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silvershark44
02-07-07, 22:17
I bought myself a samsung 226bw 22" widescreen monitor today, so I officially dont have to scroll back and forth to see what the latest bit of kit you have slapped on your car looks like!

:d

Got to say, I wish I had bought one of these ages ago, makes surfing the net etc so much better as you can easily look at two pages at once. So if anyone wants a widescreen I would recommend.
grahamc
02-07-07, 23:01
good investment there...
RedM
02-07-07, 23:03
How much?
RobSheffield
02-07-07, 23:05
One day id like to get rid of this damn 10" CRT :(
neil tt
02-07-07, 23:06
:yeahthat: and where from:d
RedM
02-07-07, 23:06
One day id like to get rid of this damn 10" CRT :(

You only have a 10" monitor?:blink:
silvershark44
02-07-07, 23:07
£255 from pc world.

I would have ordered online, but once you pay for p and p and everything, you dont really saves anything. Plus some places are selling more more online.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-050-SA


There is also all this hype about S panels/ A panels and C panels. With the S panels being actually made by samsung and the other two outsourced to lower quality asian assemblers.

So i wanted to check the code on the back to make sure I got an S panel. However interestingly, guess what, they have now removed the letter code! So you can tell anymore.

There was also an engineers code through the menue where it would say whether it was made by samsung or out sourced, but on firing her up to check they have removed the code from this too!

However, I cant fault it, and it has none of the issues reported so looks like samsung just assemble it themselves now and dont place a letter code to distinguish its place of manufacture.
JustGav
02-07-07, 23:08
Hmmm, may have to look at one of those for my new rig when I build it (not gaming rig either...)
RedM
02-07-07, 23:09
You can order online from PC World and collect at store for the web price. Could have saved yourself a tenner!
RobSheffield
02-07-07, 23:10
You only have a 10" monitor?:blink:

I think its 19" actually, but i wasnt sure when i typed it :p
Bobbeh
02-07-07, 23:15
24" Dell here :) I think you can pick it up from overclockers for around £450, deffo worth it :)
RedM
02-07-07, 23:17
The monitor that SS44 has just got has some very good reviews.

I might have to move some furniture and hope my Iiyama doesn't crash to the ground.
JamesG
02-07-07, 23:54
I replaced my old PC recently with a 12u 19" cabinet, a number of rackmount PCs, networking equipment and three Dell 20" monitors. My desktop resolution is 4800x1200 :)

http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/misc/multimon.jpg
JustGav
02-07-07, 23:55
I replaced my old PC recently with a 12u 19" cabinet, a number of rackmount PCs, networking equipment and three Dell 20" monitors. My desktop resolution is 4800x1200 :)

http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/misc/multimon.jpg

Oh, now that is sexy!!!!I like that idea.. industrial but oooh so practical... think mel would sever my bollocks off and slam them in the rack door... ooh well I'll miss them..
RobSheffield
02-07-07, 23:55
James, i might hate you ;)
neil tt
02-07-07, 23:58
That is so impressive, and your house is very clean:d
silvershark44
03-07-07, 00:10
I replaced my old PC recently with a 12u 19" cabinet, a number of rackmount PCs, networking equipment and three Dell 20" monitors. My desktop resolution is 4800x1200 :)

http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/misc/multimon.jpg

very cool
Thorin
03-07-07, 07:13
I replaced my old PC recently with a 12u 19" cabinet, a number of rackmount PCs, networking equipment and three Dell 20" monitors. My desktop resolution is 4800x1200 :)

http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/misc/multimon.jpg

I am officially jealous.

But I'd settle for just one of those Dell 24" wide screen monitors too :(
JamesG
03-07-07, 08:35
Thanks all! In fact, building that cabinet has been a complete ordeal. Nothing fitted properly - I spent lots of time drilling and cable tieing and making patch leads and generally swearing at it. Until a couple of days ago, that entire room looked like a bomb had hit it - the mess only finishing about 3 inches from the edges of that photo :p

At least it won't be stolen easily though, it weighs a ton!
AndrewOW
03-07-07, 09:28
I replaced my old PC recently with a 12u 19" cabinet, a number of rackmount PCs, networking equipment and three Dell 20" monitors. My desktop resolution is 4800x1200 :)

http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/misc/multimon.jpg


That looks great James, but I would prefer a 22" Apple cinema screen and a decent G5 set up. If we had the money at my company! ;)
JamesG
03-07-07, 12:50
That looks great James, but I would prefer a 22" Apple cinema screen and a decent G5 set up. If we had the money at my company! ;)

Aren't both those items obsolete now?
Sheefa
03-07-07, 13:54
Dell 2405 FPW here. Had it about 1.5 years now and she's still mint. No dead pixels, amaazing colour resolution and with component out ports etc easy to connect to the Games Console or Hi-fi. :)

Plus, I bought mine for about £650 IIRC and now they can be had for nearly half that. BARGAIN. :)
AndrewOW
03-07-07, 13:58
Aren't both those items obsolete now?


Probably, but I am still running a G4 cube and a crappy 19" CRT! :(
hiten55
03-07-07, 14:02
I replaced my old PC recently with a 12u 19" cabinet, a number of rackmount PCs, networking equipment and three Dell 20" monitors. My desktop resolution is 4800x1200 :)

http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/~jamesg/misc/multimon.jpg

:drool:

like the way you have a soft glow behind the desk :D