From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 29 20:23:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE049106566B for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:23:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (aristotle.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74D048FC13 for ; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:23:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m6TKO7Vf070935; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:24:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:23:55 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:23:54 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Preston Hagar Message-ID: <20080729202354.GA38403@thought.org> References: <20080729005144.GA67405@thought.org> <11167f520807281913l2f8bf1a3r54ce401194e4c25a@mail.gmail.com> <488F2CAF.50703@telenix.org> <8f5897560807291127p44ad6222hbe2ada7b4ceaab0f@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8f5897560807291127p44ad6222hbe2ada7b4ceaab0f@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21++ years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: whatkind of 19" LCD display?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:24:00 -0000 On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 01:27:37PM -0500, Preston Hagar wrote: > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Chuck Robey wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > I really like the Dell, both because of their outstanding contrast and > > brightness, no dead pixels in any of my LCDs, and the fact that they come with > > multiple interfaces which are switch selectable from the front panel. The old > > 20" units had 4 jacks (RCA, S-Video, VGA, and DVI). Really convenient. The new > > 24" one, beyond being able to run native 1920X1080 for HiDef Video, it's got > > about 10 different jacks. Looks it up the web, the Dell pages describe it best, > > and the contrast on that 24" has to be seen to be believed. I actually turned > > it down! > > I would second the Dell's, specifically the UltraSharp line. I have a > 19" Ultrasharp as my primary monitor and a 19" Dell "Standard" as a > secondary monitor. The Ultrasharp has DVI and VGA, a built in USB hub > and is great to look at. Thanks, Preston. So:: boiling it down to a make and a line, now Chuck [[ and you ]] give thumbs-up on the Dell. "UltraSharp", rt? A personal note from the cheapes--er, *thriftiest* guy alive: for a new display, price isn' the driving force. it's quality-- which includes durabiility, function, &c. (actually, i wouldn't mind 19+.) 20" [[[ and when the hell are we going to join the 18th Century and go-metric?! ]]] ....20" is about the max since i cram as many xterms with tiny fonts as possible. so brightness+contrast matter. [[ if i could get out easily, i might check out the 24" ... but that would only give me LCD-envy!! --ah, *life* :-| ]] Anyhow, ao far, i'm looking at the Hanns-G, the Samsung SyncMaster (941BW), And possobily the VIewSonic. And the Dell UltraSharp. (gReat if Costco has these; but i'll try egghead.com too.) Anybody here in the States have any other recommmendation, plese gimmmee a shout:-) gary > > Preston > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org