How old is your computer monitor? and other stuff

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Dina Lerret <bunniqula at g...>
wrote:
>
> I've got most of the parts I want at a reasonable price, including
shipping:
> Motherboard	$196	Intel D955XBKLKR (Socket 775)
> Processor	?	
> RAM	$310	Corsair Twin2x2048-5400c4 (two 1gig sticks)
> Hard drive	$100	Hitachi SATA 250gigs (I'll watch prices to buy more
drives)
> Video card	$90	Nvidia Quadro FX540 (used)
> Case	$145	Xaser III V2420 full tower
> DVD burner	$42	NEC 3550A
> 
> ...edited...
>
> My boss knows about my 'project' and he then asked about the
> monitor/display and I'm like 'the same two CRTs, a 14" from 1995
> and a 15" from 2000'.  Heh, still using a computer monitor that's
> a decadeold. {g}  ...  As cool as it would be to get one of those
> LCDs:
> ...edited link...
> Mmm, 30" widescreen... my current lot still works perfectly fine...
> ...edited..
> 
> Dina
>

bboyminn:

Let's have a little proportion here. Nice as a $2200 30" monitor might
be, you can buy 17" Flat LCD monitors from Dell for less that $250.
There is a local dealer who has Acer 17" LCD monitors for $200. In
fact, 17" LCD monitors are so cheap, this dealer doesn't even bother
with 15". 

So, while it is nice to dream, why struggle with two small heavy CRT
monitors when you can have a 17" LCD for $230 or a 19" LCD for only
$260. That's not exacly pocket change, but it's still very reasonable.

Just passing it along.

Steve/bboyminn