Recent content by jw0ollard

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    ATI Ultra-Realistic Realtime Ruby Tessellation demo

    I'm a bit concerned why "01_RubyRendered" (link) seems to be an actual image of the actress/model and not a rendering. View the image at full size and note the remnants of a background that is not pitch black around her entire outline. Especially on her right arm near her breast and her hair...
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    What is the Best LCD Under $1000

    Oops, yes I just wasn't thinking about wide gamut when thinking about calibrators... I would never buy a Huey Pro anyway. I actually wouldn't buy a Spyder3 Pro either as the hardware isn't as good as the EODIS2, at least from everything I've seen. The Elite maybe (better software), but I...
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    Video Card Recommendations for 30" Monitor

    Wow.. Confusing title and post... Lots of monitor recommendations in here. :) If money is no issue: 2 x GTX 285 2GB = ~$800. :) You are GOING to need the 2GB of RAM at that resolution soon enough. Esp if you're going to pile on max AA/AF and max detail like you want. If you can wait a...
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    What is the Best LCD Under $1000

    @OP I'm also concerned that you've never really sat down and compared a good LCD with your current CRT... Black levels might not be near as perfect, but how can you stand looking that close at anything with an aperture grille or shadow mask? Most LCDs are abominable too, but H-IPS LCDs are...
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    What is the Best LCD Under $1000

    I'm getting the feeling that the OP isn't very knowledgeable about actual contrast ratio. LCD monitors usually have more realistically advertised contrast ratios than LCD TVs. That's just the way the business works. If you really think the LCD TVs TRULY have 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, then...
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    What is the Best LCD Under $1000

    @shangshang I would have recommended either of those 24" NECs but I don't think you can find them anywhere for under $1000. I believe $1099 is the absolute cheapest I've seen. Also, you have to consider that both of those NECs COME with a calibrator and software, and if you consider they...
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    What is the Best LCD Under $1000

    HP LP2475w Review: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/hp_lp2475w.htm Now this is only costing $549.99 so far, but I'm not aware if you already have a calibrator. The calibrator that gave that site the "best results they've ever had" in a monitor was the LaCie Blue Eye Pro which is...
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    Case for 3x120 radiator

    CM ATCS 840? A lot of room for radiators. If you look around there are lots of threads with lots of pictures, this is what I'm currently looking at, if I go with WC or not.
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    4870CF 2GB OC or 4890CF 1GB?

    Yeah I'm thinking by the time I buy, these will be out... I hope. But honestly if I can OC the 4870 Vapor-X in CF to be within 5-10% of the performance of 4890 in CF, I'd be getting a better bang for the buck. That is if 4890 2GB Vapor-X ever comes out. :frown:
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    4870CF 2GB OC or 4890CF 1GB?

    Well possibly by the time I purchase the 2GB 4890s will be out and the same price as the current 4890s. I definitely decided against a GTX 285 2GB, though. A 4870 2GB does about the same for half the price! Edit: I really think though that if 4890 2GB cards don't come out with the same...
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    4870CF 2GB OC or 4890CF 1GB?

    Cards: 4870 Vapor-X 2GB 4890 OC Edition 1GB .. The specs are wrong in the Specs tab, and right in the subtitle, I believe: 1000 (incorrect) vs 901 (correct) As noted in the title, I'm looking at these for CrossFire. (So maybe 2 x 4890 pull way ahead in CF, as compared to only 12% better in...
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    Changing the axis this JS "runs on"...

    Also, I currently have each item in a descending z-index order, so that the first item is z-index:100, 2nd 99, and so on. I changed the JS below to change the z-index on mouseover so that the item I'm currently hovering on is z-index:200, so that it overlaps the icon above it. Example: Hover...
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    This is the second year we've had DST, and Microsoft don't quite seem capable of catching on :|

    Thanks, you reminded me I have to disable JS window resizing. (Haven't done it since I started using this computer) Get with the times, Swatch.. :thumbsdown: ^^Hahaha. Most ironic sentence ever.
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    Changing the axis this JS "runs on"...

    I took it upon myself to convert the Interface "Fisheye" script to run vertically instead of horizontally, but I've never really worked with JS before. (JS terrifies me, whereas I'm perfectly comfy with PHP--what gives? =p) So before you reply "NOOB" and walk away, I actually do have this...
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    Any java people want to help with an assignment?

    *ding ding* I'd guess so, just looking at the pattern. I don't actually know Java. :) I am actually having a similar problem with some JS, but I won't threadjack, so I'm going to create a thread over in Programming.. (Where this thread should be, too?) :)