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I went ahead and called them (Dell) before I opened it so that they could make a note of what happened in the chance that something is wrong with the monitor. I was polite about it, but the guy took a really condescending tone with me. He told me that he made a note of it, but that "monitors...

Well my new 19" CRT arrived the other day. The thing is, they left it at my doorstep on a rainy day. I'd say it was sitting in the rain for about three hours -- the box was fairly wet. Could this have damaged it? Should I return/exchange it while it's still factory sealed? I don't plan on...

So what's the downside to Seagate Barracudas and why aren't they as popular as WD's?

Thanks. They do both look good don't they? What makes it esepecially hard to decide is that they both cost the same (just over $200 shipped). So budget isn't an issue in this case. I'm still reading what reviews I can find on them -- it sounds like I can't go wrong either way. I just hate...

Just bumping this back to the first page before I go to bed. I'm planning on getting one of these monitors tomorrow evening (Fri) so I'd really like to see some opinions on them.

I've been looking at 19" CRT's for the past couple days and have narrowed my decision down to these two. They are the best monitors I can afford on my budget (~$200). I am having a terrible time deciding between the two though. I will use the monitor for school (programming and word...

Those look like nice 17" monitors, but I was looking for 19" :) Maybe I'll have to up my budget a tad after all if I want a decent one.

I really shouldn't stretch my budget on this one. I'd like to get a mostly flat screen (just not one of those cheap curved ones), and I prefer shadow masking over AG although it's not a big deal (the AG's are probably too expensive anyway). I will use the monitor for school (word processing...