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- From: deanc@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Dean Cashen)
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 23:34:20 GMT
- Subject: Re: good 14" monitors ?
- Message-ID: <5500020@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
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- References: <1992Aug18.055744.25877@sarah.albany.edu>
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- My 2 cents: The days of the 14" monitor are probably numbered, what
- with the adoption of GUI's; 14" just doesn't give you much room to work
- with. I feel strongly that you should get the best monitor you can find.
- Kinda like setting up a nice stereo system, invest in the best speakers
- you can afford, because, what it all comes down to is that it's the *speakers*
- you hear. More so than the rest of the system (this is a generalization;
- exceptions abound). With a PC, the screen is what you'll be staring at
- day in and day out. And, with OS/2, I think you'd relish the extra screen
- space and resolution a larger monitor offers. Get as good a one as you
- can afford.
-
- Which leads me to your point; money is tight, and you have to
- prioritize. I can't tell you that a 17" monitor is worth more than
- an extra 200MB of disk, or 33MHz vs. 50MHz. I'd put the extra money
- into the monitor over disk space; you can always add another disk, for
- not too much money, while you have to buy an entirely new monitor to
- upgrade; there's no "add on" down the road.
-
- On the other hand, it seems that prices for the larger monitors are
- dropping somewhat, so it may be wise to wait.
-
- There. Did I cover all the possible answers? Yes, get the bigger
- monitor -- bigger, even, than the 15". And, No, get the smaller monitor
- because the prices may drop in a year or two.
-
- Yeah, I think that covers it. . . . :)
-
- (Get the bigger monitor)
-
- Dean Cashen
- -- Boise
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