aheartattack
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I've finally decided to ditch my old CRT [Samsung Magic Bright 17"]. I've been debating myself whether I should go for a conroe right now, or the lcd. I think I may be able to put off the conroe till its cheaper. Then the e6700s may be affordable for me. My current rig is:
1. P4 prescott 2.8E(1MB L2, 800FSB)
2. MSI 875P neo fis2r, 1GB DDR-400(TwinMOS)
3. MSI 5900XT 128MB
4. 2x80GB SATA RAID-0 on ICH5R intel RAID.
5. Samsung 17" MB monitor (run at 1024x768 on 85Hz)
I'm really attracted to the widescreen aspect. I have some constraints:
1. In my country (Bangladesh) we don't get Dells or NECs. Samsung, LG, Viewsonic, Phillips are available.
2. As we have no other choice, the damn retailers take a HUGE premium.
I was looking at the Viewsonic VA1912w [VA1912wb in some places]. It's got some good reviews and a slight backlight issue. They give a ZERO bad pixel guarantee. It's $200 on newegg. I'll have to shell out nearly $400 after the retailer's premium. The samsung retailers are a lot more viscious. In these conditions, would this be a good buy.
I'm also worried about the HDCP thingy. This monitor's not HDCP. Does that mean I can't use it with Vista? Will I be able to play DVDs and in time Blu Rays/Hd-dvds with stuff like WinDvD on Vista with this monitor?
I'm a part-time coder going to school. So, I'll be using a lot of Visual Studio, Ecclipse along with very little Word. I've had to hide the sidebars in Visual Studio for so long. That's one of the main reasons I'm inclining towards widescreen. I'm not a hard core gamer, but I do play quite a bit. I'm in the dorms, so my movie viewing will be on this monitor.
In these circumstances, should I upgrade the monitor or go to conroe? [I can only do one now]. If a monitor upgrade is better now, is this monitor my best bet, or are there some others I should consider? Would a none widescreen be better? Am I really 'missing out' with my CRT?
Thanks.
1. P4 prescott 2.8E(1MB L2, 800FSB)
2. MSI 875P neo fis2r, 1GB DDR-400(TwinMOS)
3. MSI 5900XT 128MB
4. 2x80GB SATA RAID-0 on ICH5R intel RAID.
5. Samsung 17" MB monitor (run at 1024x768 on 85Hz)
I'm really attracted to the widescreen aspect. I have some constraints:
1. In my country (Bangladesh) we don't get Dells or NECs. Samsung, LG, Viewsonic, Phillips are available.
2. As we have no other choice, the damn retailers take a HUGE premium.
I was looking at the Viewsonic VA1912w [VA1912wb in some places]. It's got some good reviews and a slight backlight issue. They give a ZERO bad pixel guarantee. It's $200 on newegg. I'll have to shell out nearly $400 after the retailer's premium. The samsung retailers are a lot more viscious. In these conditions, would this be a good buy.
I'm also worried about the HDCP thingy. This monitor's not HDCP. Does that mean I can't use it with Vista? Will I be able to play DVDs and in time Blu Rays/Hd-dvds with stuff like WinDvD on Vista with this monitor?
I'm a part-time coder going to school. So, I'll be using a lot of Visual Studio, Ecclipse along with very little Word. I've had to hide the sidebars in Visual Studio for so long. That's one of the main reasons I'm inclining towards widescreen. I'm not a hard core gamer, but I do play quite a bit. I'm in the dorms, so my movie viewing will be on this monitor.
In these circumstances, should I upgrade the monitor or go to conroe? [I can only do one now]. If a monitor upgrade is better now, is this monitor my best bet, or are there some others I should consider? Would a none widescreen be better? Am I really 'missing out' with my CRT?
Thanks.
