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Should I buy a 2005fpw?

UNCjigga

UNCjigga

Lifer
Reasons for:

- I don't own a TV--only pci tuner (digital cable hooked up to svideo input on TV Wonder.)
- Currently only have a 17" LCD that has a bad hum, low contrast, bad viewing angle
- I'm in NY so I don't have to pay tax
- Just got my student loan check and tax refund
- I'm an HDTV torrent freak (its my version of Tivo)

Reasons against:

- Do I really want to run at 1600x1050 resolution? Won't that hurt my eyes?
- Stretched out games? Current vid card/rig can't handle gaming at native res, but then again I don't play many games (only HL2/CS:Source currently)
- What about upgrading rig? Buying monitor will blow budget set aside for mobo, cpu, vid card upgrades.
- I still don't have an internship for summer...not earning money...I should be saving and not spending loan money on luxuries!
 
Originally posted by: SomeDude22
what video card do you have and cpu
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Radeon 8500LE 128MB and Athlon XP 2000+ (stupid old K7s5a mobo)

I recently just upgraded RAM to 1GB DDR400 (underclocked on this mobo of course), and had begun to set aside money for these:

- ASUS A8N-E
- 3000+ "Venice"
- Leadtek 6600 PCI-E
 
do a search for widescreen gaming fourms (the site is something like widescreengamingforums.com or close to that). They have lits of games that can be widescreen enabled. Games that are all-ready good to go include Doom 3, HL2, CS:S, UT 2004.

-spike
 
on that big of a screen 1680x1050 isn't going to be strainful. should be about the same dpi as 1280x1024 on a 17" LCD.

i'm debating the 2001fp myself.
 
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Deal dead. Hope you decided already 🙂
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damn already?
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Meh, it'll be back. Remember people were saying it wouldn't go lower when it was at $490, then $450, then $430, then $390, and now $350. It will go lower, or at least come back in a similar way.
 
2005fpw is great, but for me personally I'm holding off until the 2405 becomes affordable (around $700 - $750 w/ coupons).
 
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: jpeyton
Deal dead. Hope you decided already 🙂
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damn already?
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Meh, it'll be back. Remember people were saying it wouldn't go lower when it was at $490, then $450, then $430, then $390, and now $350. It will go lower, or at least come back in a similar way.
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I think $350 is going to be the lowest for a while. Until LCD become the absolute norm at least. I'm using the 2001 as a point of reference.
 
Originally posted by: Reck
didn't someone do a comparision with the dell and the nec fe991? the nec crt destroyed the lcd at everything.
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no way! A CRT with better picture quality than an LCD :Q:Q:Q!!1!
 
Originally posted by: Reck
didn't someone do a comparision with the dell and the nec fe991? the nec crt destroyed the lcd at everything.
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Including desk space, size, heat production, and power consumption?

Not all of us can fit a huge CRT on our desks 😛
 
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