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To wide-screen or not to wide-screen
f0dder:
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Okay, I think I'm sold.
-Ralf Maximus (November 11, 2007, 06:56 PM)
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That's not a monitor. That's a TV with DVI input, most likely. Sure would be nice...
-Deozaan (November 11, 2007, 07:12 PM)
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Not that big a difference these days, although "TVs" tend to be larger, have more inputs, and possibly a couple of tuners as well. But with DVI and HDMI inputs, the lines begin to blur...
lanux128:
Okay, I think I'm sold.-Ralf Maximus (November 11, 2007, 06:56 PM)
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wow, you can spot an evil sprite miles away.. ;D
zridling:
Lanux, I'd recommend the widescreen option, if for no other reason, their falling prices. 22" is cool, 24" is great if you can afford it. Just remember to bring a big videocard to the party.
AndyM:
Just remember to bring a big videocard to the party.
-zridling (November 19, 2007, 04:11 AM)
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So will the 4 year old video card that came with my Dell XP Pro machine (NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440 with AGP 8 X - Dell), which runs my current 20" monitor at 1600x1200 nicely, run a widescreen 24" monitor at 1920x1200? Or will I have to buy a new video card?
I tried asking Samsung (I want to replace my 204B with a 245BW), but no answer.
Ralf Maximus:
So will the 4 year old video card that came with my Dell XP Pro machine (NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX 440 with AGP 8 X - Dell), which runs my current 20" monitor at 1600x1200 nicely, run a widescreen 24" monitor at 1920x1200? Or will I have to buy a new video card?
-AndyM (November 19, 2007, 08:51 AM)
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Easy enough to check.
Open your display properties and go to Settings/Advanced. See how far to the right the little "resolution" slider will go, but don't hit "OK" unless your existing monitor can take it.
:-)
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