I can see clearly now
Written by Verne on October 10th, 2007Unlike the Johnny Nash song, it’s still raining here in Toronto. BUT I just picked up a new 21.6″ LG widescreen LCD monitor from Future Shop for a cool $249.99 which makes the world of a difference. Hello eye-burning large resolution.
It kind of makes the rest of my room look like crap.
The first step in my home office plans and some new motivation to take more steps.
PS: FS also had a 22″ Samsung LCD for $299 that had a glossy shell and a 2ms response time (compared to my 5ms). Should I have shelled out the extra $50 for an additional 0.4″ and 3ms? My tech advisor Ben confidently says no. And I trust him. What do you think?
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mercutiom
October 10th, 2007 at 7:10 pmOooooo….pretty. Though I have to say, being the uber-junkie I am, I would have shelled out the extra $50.
Verne
October 10th, 2007 at 9:25 pmI’m still debating whether I’m uber-junkie-worthy. 14 days to decide!
mercutiom
October 10th, 2007 at 9:29 pmAh, return policies, gotta love em.
Tiffany C.
October 10th, 2007 at 11:01 pm“I can see clearly now”
Oh, how it mocks me…
I’d LOVE to get a new one, but I don’t think I can since my [bad] LCD is still pretty “new”.
As tempting as the 22″ is, I’d probably stick to the one you just bought if I were you. Save as much as you can!
Garry
October 10th, 2007 at 11:40 pmI think I would have traded an extra $50 for the 22″ not for its size but for the response time. I spend alot of time on the computer and I feel slow response times really fiddle with my sense of vision. I’m not a particular fan of seeing multiple cursors when it moves across the screen very quickly.
However, I suppose if 5ms is fast enough that it won’t show multiple cursors, I would keep it. :-) Along the lines of what Tiffany’s saying: you don’t get rich by spending money!
Eric
October 11th, 2007 at 3:37 amBen told you not to spend the extra $50 because he’s going to get that one and didn’t want you to get it first.
Satish
October 11th, 2007 at 7:13 pmI’m with spending the extra $50!
Dev
October 12th, 2007 at 12:40 pmCongrats on the new monitor Verne :). It makes all the difference
Rami
October 15th, 2007 at 5:22 pmWhy didn’t you get a Dell LCD? They are apparently superior!
Verne
October 18th, 2007 at 4:36 amThanks everyone for the input. In the end I decided that I was happy with the LG and would rather spend the extra $50 on getting a nice monitor arm (another suggestion from trusty Ben). That and I realized the sale ended the day after. :)
Rami - a Dell LCD would have been superior. Unfortunately their price tags are also superior. ;P