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new monitor
Oct. 9th, 2014 10:35 pmI got my first monitor in late 1999, I believe. A big CRT with a screen that was 10.75" high by 14.25" wide. A few years later it was giving me trouble. I'm not sure, but I think it was 2003 that I got a new one. I think it was the same maker, and the same size. Early this year I was thinking it was about time I got a new one. I put it off due to a combination of laziness and other things I wanted to spend my money on.
Someone was getting rid of an old one, so Cyn picked it up for me so I could give it a try.
My old one is from 2003. The screen is 10.75"h x 14.25" wide. The whole thing is 18"w x 19"h x 20" deep, and weighs 47.4 pounds. By contrast, Cyn's current monitor has a screen of 10"h x 17.5"w. The case is 14"h x 18.5"w x 1.25" thick, and weighs probably a couple of pounds.
My new monitor is enormous, by comparison. The screen is 14"h x 18.5"w. The case stands 23"h x 22"w x 3" deep. It's almost two feet square, with its stand. But get this, it weighs 35.4 pounds! This baby was made about the same time as my CRT. It's an LCD. State of the art at the time. All the reviews or discussions of it online are from 2002 and 2003. They talk about its high price of $1800 to $2500. The specs indicate a brightness ratio of 500:1. Cyn's cheap Acer has 12000000:1. Screen resolution is 1600x1200.
The color isn't right, though. Not sure it's worth calibrating. If not, I don't think I can keep it. I've got photos to fix up.
Someone was getting rid of an old one, so Cyn picked it up for me so I could give it a try.
My old one is from 2003. The screen is 10.75"h x 14.25" wide. The whole thing is 18"w x 19"h x 20" deep, and weighs 47.4 pounds. By contrast, Cyn's current monitor has a screen of 10"h x 17.5"w. The case is 14"h x 18.5"w x 1.25" thick, and weighs probably a couple of pounds.
My new monitor is enormous, by comparison. The screen is 14"h x 18.5"w. The case stands 23"h x 22"w x 3" deep. It's almost two feet square, with its stand. But get this, it weighs 35.4 pounds! This baby was made about the same time as my CRT. It's an LCD. State of the art at the time. All the reviews or discussions of it online are from 2002 and 2003. They talk about its high price of $1800 to $2500. The specs indicate a brightness ratio of 500:1. Cyn's cheap Acer has 12000000:1. Screen resolution is 1600x1200.
The color isn't right, though. Not sure it's worth calibrating. If not, I don't think I can keep it. I've got photos to fix up.
