good, particularly FPS's. A good quality 19"/21" CRT is stil the way to go.

Tawakalna

Post Thu Aug 19, 2004 11:29 pm

I agree.

Heltak

Post Fri Aug 20, 2004 7:45 am

And I thought
this post was about women and oral sex. I see I was wrong.

Anyway my LCD monitor is good with FPSes... I think...



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He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.
Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man.
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Indy11

Post Fri Aug 20, 2004 7:51 am

I've got a Dell 17" LCD. Survivor of my D-hell experience. No ghosting problems.

Lately I've learned that Dell LCDs are highly regarded and have been deemed games-worthy, although usually the 20" version.

kimk

Post Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:10 am

indy, you're gonna have to tell me how you did that. i think the only disadvantage of LCDs over CRTs is the ghosting. the size reduction i think more than makes up for its disadvantage. besides i dont play FPS.

H.Q. Victor

Post Fri Aug 20, 2004 8:46 am

Still have my 5 year old 17" e_Machine. Best buys get a sale evey ones in a while for around, $229 for a 19". I'm holding out for that. My want is better refresh rate for my eyes.

sycho warrior

Post Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:40 am

poor you mee
small screens are good for some stuff, but bigger ones ar generally better

ShadowFire789

Post Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:55 am

I have a 4 cm. thick flat-screen moniter.
I feel so spoiled now

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Indy11

Post Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:56 am

@kimk

No ghosting for me when I play FL or any of the MW games. My video card is
a GeForce 4 4600ti and I pretty much have things set to highest resoultion.

However, ever since the death of my D*hell, I've not played any of the MW games, just FL now and then.

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