From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 2 22:34:45 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 665C916A4E9 for ; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 22:34:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (mail.shire.net [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3BF243D4C for ; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 22:34:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.171.127.191] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1G8PIa-000PUw-7f; Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:34:44 -0600 In-Reply-To: <200608022225.k72MP7m5015153@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200608022225.k72MP7m5015153@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <49EC2510-6D98-4F54-A9AC-64EAE66DB9BA@shire.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:34:43 -0600 To: dick hoogendijk X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.171.127.191 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on hobbiton.shire.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: 17" or 19" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:34:45 -0000 On Aug 2, 2006, at 4:25 PM, Jerry McAllister wrote: >> >> Two LCD screens. Both have the same resolution (1280x1024) >> The 19" is $100 more expensive as the 17" >> What would to your opinions be the right thing to do. >> Go for the 17" or the larger (but probably a little less crystal >> sharp) >> 19" one. I'm not that rich. Probably my doubts are rooted in this;-) >> Thanks for any advice. > > If the quality is good, go for the bigger one. > Then you can set back a little instead of hunching > forward to see the little stuff. The sharpness will > be so much better than an old CRT that the tiny difference > in sharpness will not be meaningful. It all depends on your eyes :-) I don't know what the costs are in Holland but you may want to see if you can find a 19" widescreen (1440x900) screen... I just got one from "Hanns-G" for $180 and it is quite nice and in the same ballpark as standard 19" but with more "usable" space. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net