[FRIAM] Computer Monitors now?

[Carl Tollander]

For a projector, then you need to worry about a screen ( the wall isn't
flat) and there's a whole new world of artifacts and short throws and
stuff.  Tradeoffs galore.

But hey, the endless lure of the upmarket.

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 21:40 Gillian Densmore <gil.densmore at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Odessy 9 is probably a top 15 monitor.  A LTT reviewer might call it a
> absolute unit of a monitor. lol 😂  alas at about 2.5k (onnsale) it'll be a
> Sea food diet kid of thing: I can See the monitor.*
>
> Ernest Q: at 49 inches is projector a better value (and idea )for
> repairability and  how long it'd last
>
> *LTT also did a custom build for Dead Mau5 who wanted something  5 of
> them.... but no graphics card available can drive all of that, so settled
> for 3. I have no idea how you'd physically arrange that and have it make
> sense.
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 8:20 PM Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I got a Dell S3220DGF that was on sale a while back and I think was a
>> good value.
>>
>> A better value than my Samsung Odyssey 9 which is still the best!
>>
>> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Carl Tollander
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 24, 2021 6:45 PM
>> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <
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>> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Computer Monitors now?
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Buy,  Wall in back of the computer sales desk, to your right as you
>> come in the front door.   See them in action.  There's often a sale.
>>
>> Viewsonic is still good.  There are some small TVs that can be monitors.
>>   Make sure your computer can drive the thing.   Just because the
>> connectors fit doesn't mean the cable is compatible.  There's HDMI and then
>> there's HDMI.
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>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 7:27 PM Gillian Densmore <gil.densmore at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> lol this is Murphy's law or something? I have a ridiculously old Dell
>> 15-20 inch computer monitor. It's stupidly old and just about
>> falling apart. I need to replace it because it's got a crack. The crack has
>> been there since I got it years ago., it started as a small dink in the
>> monitor. I'd guess from shipping. this Monday it turned it's growing. And
>> turning into the grand canyon. It's created a zone of dead pixels
>> or however LCDs work.
>>
>> Either way, now in the market for a Frugal AF monitor. Reviews for budget
>> monitors say Viewsonic. (I didn't know they were still in business).It
>> doesn't need to be a "gamer monitor" with 200pica-second refresh rates or
>> anything. I only ask that it just fucking work. The GPU I have does HDMI.
>>
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>>
>> Sigh. Fuck.
>>
>> Where do I look for cheep AF, but won't fall apart instantly monitors?
>> Googling lead me to Wally World. I am beyond lost for what to look for, and
>> genuinely don't know what in 2021 is considered Budget or sanely priced.
>>
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