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Shawk wrote:
> Depending where you get it some places will check for you for a fee.
> Aria.co.uk will check your monitor prior to despatch and guarantee no dead
> pixels for £15. I don't know if they carry the monitor you want - just
> citing an example.

But if you do go for a monitor from a place which does this service then
*ALWAYS* make sure you use it, else you can be sure that you'll get one
of the ones which failed the check earlier in the week ;-)


--
Ben Cottrell AKA Bench

 

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"Ben Cottrell" <bench@bench333.screaming.net> wrote in message
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> Shawk wrote:
>> Depending where you get it some places will check for you for a fee.
>> Aria.co.uk will check your monitor prior to despatch and guarantee no
>> dead pixels for £15. I don't know if they carry the monitor you want -
>> just citing an example.
>
> But if you do go for a monitor from a place which does this service then
> *ALWAYS* make sure you use it, else you can be sure that you'll get one of
> the ones which failed the check earlier in the week ;-)
>

Hadn't thought of that... you're a devious ah heck Bench

;-)

 

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In article <de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com>, t h a d
<spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote:


> Good.
> Now let's discuss something trivial!


Ok - is it too late to just mention that I'm in two minds about Steam
as a content delivery system? I'm sure there are arguments on both
sides, but what I'd really, really like is to see them laid out clearly
in Klingon (which is a real language!).

That's not asking too much, is it?

___
Neil
aka HighVis

 

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I'd be careful if you bought it from Circuit City. With or Without
those expensive extra warranties. If you have a dead pixel you may
want to try to get out of the sale buy returning it promptly. They
have a certain amount of dead pixel that are allowable before they will
accept the return. If you return it tell them it's some other reason
and not dead pixels. I'd never buy anything from CC. Here is why.

I too have had a bad experience with Circuit City. I have been making
posts in a HDTV massage board so I could get help with my Sony KP53HS10
repair. The first tech CC sent out was horrible. He ended up doing
more damage to my set than the original failure which was a D-board.
CC still has not fully fixed my set. They never proformed their
duties under the Extended Service Agreement I paid $399.99 for. If
you ever do buy a product from CC, please do not buy the Extended
Service Agreement. CC will not live up to their promises (contractual
obligations)! I wish I was warmed before I made my purchase. I am now
out $3,000 ($2599.99 + $399.99)!!!
http://hdtv.forsandiego.com/messages/460/3228.html?1123320124


I've learned my lesson the hard way! We, who have been wronged by
Circuit City, must get the truth out!!!

 

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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
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>
> "Ben Cottrell" <bench@bench333.screaming.net> wrote in message
> news:3muj42F18rji8U2@individual.net...
>> Shawk wrote:
>>> Depending where you get it some places will check for you for a fee.
>>> Aria.co.uk will check your monitor prior to despatch and guarantee no
>>> dead pixels for £15. I don't know if they carry the monitor you want -
>>> just citing an example.
>>
>> But if you do go for a monitor from a place which does this service then
>> *ALWAYS* make sure you use it, else you can be sure that you'll get one
>> of the ones which failed the check earlier in the week ;-)
>>
>
> Hadn't thought of that... you're a devious ah heck Bench
>
> ;-)
>
>

Yeah, really! Now where does he work? 😉
McG.

 

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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
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>
> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:mmbOe.163006$0f.84141@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>>
>>>
>> Not so good yet...
>>
>> Athlon 64 X2 4800+ , 2 gigs PC3200 in dual channel, 6800GT Nvidia 77.77
>> 64 bit drivers, XP Pro x64. Everything is stock clocked.
>>
>> 3DMark2001SE - 23051 3Dmarks
>>
>> 3DMark03 - 11369 3DMarks
>>
>> 3DMark05 - 4812 3DMarks which is bad as the P4 3.0E gets right at 5000.
>> All these are posted and published at the ORB, look for McG.
>>
>> If you have something that's coded for 64 bit, it screams. If 32 bits,
>> it screams with some things and with some it just looks like a stock
>> clocked FX53, which isn't a bad thing, just not as fast as one might
>> think?
>> I haven't run any benches with Far Cry or Doom3, but Far Cry 64 bit is
>> mind blowing. Doom3 has no optimizations I know of for 64 bit, but with
>> Ultra quality mode selected, 4X aa and 1024x768 it is very fast, smooth
>> and stunning visually. In 1280x1024 it chugs...but image quality is
>> amazing.
>> Now, I have to migrate my Steam/HL2 stuff from the old rig to this one.
>> 10 megabits minimum on my LAN, so how would I do this? Just drag the
>> C:\games\Steam folder to this machine and then what?
>>
>> Is this worth the bucks? Well, I don't know how a single core A64
>> behaves. So I can't compare it to anything but the P4's I' ve been
>> running. I won't pay much attention to what I saw in 3DMark05, because
>> its CPU bench seems to be seeing an Athlon XP 2400+. Perhaps if I could
>> run two 3DMark05's side by side I could just add the scores together
>> McG.
>>
>
> You might be interested in a thread in c.s.i.p.g.a called 'Is Windows X64
> destined to become the new Windows ME' (or words to that effect). OP was
> Magnalus. It's not a long thread and not every post was informative but
> some are.
>
>
spell out that ng please? comp.sys.????
Google turned up nada on combinations of those words and 'Magnalus'...

 

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"Neil Jones" <neil@designumbrella.com> wrote in message
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> In article <de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com>, t h a d
> <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote:
>
>
>> Good.
>> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>
>
> Ok - is it too late to just mention that I'm in two minds about Steam
> as a content delivery system? I'm sure there are arguments on both
> sides, but what I'd really, really like is to see them laid out clearly
> in Klingon (which is a real language!).
>
> That's not asking too much, is it?
>
> ___
> Neil
> aka HighVis

You mean .. qatlh tlhIngan Hol Dajatlhbe'?

....or 'why not say it in Klingon?'

I think it's a good point but take it further. Developers should cater
better for this 'real' language. After all in Oregon a mental health
hospital advertised 'Position available: Interpreter, must be fluent in
Klingon'. Jerry Jelusich, a procurement specialist for the county
department of Human Services was quoted as saying "We have to provide
information for all languages our clients speak" If a hospital is going to
cater for Klingon then surely Valve should?

Just to save a little bit of the debate that normally follows, some of it
has already been done here...

http://www.parapundit.com/archives/001240.html

Neil, perhaps Steamkiller could take up your quest?...

;-)

 

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Shawk wrote:
> "Neil Jones" <neil@designumbrella.com> wrote in message
> news:220820052007370654%neil@designumbrella.com...
>
>>In article <de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com>, t h a d
>><spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Good.
>>>Now let's discuss something trivial!
>>
>>
>>Ok - is it too late to just mention that I'm in two minds about Steam
>>as a content delivery system? I'm sure there are arguments on both
>>sides, but what I'd really, really like is to see them laid out clearly
>>in Klingon (which is a real language!).
>>
>>That's not asking too much, is it?
>>
>>___
>>Neil
>>aka HighVis
>
>
> You mean .. qatlh tlhIngan Hol Dajatlhbe'?
>
> ...or 'why not say it in Klingon?'
>
> I think it's a good point but take it further. Developers should cater
> better for this 'real' language. After all in Oregon a mental health
> hospital advertised 'Position available: Interpreter, must be fluent in
> Klingon'. Jerry Jelusich, a procurement specialist for the county
> department of Human Services was quoted as saying "We have to provide
> information for all languages our clients speak" If a hospital is going to
> cater for Klingon then surely Valve should?
>
> Just to save a little bit of the debate that normally follows, some of it
> has already been done here...
>
> http://www.parapundit.com/archives/001240.html
>
> Neil, perhaps Steamkiller could take up your quest?...
>
> ;-)
>
>

You're both clearly delusional.
Klingon is *not* a real language and never will be.

What I would really like to know is can anyone recommend a good UPS or
surge protector? I can't find any really in-depth information on their
effectiveness.
Don't answer in Klingon, please.

==
Thad

 

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"Civilian_Target" <tadhgp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> McGrandpa wrote:
>> They weren't kidding about the 8ms response time! Yeah, it's good for
>> games And movies Just make sure as always you check it first for
>> any bad pixels. I have 1 dark one that comes on sometimes..
>
> Cool - I feel a bank account hemmorage oncoming...
> Whats the best way to check for pixel deadness?
>
> Civilian_Target

Quick way is to have a pure black screen....with it on of course. This
shows if any are stuck ON (light shines thru, colors too). Next, look it
over with a pure white screen. The first three LCD monitors I bought are
all perfect pixels. How lucky can ya get? So, I learn about the bad pixel
thing and carefully look it over in the store. It's Circuit City, I pay for
it, then up at their counter hook it up and play with it a while, looked
fine there. Two days later, I note a tiny tiny dark dot in the upper left.
It didn't wipe off. Some times it comes on, sometimes not. It's ONE pixel
(or sub-pixel), it's dark, it's out of the way, it works sometimes. I
didn't take it back. I have to go looking for it actually. Dust motes are
about the size of one of these pixels So, this is the one my luck ran
out on. Only, it isn't so bad at all.
The SyncMaster 930B is good. You can't vary the height but it tilt n
swivels fine. Has dual inputs, built in PS, some good software for color
matching. It's a brilliant picture. And it's response time is fast!
McG.

 

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"t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote
> You're both clearly delusional.
> Klingon is *not* a real language and never will be.
>
> What I would really like to know is can anyone recommend a good UPS or
> surge protector? I can't find any really in-depth information on their
> effectiveness.
> Don't answer in Klingon, please.

ROFL. Stop it Spyder.
- -
David
davidfirewater(a)hotmail.com

 

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David Firewater wrote:
> "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote
>
>>You're both clearly delusional.
>>Klingon is *not* a real language and never will be.
>>
>>What I would really like to know is can anyone recommend a good UPS or
>>surge protector? I can't find any really in-depth information on their
>>effectiveness.
>>Don't answer in Klingon, please.
>
>
> ROFL. Stop it Spyder.

Stop what?

**
Thad
;-)

 

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"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
> news:1124698628.38204.0@doris.uk.clara.net...
>>
>> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:mmbOe.163006$0f.84141@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>>>
>>>>
>>> Not so good yet...
>>>
>>> Athlon 64 X2 4800+ , 2 gigs PC3200 in dual channel, 6800GT Nvidia 77.77
>>> 64 bit drivers, XP Pro x64. Everything is stock clocked.
>>>
>>> 3DMark2001SE - 23051 3Dmarks
>>>
>>> 3DMark03 - 11369 3DMarks
>>>
>>> 3DMark05 - 4812 3DMarks which is bad as the P4 3.0E gets right at 5000.
>>> All these are posted and published at the ORB, look for McG.
>>>
>>> If you have something that's coded for 64 bit, it screams. If 32 bits,
>>> it screams with some things and with some it just looks like a stock
>>> clocked FX53, which isn't a bad thing, just not as fast as one might
>>> think?
>>> I haven't run any benches with Far Cry or Doom3, but Far Cry 64 bit is
>>> mind blowing. Doom3 has no optimizations I know of for 64 bit, but with
>>> Ultra quality mode selected, 4X aa and 1024x768 it is very fast, smooth
>>> and stunning visually. In 1280x1024 it chugs...but image quality is
>>> amazing.
>>> Now, I have to migrate my Steam/HL2 stuff from the old rig to this one.
>>> 10 megabits minimum on my LAN, so how would I do this? Just drag the
>>> C:\games\Steam folder to this machine and then what?
>>>
>>> Is this worth the bucks? Well, I don't know how a single core A64
>>> behaves. So I can't compare it to anything but the P4's I' ve been
>>> running. I won't pay much attention to what I saw in 3DMark05, because
>>> its CPU bench seems to be seeing an Athlon XP 2400+. Perhaps if I could
>>> run two 3DMark05's side by side I could just add the scores together
>>> McG.
>>>
>>
>> You might be interested in a thread in c.s.i.p.g.a called 'Is Windows X64
>> destined to become the new Windows ME' (or words to that effect). OP was
>> Magnalus. It's not a long thread and not every post was informative but
>> some are.
>>
>>
> spell out that ng please? comp.sys.????
> Google turned up nada on combinations of those words and 'Magnalus'...
>

LOl, sorry. Steamdickhead crossposts it through here so thought you might
have heard of it. No probs, it's...

comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

I re-read the thread and it's not overly useful but the OP, Magnalus is
using Win X64 so you might be able to have yourselves a conversation and
swap notes, tweaks etc?

 

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"Shawk"
snip

>>>
>> spell out that ng please? comp.sys.????
>> Google turned up nada on combinations of those words and 'Magnalus'...
>>
>
> LOl, sorry. Steamdickhead crossposts it through here so thought you might
> have heard of it. No probs, it's...
>
> comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
>
> I re-read the thread and it's not overly useful but the OP, Magnalus is
> using Win X64 so you might be able to have yourselves a conversation and
> swap notes, tweaks etc?
>
>
cool! Thanks, will hop over and see if he's talkative
McG.

 

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"t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
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>
> You're both clearly delusional.
> Klingon is *not* a real language and never will be.

We know someone who would disagree

> What I would really like to know is can anyone recommend a good UPS or
> surge protector? I can't find any really in-depth information on their
> effectiveness.
> Don't answer in Klingon, please.
>

Aaah the bliss of having a proper, regulated power supply where surge
protectors are not required except for maybe lighting strikes. We may be
small, we may be old, but this damn Country can generate and distribute
power properly...

;-)

 

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"t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
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>

> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>
> ..
> Thad

What about Bear trivia? Like the two-year old female black bear
parachutist?. On March 21, 1962, she was taken aboard a B-58 bomber out of
Edwards Air Force Base in California, flown up to 35,000 feet at a
supersonic speed of 850 miles per hour, and ejected from the bomber in a
specially made capsule. She landed safely, and became the first living
creature to survive a parachute jump from a plane flying faster than sound.

Why? No damn idea...

 

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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
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>
> "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
> news:de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com...
>>
>
>> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>>
>> ..
>> Thad
>
> What about Bear trivia? Like the two-year old female black bear
> parachutist?. On March 21, 1962, she was taken aboard a B-58 bomber out of
> Edwards Air Force Base in California, flown up to 35,000 feet at a
> supersonic speed of 850 miles per hour, and ejected from the bomber in a
> specially made capsule. She landed safely, and became the first living
> creature to survive a parachute jump from a plane flying faster than
> sound.
>
> Why? No damn idea...
>
>
B-58 Hustler. 4 wing pod engines, delta wing, tail gun only. The bombs
were ejected rearward from what looks remarkably like torpedo tubes They
had to use the Hustler for SOMEthing eh?
McG.

 

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McGrandpa wrote:

> They weren't kidding about the 8ms response time! Yeah, it's good
> for games And movies Just make sure as always you check it
> first for any bad pixels. I have 1 dark one that comes on sometimes..
> McG.

I have a 15" samsung tft
http://computing.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/ps_1290522/114401.html with a response
time of 25ms. Now i don't get any sort of ghosting with any games inc HL2,
and i must have got lucky with no dead pixels. Only gripe is the resolution,
but can't complain.

--
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

 

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In article <dedpt3$ak4$1@news.datasync.com>, t h a d
<spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote:

> David Firewater wrote:
> > "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote
> >
> >>You're both clearly delusional.
> >>Klingon is *not* a real language and never will be.
> >>
> >>What I would really like to know is can anyone recommend a good UPS or
> >>surge protector? I can't find any really in-depth information on their
> >>effectiveness.
> >>Don't answer in Klingon, please.
> >
> >
> > ROFL. Stop it Spyder.
>
> Stop what?

Reverse trolling, shoog... it's not big, and it's not clever.

Oh, wait a minute, yes it is!

Reminds me what else we're missing in here lately - any contributions
from our retarded sister newsgroup aghltfc... is it still going? They
were pretty stupid, weren't they?

___
Neil
aka HighVis

 

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"Circuit City scams!" <kelly_vdm@yahoo.com> wrote
> I too have had a bad experience with Circuit City. I have been making
> posts in a HDTV massage board so I could get help with my Sony KP53HS10
> repair.

There's your problem, you shouldn't use a massage board.
-\o/-
David
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Speaking of Klingons, the wonderful Boing Boing directed me to this
list of Klingon fairy tales.. quite brilliant:
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/22MikeRichardson-Bryan.html

Particularly

"Snow White and the Six Dwarves She Killed With Her Bare Hands and the
Seventh Dwarf She Let Get Away as a Warning to Others"

and the sublime

"The Hare Foolishly Lowers His Guard and Is Devastated by the Tortoise,
Whose Prowess in Battle Attracts Many Desirable Mates"

😀

___
Neil
aka HighVis

 

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McGrandpa,
Can you set different resolutions or does that monitor only operate at 1280
x 1024?
I have wanted to buy a nice LCD but was unsure about response times.
Thanks, in advance for any input.
Squat

"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Civilian_Target" <tadhgp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3mthq6F18ddu3U2@individual.net...
>> McGrandpa wrote:
>>> AMD64 X2 4800+
>>> GA K8NS Ultra 939, F7 BIOS
>>> 2 x 1g Corsair DDR400 (CAS3) dual channel
>>> eVGA 6800GT 256 meg w/Nvidia 64 bit 77.77 driver set
>>> Samsung SyncMaster 930B 19" TFT LCD monitor
>>> Using the Nvidia sound on mobo, gots LOTS of I/O there. Altec-Lansing
>>> 45s speakers (just too good to let go of!)
>>> XP Pro SP2 on C: part and XP Pro X64 on D: Part and 65 gigs on F: part
>>> for progs and data... little Seagate Barracuda 80g 7200 rpm Ultra ATA at
>>> UDMA5.
>>> Lite On dual layer 16x DVDRW internal.
>>
>> Can I borrow your PC? I swear I'll give it back....
>>
>> By the way, what's that monitor like? I'm thinking of getting one myself?
>> Good for games?
>>
>> Civilian_Target
>
> They weren't kidding about the 8ms response time! Yeah, it's good for
> games And movies Just make sure as always you check it first for
> any bad pixels. I have 1 dark one that comes on sometimes..
> McG.
>

 

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You can set it to quite a few resolutions, up to the max of 1280x1024. 60
to 75 hz refresh. Image is crisp, clear, sharp and saturated. It works
well with the games too. Here, have a look:
http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=BI19BSSB

McG.

"Squat" <Squat@yeahright.com> wrote in message
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> McGrandpa,
> Can you set different resolutions or does that monitor only operate at
> 1280 x 1024?
> I have wanted to buy a nice LCD but was unsure about response times.
> Thanks, in advance for any input.
> Squat
>
> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:CziOe.231842$X76.225461@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>>
>> "Civilian_Target" <tadhgp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:3mthq6F18ddu3U2@individual.net...
>>> McGrandpa wrote:
>>>> AMD64 X2 4800+
>>>> GA K8NS Ultra 939, F7 BIOS
>>>> 2 x 1g Corsair DDR400 (CAS3) dual channel
>>>> eVGA 6800GT 256 meg w/Nvidia 64 bit 77.77 driver set
>>>> Samsung SyncMaster 930B 19" TFT LCD monitor
>>>> Using the Nvidia sound on mobo, gots LOTS of I/O there. Altec-Lansing
>>>> 45s speakers (just too good to let go of!)
>>>> XP Pro SP2 on C: part and XP Pro X64 on D: Part and 65 gigs on F: part
>>>> for progs and data... little Seagate Barracuda 80g 7200 rpm Ultra ATA
>>>> at UDMA5.
>>>> Lite On dual layer 16x DVDRW internal.
>>>
>>> Can I borrow your PC? I swear I'll give it back....
>>>
>>> By the way, what's that monitor like? I'm thinking of getting one
>>> myself? Good for games?
>>>
>>> Civilian_Target
>>
>> They weren't kidding about the 8ms response time! Yeah, it's good for
>> games And movies Just make sure as always you check it first for
>> any bad pixels. I have 1 dark one that comes on sometimes..
>> McG.
>>
>
>

 

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awesome,
Thanks!
Squat
"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You can set it to quite a few resolutions, up to the max of 1280x1024. 60
> to 75 hz refresh. Image is crisp, clear, sharp and saturated. It works
> well with the games too. Here, have a look:
> http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=BI19BSSB
>
> McG.
>
> "Squat" <Squat@yeahright.com> wrote in message
> news:dAKOe.3113$x43.1382488@twister.nyc.rr.com...
>> McGrandpa,
>> Can you set different resolutions or does that monitor only operate at
>> 1280 x 1024?
>> I have wanted to buy a nice LCD but was unsure about response times.
>> Thanks, in advance for any input.
>> Squat
>>
>> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:CziOe.231842$X76.225461@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>>>
>>> "Civilian_Target" <tadhgp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3mthq6F18ddu3U2@individual.net...
>>>> McGrandpa wrote:
>>>>> AMD64 X2 4800+
>>>>> GA K8NS Ultra 939, F7 BIOS
>>>>> 2 x 1g Corsair DDR400 (CAS3) dual channel
>>>>> eVGA 6800GT 256 meg w/Nvidia 64 bit 77.77 driver set
>>>>> Samsung SyncMaster 930B 19" TFT LCD monitor
>>>>> Using the Nvidia sound on mobo, gots LOTS of I/O there. Altec-Lansing
>>>>> 45s speakers (just too good to let go of!)
>>>>> XP Pro SP2 on C: part and XP Pro X64 on D: Part and 65 gigs on F: part
>>>>> for progs and data... little Seagate Barracuda 80g 7200 rpm Ultra ATA
>>>>> at UDMA5.
>>>>> Lite On dual layer 16x DVDRW internal.
>>>>
>>>> Can I borrow your PC? I swear I'll give it back....
>>>>
>>>> By the way, what's that monitor like? I'm thinking of getting one
>>>> myself? Good for games?
>>>>
>>>> Civilian_Target
>>>
>>> They weren't kidding about the 8ms response time! Yeah, it's good for
>>> games And movies Just make sure as always you check it first for
>>> any bad pixels. I have 1 dark one that comes on sometimes..
>>> McG.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

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Neil Jones wrote:
> In article <dedpt3$ak4$1@news.datasync.com>, t h a d
> <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote:
>
>
>>David Firewater wrote:
>>
>>>"t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote
>>>
>>>
>>>>You're both clearly delusional.
>>>>Klingon is *not* a real language and never will be.
>>>>
>>>>What I would really like to know is can anyone recommend a good UPS or
>>>>surge protector? I can't find any really in-depth information on their
>>>>effectiveness.
>>>>Don't answer in Klingon, please.
>>>
>>>
>>>ROFL. Stop it Spyder.
>>
>>Stop what?
>
>
> Reverse trolling, shoog... it's not big, and it's not clever.
>
> Oh, wait a minute, yes it is!
>
> Reminds me what else we're missing in here lately - any contributions
> from our retarded sister newsgroup aghltfc... is it still going? They
> were pretty stupid, weren't they?

Almost as stupid as the clerk at CIRCUIT CITY who waited on me the other
day. I was in CIRCUIT CITY trying to find someone who had in-depth
knowledge of UPS and SURGE PROTECTOR specs and maybe even some general
house wiring knowledge. I really needed some SURGE PROTECTOR information.
The clerk tried to sell me the most expensive items they had, but would
only speak in KLINGON. I asked to speak to the manager of CIRCUIT CITY
to complain and I told him, "KLINGON IS NOT A REAL LANGUAGE" but he
would not kill the clerk or even have him whipped.
I left CIRCUIT CITY in a huff and wonder if anyone else is as unhappy
with them as I am.

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Know what you mean... Went in mine the other day and the whole staff
was speaking French and eating smelly cheese.... As I neared them they
all jumped up and ran away screaming "RETRAITE, RETRAITE"......

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:45:00 -0500, t h a d
<spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote:

>
>Almost as stupid as the clerk at CIRCUIT CITY who waited on me the other
>day. I was in CIRCUIT CITY trying to find someone who had in-depth
>knowledge of UPS and SURGE PROTECTOR specs and maybe even some general
>house wiring knowledge. I really needed some SURGE PROTECTOR information.
>The clerk tried to sell me the most expensive items they had, but would
>only speak in KLINGON. I asked to speak to the manager of CIRCUIT CITY
>to complain and I told him, "KLINGON IS NOT A REAL LANGUAGE" but he
>would not kill the clerk or even have him whipped.
>I left CIRCUIT CITY in a huff and wonder if anyone else is as unhappy
>with them as I am.

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