We've had a few "post computer specs!" threads in the past, and they've focused on the innards of our computers. But what about the screen, that glowy box of light that we stare at for hours?
I'll start off with mine.
Dell P1110 / Sony CPD-520
21" tube / 19.8" viewable area
.24mm dot pitch
The largest useable resolution is 1800x1440x75Hz. It can supposedly hit 2048x1536 at 60Hz, but I have no compelling desire to give myself headaches with that. I find 1280x960 to be a good desktop resolution.
"You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours."- General Sir Charles Napier
Samsung 19" 955DF - running at 1280x1024, 75Hz (yeah, I want 1600x1200, but that would give unacceptable refresh rates).
ah.....the path to happiness is revision of dreams and not fulfillment... -SWPIGWANG
Sufficient Googling is indistinguishable from knowledge -somebody
Anything worth the cost of a missile, which can be located on the battlefield, will be shot at with missiles. If the US military is involved, then things, which are not worth the cost if a missile will also be shot at with missiles. -Sea Skimmer
George Bush makes freedom sound like a giant robot that breaks down a lot. -Darth Raptor
19"(18" viewable) monitor, .25mm diagonal dot pitch, .21mm horizontal dot pitch. Current res is largest effective resolution (higher results in less than one physical pixel per logical pixel)
"preemptive killing of cops might not be such a bad idea from a personal saftey[sic] standpoint..." --Keevan Colton
"There's a word for bias you can't see: Yours." -- William Saletan
SATO P.O.S. OEM B.O.B.O.H. (beige offensive box of hate).
Max res is 1024x768. I have to have my gamma up at 2.4 or so along with high contrast and brightness on both graphics card and max them out on the monitor (otherwise its just black - no shit. at about 80/100 on the monitor for contrast and brightness the screen is just plain black).
[img=right]http://hem.bredband.net/b217293/warsaban.gif[/img] "Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. ... If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. ... If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?" -Epicurus
Fear is the mother of all gods.
Nature does all things spontaneously, by herself, without the meddling of the gods. -Lucretius
At work, a ViewSonic VE175b 17" LCD flat panel @1280x1024
At home, a generic 17" (16" viewable) SAMTRON 76V CRT with 0.23 mm dot-pitch, and a max resolution of 1280x1024 at an eyestrain-inducing 60-65 Hz. I currently have it set to 1152x864@75 Hz.
I'm using a Dell P990, manufactured in late 1998, and it's still better than most monitors I've seen. Came with my top of the line Pentium II-450 with Riva TNT graphics card. Didn't see any reason to get a new one on any of my three upgrades since then, and I still don't.
19" screen, .25 dot pitch, 1600 x 1200 max resolution at 70 Hz. Currently running at 1280 x 960, 85 Hz.
"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark." - Muhammad Ali
"Dating is not supposed to be easy. It's supposed to be a heart-pounding, stomach-wrenching, gut-churning exercise in pitting your fear of rejection and public humiliation against your desire to find a mate. Enjoy." - Darth Wong
Second computer runs a 19" Samsung Syncmaster 950b CRT
Maximum resolution is 1600x1200 @ 68Hz (currently running 1280x960 @ 85Hz)
Dot Pitch - 0.22mm
Max sync rate (V x H) 160 Hz x 85 KHz
Weight - 41 lbs
"The Cosmos is expanding every second everyday, but their minds are slowly shrinking as they close their eyes and pray." - MC Hawking "It's like a kids game. A morbid, blood-soaked Tetris game..." - Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs)
