She done blowed up!

Syxx_Killer · 02-07-07, 03:37 PM

Well, on Sunday my 7 year old monitor decided it couldn't take anymore. It finally blew up. I turned it on and it smelled a little of burning sulfur but I didn't think of it anymore than usual as it has been doing that for quite a while. Monitors that smell of burning sulfur is never a good sign.

When it died I couldn't help but look at my watch and say, "Time of dearth: 8:52." :p Well, Windows was partly loaded when I heard a pop from the otherside of the room. It breathed its last. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did being it came with a HP computer. Finally got a new monitor today. A 17" Samsung LCD monitor. The actual viewable screen is SO much bigger than the old 15" (13.9" viewable) CRT monitor. There is so much room on the screen. It will take some getting used to but it sure is spiffy.

Konovalov · 02-07-07, 03:47 PM

I sometimes sit in front of my 19" CRT Philips Brilliance 109P hoping that today is the day that it dies. Considering all the money I have spent recently building a new system it would be about the only way that I could justify to my better half the purchase of a nice 21 or 22" widescreen LCD monitor for which I crave.

flintlock · 02-07-07, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Konovalov

...about the only way that I could justify to my better half the purchase of a nice 21 or 22" widescreen LCD monitor for which I crave.

Well, you could always help it along a little.

Regardless, once you finally sit in front of a 16:9 widescreen display, you'll be glad your 4:3 display went to silicon heaven, trust me.

Konovalov · 02-07-07, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by flintlock

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Originally Posted by Konovalov

...about the only way that I could justify to my better half the purchase of a nice 21 or 22" widescreen LCD monitor for which I crave.

Well, you could always help it along a little.

Hmmm, another use for that half full cup of tea sitting on my desk perhaps? :hmm:

flintlock · 02-07-07, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Konovalov

Hmmm, another use for that half full cup of tea sitting on my desk perhaps? :hmm:

lol -- that'll definitely do the trick. Just make sure you're standing well back and have a fire extinguisher at the ready.

Mush Martin · 02-09-07, 10:00 AM

I use the 27" widescreen LCD as a monitor.
the best.

MM

goldorak · 02-09-07, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by flintlock

Regardless, once you finally sit in front of a 16:9 widescreen display, you'll be glad your 4:3 display went to silicon heaven, trust me.

Nope, 4:3 is still the best aspect ratio for computer monitors.
As for tv, 16:9 is good for watching widescreen movies, but for the classics 4:3 still

02-07-07, 03:37 PM	#1
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	She done blowed up! Well, on Sunday my 7 year old monitor decided it couldn't take anymore. It finally blew up. I turned it on and it smelled a little of burning sulfur but I didn't think of it anymore than usual as it has been doing that for quite a while. Monitors that smell of burning sulfur is never a good sign. When it died I couldn't help but look at my watch and say, "Time of dearth: 8:52." :p Well, Windows was partly loaded when I heard a pop from the otherside of the room. It breathed its last. I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did being it came with a HP computer. Finally got a new monitor today. A 17" Samsung LCD monitor. The actual viewable screen is SO much bigger than the old 15" (13.9" viewable) CRT monitor. There is so much room on the screen. It will take some getting used to but it sure is spiffy.

02-07-07, 03:47 PM	#2
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I sometimes sit in front of my 19" CRT Philips Brilliance 109P hoping that today is the day that it dies. Considering all the money I have spent recently building a new system it would be about the only way that I could justify to my better half the purchase of a nice 21 or 22" widescreen LCD monitor for which I crave. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

02-09-07, 10:00 AM	#6
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	when the wifes at work I use the 27" widescreen LCD as a monitor. the best. MM __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial