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    An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    I've been on hexus a long while and can remember a thread that Zak probably started several years ago, focusing on Screen size and quality to show off the latest graphic cards of the time. I was thinking through some of the most satisfying purchases i've made in computing and have to say a lot of them come down to screen quality and real estate to show off what power exists beneath the hood.

    So its time hexus to own up to whether you've really got an appropriate screen for what your machine is. Why, because i think i have to hold my hands up and say that my desktop trusty 17" Hyundai LCD is past its best, its run my last three rigs and playing UT3 last night, sure it looked great, but how much greater would it have looked on a 24" or when my new TV turns up in 40"....

    So hexus, how much does your screen say about you...

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    well, my personal opinion is that desktops should have died for everything but servers by now. so 17" or 15.4"

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    I'll have to try the UT3 demo through the 24" and then see what it looks like on the 40" Then i'll let you know how awesome it looks. Will you be getting a new GFX card to go with whatever you decide?

    BTW what 40" have you gone for? or need i ask?

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    Im currently using my 40" Bravia for my pc. Looks very nice too

    Driver support is spot on from nvidia for it as well, eveything fits and scales with no trouble at all.

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    Wheres the option for 22" ?

    I play on my 22" Samsung LCD most of the time, but also the 32" LCD in the living room.

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    Quote Originally Posted by UltraMagnus View Post
    well, my personal opinion is that desktops should have died for everything but servers by now. so 17" or 15.4"
    I'd love to see Excel and Word on a xBox 360

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    Quote Originally Posted by s_kinton View Post
    Wheres the option for 22" ?

    I play on my 22" Samsung LCD most of the time, but also the 32" LCD in the living room.
    Honestly, not even aware a 22" was an option

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    22" Pc, 32" 360
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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    22" for my PC too! For consoles I think as big as you can get. We only have a 37" plasma.
    Not around too often!

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    this office peecee is 24". 20" at home

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    Quote Originally Posted by SmileyUK View Post
    Im currently using my 40" Bravia for my pc. Looks very nice too

    Driver support is spot on from nvidia for it as well, eveything fits and scales with no trouble at all.
    What model? I connected my PC to my W2000, looked very good, but wouldn't support the full res. Thinking of trying again but with Powerstrip installed and forcing the res.

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    I'm on a 30" LCD - I use two 19" side by side at work and the bar between the two screens gets on my wick - so I took advantage of my M&S More Card's 12 month 0&#37; interest and got an HP LP3065 with which I'm immensely happy.

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    Main comp at home 20 widescreen
    Here at the office there 17's

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    Quote Originally Posted by s_kinton View Post
    I'd love to see Excel and Word on a xBox 360
    ever think about a laptop?

    and seriously, i would never advocate purchasing a microsoft console, if you want a console get a PS3 and it can run open office

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    on a 19" WS.

    Good enough for me but will be looking to go 22" mid next year

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    Re: An Appropriate screen to display your eye candy on...

    19" TFT and 17" Laptop dual setup at work.
    Currently a 19" WS at home, but expecting a 24" WS tomorrow from Scan!

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