New CRT Monitor

[WarriorXLegolas]

I am about to do a little computer shopping…But I have yet to select a monitor now…I will be using this for gaming, movies, documents and TV…But I don’t know which monitor to go with…I haven’t even decided on going with a CRT or a LCD…Just looking to see if anyone has some advice.

COMPUTER HARDWARE
Motherboard===ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe===ZipZoomFly===$189.99
Processor===AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Winchester Core 90nm===ZipZoomFly===$278.00
Memory===Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO===ZipZoomFly===$273.00
Hard Drive===Seagate Barracude 7200.8 SATA 400GB===Newegg===$355.00
Optical Drive 1===NEC ND-3520A===Newegg===$62.99
Optical Drive 2===Pioneer DVR-A08XL===Newegg===$99.80
Media Drive===Mitsumi 7-in-1 Media Drive===Newegg===$24.00
PC Case===Antec P160===Newegg===$110.00
Power Supply===Antec TRUE550 EPS12V===ZipZoomFly===$113.00
Video Cards===2 BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC PCI Express===ZipZoomFly===$979.98
Network Card===NETGEAR 10/100 FA311===Newegg===$13.99
Sound Card===Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum===ZipZoomFly===$164.99
TV Tuner===Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500MCE NTSC===Hauppauge===$199.00

OTHER HARDWARE
Monitor===?===?===$?
Speakers===Logitech Z-5500 Digital===Newegg===$289.00
Headphone===LTB LTB-USB-M===Newegg===$82.99
Keyboard===Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard===Newegg===$28.99
Mouse===Logitech MX1000===ZipZoomFly===$62.99
Mouse Pad===Func 1030 Surface Black===Newegg===$19.00
Printer===Canon PIXMA iP2000===Newegg===$69.00
USB 2.0 Cable===Unincom USB 2.0 Model U2AB-06B===Newegg===$3.49
Uninterruptible Power Supply===APC Back-UPS ES 500===Newegg===$59.49

SOFTWARE
Operating System Software===Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005===ZipZoomFly===$145.99
AntiVirus===Norton Internet Security 2005===Newegg===$69.99
AntiSpyware===Webroot Spy Sweeper 3.5===Webroot===$29.95
Microsoft Office===Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003===Newegg===$125.49

TOTAL===$3850.11

Regards
lilvip

 

[folken]

Fist of all, you will probably want a bigger UPS. That 500VA APC only puts out 300watts max. Your computer will likely draw that much or more and when you add a monitor to the eqation that jumps it up even more. Judging by the rest of your purchases you have quit a large budget for this machine. Why skimp on the UPS? Get the APC 1500VA I've got one and it is awsome!

As for a monitor if you plan on doing some gaming (note the sarcasm you will probably want a CRT. Maybe it is just me but I still can't play games on an LCD. I've tried some very new ones and my eyes start hurting after a while bec of the lag. Even my little 15" screen on my laptop hurts my eyes to play on

I currently have a NEC/Mitsubishi FP2141SB 22" Diamondtron on my desktop computer. It is much sharper and brighter than any other CRT I have seen/used. It will definatly support any high res you want in a game The price is fairly heafty but it still isn't anywhere near an equally sized LCD.

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[dhlucke]

Alternatively the fp2111sb is more affordable. It's the shipping that kills the deal on these so I'd recommend buying them in a store if you can find one.

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[RichPLS]

<A HREF="http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/1500AVR-HO.htm" target="_new"> Best UPS available for </A>



<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=42-102-015&depa=0" target="_new"> $130 at NewEgg... </A>



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[i_am_not_god]

i wouldnt bother buying Norton Internet Security 2005, as you get in as a bundle with the ASUS K8N SLi Deluxe mobo, well i did =]

 

[folken]

I'd use Avast antivirus, it actually does work better than norton and it is free.

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