"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 11/10/2006 9:20 AM, Eisboch wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Well, I finally did it. I bought an LCD monitor and will be moving my
glass tube monitor over to the production table. Hope I am not
disappointed by this new-fangled technology. It's in the hands of Fedex
now...


I don't use a computer for work anymore, so I don't need anything really
fancy. I bought this HP Pavilion zd8000 laptop about a year and a half
ago and like the screen very much. It's a 17" "Widescreen" LCD display
and I've found that some of the high resolution pictures taken with the
camera look really nice on it. Much, much better than the monitors I've
had in the past, both CRT and early LCD. It has a "glossy" look to it
rather than a flat, matte look.

I'll betcha you like the LCD.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1707918,00.asp

Eisboch

I'm not careful enough to rely on a laptop as my main machine, as I am
always spilling crapola on the keyboard. With a laptop, that's a real
concern. With a desktop, you either can clean up the keyboard or toss it.
I'm using a Microsoft wireless keyboard now, and have been for about five
months. That's pretty good for me.

I still have my aging IBM T23 laptop for road trips, but every time my
wife drags me to the mall, I go to the Apple Store and admire the new
Apple laptops. If I buy another laptop, I'll buy an Apple.

I've been using a Mitsubishi glass monitor for some years now, a
19-incher. It's fine, with a bright picture tube, but I wanted something
with a larger screen. LCD really was the only way to go. I got a 21"
coming in, but not one of the new "wide screen" jobbies, just the regular
4:3 aspect ratio. The screen does tilt to the vertical, though, and that
might be a neat feature with some of the stuff I have to write.

We'll see. Gosh, I'll have more open real estate on my desk. More room to
pile up crud.

We purchased a wide screen LCD monitor when we bought our son a desktop
computer for his HS graduation gift. Great for watching wide screen movies
on.

What brand and model did you buy?