Saved enough for one, what should I get?

Lager

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After saving up enough money, what should I get? A 17" LCD or a nice digital camera? I only have enough for one.

 

Lager

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Originally posted by: mpitts
What monitor do you have?

Do you already have a digital camera?

I have a crappy 15" no brand LCD and a FujiFilm 2650 finepix, both which I plan to sell.
 

I voted for the camera, but since you have such a crappy monitor now, go for the LCD - it's something you'll use all day every day and it's worth it for your eyes.
 

AreaCode707

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I vote for the camera. Thirty years from now, the monitor will be long gone but the photos will have you grinning.
 

Spac3d

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Originally posted by: HotChic
I vote for the camera. Thirty years from now, the monitor will be long gone but the photos will have you grinning.
That is what I was thinking:beer:
 

crab

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Get the camera. I couldn't live without my D30... :) I have a few thousand photos from it.
 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: CraigRT
I'd get the LCD

the Finepix 2650 is a great camera for the price if you ask me

Agreed, he's crazy for getting rid of it.

Get a nice 18 - 19" LCD on sale @ Dell.
 

Wuffsunie

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I say go for the monitor. Once you get a larger one, you'll never go back and wonder how you did without it. (Yeah, I know that's inviting comment on other issues, so just shut it now.)

Sure one of the new cameras would be nice, but my mate has a 1.1 meg pixel Kodak and has kept it over a 3 and a 4 megapixel cameras. And he's a modeler, so he's obsessed as hell with details!

I think your best move is to get the monitor, and save up until all the bugs are worked out of the 5+ megapixel camers, then grab one of those suckers.

-- Jack
 

pennylane

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If you can stand to stare at the lcd get the digicam (with intent to get a new lcd at some point). Otherwise get the lcd.
 
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i was a little worried about LCDs, if they would be just as good as crts, i got the viewsonic 171b 17" lcd, its even beeter than my dual crt setup i had before, so glad i got it. i voted lcd b/c of it, but i do use my digi cam all the time.
 

Lager

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Originally posted by: CheapArse
i was a little worried about LCDs, if they would be just as good as crts, i got the viewsonic 171b 17" lcd, its even beeter than my dual crt setup i had before, so glad i got it. i voted lcd b/c of it, but i do use my digi cam all the time.

Is that from Dell deals?
 
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Originally posted by: coldcut
Originally posted by: CheapArse
i was a little worried about LCDs, if they would be just as good as crts, i got the viewsonic 171b 17" lcd, its even beeter than my dual crt setup i had before, so glad i got it. i voted lcd b/c of it, but i do use my digi cam all the time.

Is that from Dell deals?

yea, got it from dell. its a sick ass lcd, 16ms refresh rate, it can pivot...just awsome.
 

Xionide

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Wow this poll may break the eveness record over my "did kobe do it" thread.

-Xionide