Members Ssnake Posted August 20, 2008 Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 ...still, I'm back. My office looks even worse now than before the move, but as long as I look the other way (into the CRT) that's no big deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbs Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 WB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 While you were away there was a whole war and everything 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted August 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well, I still got newspapers on occasion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Did you guys change office location? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted August 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 I did. All the stalking by skimpy clad groupie girls started to annoy the wife, so we had to break contact. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Well hopefully the ones here will follow you instead Nils 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rump Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I did.All the stalking by skimpy clad groupie girls started to annoy the wife, so we had to break contact. So you're divorced now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted August 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2008 No, condo owner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted August 22, 2008 Moderators Share Posted August 22, 2008 You still have a CRT? Time to put it in a museum and get something a little less ancient. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hey, I have a CRT! Well, sort of. It sits there and begs one day to be reactivated...As for the scantily-clad sabot-magnets, I'm sure at least one member of the beta-team would be willing to 'Deflect shot to...'. Really, it wouldn't be an imposition. Shot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacbat Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 Is that "Deflect shot to.." or "Deflect to ShotMagnet..."? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Either will do.Shot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted August 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 23, 2008 You still have a CRT? Time to put it in a museum and get something a little less ancient. I don't think that the reasons why I opted for a CRT three years ago have completely vanished. 22" LC displays are still costly - admittedly their prices have dropped a lot - I still don't have a graphics card that can run all my games at the native resolution of these large LCD monitors, those that are good for fast movements on the screen create a delay of up to five frames between action input and actual execution, and those that don't buffer aren't very good for fast movements. Yes, I know that LCDs offer much bigger contrast levels, no doubt about it. They're using less desk space (where it doesn't count - depth on my desk isn't a scarce commodity, it's width), they're using less electricity (but I guess I can still use my CRT for a few more years before the higher electricity costs approach the price for the LCD investment). In short, the current CRT fulfills all my needs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eihort Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 If it ain't broke.... Then you're not trying hard enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesT73J Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 In short, the current CRT fulfills all my needs.Snap, I've got a 19" samsung that must be eight years old, but I don't like anything else for photo editing, especially judging sharpness. There are LCD screens that offer similar quality, but they are well out of my price range, and I keep buying other stuff like SB Pro... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejawolf Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 out of your price range?thats strange, LCDs are dirt cheap nowadays. for the price of 5 games, you can get a 22 inch LCD screen.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesT73J Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 out of your price range?thats strange, LCDs are dirt cheap nowadays. for the price of 5 games, you can get a 22 inch LCD screen..Indeed they are, and they're absolutely fine for most purposes (in fact I could purchase one at a preferential rate through work) but they are maddeningly inconsistent for judging image sharpness. The inherently superior contrast can render soft photographic images sharper than they really are. It's a big deal working with DSLR output as sharpening is a fairly precise discipline. To get the necessary quality means considerably more expense if you're talking TFT, so for now I make do.J 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Volcano Posted August 28, 2008 Moderators Share Posted August 28, 2008 Well, I replaced my CRT so I could have more desk space and I ended up with so much extra space that I bought a second LCD to have dual monitor setup. But the main reason I got rid of my 21" CRT turning the room into an oven and microwaving the front of my face (ok the latter is an exaggeration). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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