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silverpig   04-16-2002 at 08:06:21 AM

Okay, maybe this don't belong here, but I'm afraid to go into other forums hehe :smile:

Take a look at <A HREF="http://www.sgi.com/peripherals/displays/f180" target="_new">this</A> flatpanel display from SGI. It's got some kickass specs (18.1", 1280x1024 etc), but the neatest thing is that it has a "Built-in scaler adjusts input resolutions to the screen size."

I mean, how cool is that? I've never seen a flat panel that could do that before :smile:

If my baby don't love me, I know, I know, her sister will.

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scamtrOn   04-16-2002 at 08:07:58 AM
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yollop de loop

long time no type. ver hav ub in

<font color=blue><b>i sleep in the daytime so i can rest easier at night<font color=red>. :wink:

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silverpig   04-16-2002 at 08:19:56 AM
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Actually, I just found another sgi monitor... it's got the same stuff, but it's 22" and goes up to 1600x1024 widescreen... schweeeeeeet...

If my baby don't love me, I know, I know, her sister will.

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svol   04-16-2002 at 04:18:04 PM
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Looks cool, but... eh... who is going to pay for it?

<b>THGC:</b> before: :frown: :eek: , after: :smile: :cool: .

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zpyrd   04-16-2002 at 06:36:01 PM
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If I had the money and a place to put it I would buy it.

First off I have to win the lottery.
A nice cool 10 million northern pesos. AKA Canadian Dollars.
Then I would have to quit my job.
I would set up my parents, sister, inlaws etc. with a nice tidy sum. Enough to pay off mortgages and debts.
Build a house back home. A four bedroom house with a nice yard.
Buy two new cars. One for me the other for the wife. Nothing too extravegent. Nice little domestic made models. Particularly fond of Chevy and Dodge.
Build a cottage to vacation at.
Then I look at buying that monitor.


The only problem is I don't buy lottery tickets. I see them as a waste of hard earned money that I could put to better use.
So it looks like I will not be buying that monitor. :smile:

<font color=red><i>Doctor Hooter</i></font color=red> <A HREF="http://www.page3.com/" target="_new"><b>(·Y·)</b></A>

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OldBear   04-16-2002 at 08:55:05 PM
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Nice round trip explanation to say no.
I enjoyed it.

:smile:




:smile: <b><font color=green> I took an I.Q. test today...It came back negative.</font color=green></b> :smile:

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zpyrd   04-16-2002 at 09:06:34 PM
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Howdy!

You're in early today.

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OldBear   04-16-2002 at 09:08:39 PM
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Yes I am.
How are you doing today?


:smile: <b><font color=green> I took an I.Q. test today...It came back negative.</font color=green></b> :smile:

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zpyrd   04-16-2002 at 09:16:10 PM
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Wigged out a few times.
But I went outside for a while with the kids and bought some cheapo five and dime store toys for them.

I also went to crappy shack (Radio Shack) and bought Norton System Works for the new laptop.
The laptop is in "transit"! Looks like Thursday is the big delivery day.

<font color=red><i>Doctor Hooter</i></font color=red> <A HREF="http://www.page3.com/" target="_new"><b>(·Y·)</b></A>

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OldBear   04-16-2002 at 10:17:36 PM
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Dell makes a good laptop. I expect a review from you.


:smile: <b><font color=green> I took an I.Q. test today...It came back negative.</font color=green></b> :smile:

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zpyrd   04-16-2002 at 11:57:43 PM
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Will do.
It sucks I have to work when it arrives. Oh well!

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Flamethrower205   04-17-2002 at 12:23:24 AM
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I'm sorry, but those specs aren't anything special (in fact they're quite bad by today's standards). The brightness I actually like, cause I don't like bright displays. The contrast is 300:1, where as many displays now, using technologies like PVA, MVA, and to a certain extent TN+ have 500:1 contrast. Furthermore, its response time is 40ms, which is far too high.....most lcd's have 25ms now, and viewsonic is releasing a 17 inch and 21 inch w/ 16 and 11ms response times, respectively. The viewing angle is ok. Now to the 22". U could never get me to buy it, primarily b/c teh viewing angle's 130º! Hell, it's so low teh sides and top/bottom will be seriously discolored. Finally, there is a flat panel section. I'm sorry, but I think you've been taken by the name....now let's hope my dad doesn't somehow see this cause he owns part of SGI... hehe

Sig of the week.

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Flamethrower205   04-17-2002 at 12:24:06 AM
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Oh yeah, about the "Built in scaler adjustment" every LCD has that....

Sig of the week.

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OldBear   04-17-2002 at 04:11:49 AM
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bump

:smile: <b><font color=green> I took an I.Q. test today...It came back negative.</font color=green></b> :smile:

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