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Dec 15, 2006, 02:41 PM
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Check out my new 24" LCD
 look what I got for my birthday  BenQ FP241W 24" HDMI  its so nice... if only I had some HD movies or an xbox360 which I could hook up to it with the HDMI cable. Might get one next year.  (yes I know bad pictures but it will have to do) (yes I do have to much logitech stuff)
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Dec 15, 2006, 03:10 PM
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man your desktop is a mess
But that benq looks cool 
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Dec 15, 2006, 03:59 PM
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nice Logitech Quickcam 5000 pro
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Dec 15, 2006, 04:00 PM
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looks nice
.now, would you have gotten one by Logitech if they made a 24in. monitor w/the same specs? |
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Dec 15, 2006, 04:33 PM
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Dec 15, 2006, 05:59 PM
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mmm congratulations man, very good.
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  The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis. |
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Dec 15, 2006, 08:38 PM
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Dec 15, 2006, 10:33 PM
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HDMI is the new HDTV standard in use.... it's a pure digital video/audio connection between whatever devices it'll work with.
Many new HDTVs have HDMI in.
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Dec 16, 2006, 03:14 AM
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Cool monitor man.Ur desktop is a mess though.How much did u pay for it?
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Dec 16, 2006, 03:49 AM
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I think his desk looks very clean and tidy.
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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis. |
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Dec 16, 2006, 04:23 AM
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i love the adjustable height.... something the CHIMEIs should have implemented
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Dec 16, 2006, 07:35 AM
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gotta love the High Def multi-functional monitors...mine doesn't do HDMI, but it's does do HDCP compliant DVI & component/composite...which is plenty good for me and my non-XBox 360/PS3/next-gen optical disc player self anyways...hell..my next-gen disc player will be internal SATA/IDE anyways
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Dec 16, 2006, 02:44 PM
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I like the FP241W, was on my list but ended up getting the Dell 2407WFP because it does 1:1. It's cool that the BenQ has HDMI, but since i don't have anything that uses that, i chose the 1:1 feature of the Dell.
I have the XBox360 and the HD-DVD player through the VGA right now and if ever i get something that uses HDMI, i will hook it up to a DLP tv that i'm planning on getting in the new year. Enjoy!
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Dec 16, 2006, 03:12 PM
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What is the 1:1 thing you are talking about?
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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis. |
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Dec 16, 2006, 05:49 PM
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Dec 16, 2006, 06:06 PM
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Dec 17, 2006, 12:38 PM
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24 inch monitors with component and HDMI input is the best thing to buy right now.Most of them can display 1080P content too.
Thats somethin 20 inch widescreens can't do.And thats why i'm holding out on getting a monitor. |
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Dec 17, 2006, 04:50 PM
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Native resolution of an LCD, in my case is 1920x1200. If you play a game which has a max res of 1024x768 then the monitor will scale the image to 1920x1200. This can result in blurry or stretched images. So you have the option to run it in 1:1 where the 1024 will be displayed as 1024 and the remaning space filled with black. Top picture is fill mode, buttom is 1:1   Using XBox360, the fill mode will stretch the image verticaly. If you look at the top pic you will see the radar in the bottom left is oval, instead of round in the bottom pic which is 1:1   How much this bothers you is, well, up to you. Text could look unsharp is another example. Purists will appreciate 1:1 modes but to each his own.
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Dec 17, 2006, 05:04 PM
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And what do you mean for gaming? Are we still talking about ghosting? Didn't that die in 2005? I have thrown many games at my dell and have never noticed any anomalies. Like i said, the BenQ was at the top of my list too. In fact i was thinking of getting both the dell and benq and then deciding which one is better and keeping that one and selling the other. Or just keep both and have dual 24s  . There was an open-box discounted at ncix, almost went for it.I would love to try the BenQ. Have to see it with the new firmware. For now I'm enjoying my 24" and i'm sure you are too. Game on!
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Dec 17, 2006, 05:16 PM
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CJLMTLCA thank you for your detailed answer.
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Dec 17, 2006, 10:33 PM
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I dont know how true it is but I have read lots of times that there are only 3 or 4 companies that make LCD's of every type.LG,Samsung, and I cant remember the other one.
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Dec 17, 2006, 10:44 PM
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.... of course that would bother me in some games, especially BF2 which has no wide screen support. But 1:1 gaming etc. is no problem.... and I run everything of my PC (graphics card) so I didnt need the 1:1 on the monitor or I would have waited 1 month (now I need to send it in for an update) I didnt even realize thats why people want a 1:1 option cause I always thought you just tick this setting in the drivers!?
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Dec 17, 2006, 10:47 PM
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Just to clarify what HDMI is - it is not a High Definition standard like 720p or 1080i, but it is the connector and cable through which the digital information for video and audio are transmitted between devices.
Here's a nifty faq... Nice display there germanjulian, and the desk reminds me of my own a couple of days after I clean it up - no, mine's much worse. Gateway sells one similar too...
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Dec 17, 2006, 11:30 PM
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Beautiful monitor and a happy belated birthday.
Isn't everyone missing the point or is it just me? The Xbox360 doesnt have HDMI. It outputs it's high definition through component leads. Microsoft at this point have no plans to include HDMI and even if they wanted to it would mean a hardware revision which would piss off those with the current model. |
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Dec 17, 2006, 11:54 PM
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They could do it through USB.
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The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm Sic semper tyrannis. |
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Dec 30, 2006, 06:20 PM
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Yes, you can use the PC's drivers but that won't work for external devices, like gaming consoles. Will you send it in for the update? I just found something out. Anything over 1280x1024 disables 1:1. So much for that feature! Just when the 360 gets 1080 support, i can't display it in 1080, but will have to settle for it being scaled to 1200. Anyways, the monitor does a good job of scaling, so it's not the end of the world, i much rather have good picture quality, and i'm satisfied with the Dell even with the limitations of the LCD technolgy in general. When i get a DLP, i'll have the 360 hooked to that, so the monitor will be strictly for the PC. Then i'll have the monitor'ss settings and the gpu drivers to make the Dell do what *I* want... [insert Shao Khan voice] Bow to me Dell... muhahaha...
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Dec 30, 2006, 06:44 PM
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Nice monitor. Working on getting a Dell 2407wfp a3 rev. for half price through a joint purchase :P
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Feb 10, 2007, 06:42 PM
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Hows that monitor working out Julian? u send it in for the update? are all the inputs and outputs functioning as should? ive read with a DVI connection some peeps lose the DVI signal if the monitor is switched off while CPU is on? any input, im juggling between this and a Dell 2407
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Feb 11, 2007, 03:56 AM
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mhh no problems... i havent sent it in for teh update yet just doing that now. if u buy one now u should get one with the 1:1
great monitor. especially for gaming
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