[Cialug] Monitors

Dave J. Hala Jr. dave at 58ghz.net
Tue Feb 7 09:03:23 CST 2006


I think it was reasonable, I found one at compusa (I think) for $150.00


On Tue, 2006-02-07 at 08:51, David Stout wrote:
> That's very cool. What's the price tag on this?
> 
> Rob Miller <robarooney at gmail.com> wrote: 
>         In my previous job, I used dual Dell monitors supported by a
>         Matrox card.  That was with Win2k OS.  Just googled Matrox and
>         found a cool box that lets you run two monitors from your
>         laptop.  Check it out -
>          
>         http://www.matrox.com/graphics/offhome/dh2go/home.cfm
>          
>         Rob Miller
>         
>          
>         On 2/6/06, Chris Hilton <chris129 at cs.iastate.edu> wrote: 
>                 Dual heads is simple if you have a good (read nvidia)
>                 card.  Although, I've
>                 heard some cards don't support TwinView.  So, you
>                 might want to check with a 
>                 buddy before you grab a specific card!  I believe it
>                 was one of the 6800's I
>                 heard didn't support TwinView yet.
>                 
>                 Actually, in ATI's defense, I've helped setup dual
>                 head on an ATI and it
>                 wasn't bad; they actually have an amazing script for
>                 it.  It's getting 
>                 everything else to work with ATI that's hard.
>                 
>                 On Monday 06 February 2006 10:59, Dave J. Hala Jr.
>                 wrote:
>                 > For me, its not about movies and gaming -for that I
>                 use XP on a
>                 > widescreen Inspiron (ya,ya I know). But if I had a
>                 20in or 24 inch, I 
>                 > would have enough pixel real estate that I could use
>                 it like a dual head
>                 > display. For me, that's really productive, as I
>                 constantly switch back
>                 > and forth between windows and desktops.
>                 >
>                 > Anyway, I think we are at the price point were it is
>                 about the same cost 
>                 > to use a pair of 17 displays, comnpared to a 20, but
>                 the 20in is a good
>                 > compromise, with a simpler setup (on linux) and a
>                 lot higher "cool"
>                 > factor...
>                 >
>                 > On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 10:18, David Champion wrote: 
>                 > > You may want to read this article before you
>                 buy...
>                 > >
>                 > >
>                 http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/01/31/do_you_want_a_16_9_lcd_monitor_now 
>                 > >/
>                 > >
>                 > > -dc
>                 > >
>                 > > Dave J. Hala Jr. wrote:
>                 > > > My Bro-in-law was showing me his Dell Ultra
>                 Sharp 20, and its a
>                 > > > *really* nice monitor... Its soo tough to buy
>                 LCD's, since two displays 
>                 > > > can have the same specs and look totally
>                 differant...
>                 > > >
>                 > > > <Struggling to not call dell and order one...>
>                 > > >
>                 > > > On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 08:25, Dave Weis wrote: 
>                 > > >>Nathan C. Smith wrote:
>                 > > >>>Yeah, but do they work for Samsung or Hyundai?
>                 > > >>
>                 > > >>NOt sure
>                 > > >>
>                 > > >>>-----Original Message----- 
>                 > > >>>From: Dave Weis
>                 [mailto:djweis at internetsolver.com]
>                 > > >>>Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:21 AM
>                 > > >>>To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group 
>                 > > >>>Subject: Re: [Cialug] Monitors
>                 > > >>>
>                 > > >>>Nathan C. Smith wrote:
>                 > > >>>>Who makes those for Dell?
>                 > > >>>
>                 > > >>>A bunch of people in a sweatshop :-) 
>                 > > >>>
>                 > > >>>>-----Original Message-----
>                 > > >>>>From: Dave J. Hala Jr. [mailto:dave at 58ghz.net]
>                 > > >>>>Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 8:16 AM 
>                 > > >>>>To: Cialug
>                 > > >>>>Subject: [Cialug] Monitors
>                 > > >>>>
>                 > > >>>>
>                 > > >>>>I see the price on the Dell Ultra Sharp 24"
>                 wide aspect Lcd dropped 
>                 > > >>>>another $100.00.  Anyone try to justify buying
>                 one by claiming it is
>                 > > >>>> a "productivity tool"?
>                 > > >>>>
>                 > > >>>>:) Dave 
>                 > > >>>
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