New PC For BZ2

[Zero Angel]

Nope the laptop's monitor passes the test with flying colors even when viewed from the the middle angle (though my PC's CRT fails unless I crank the brightness up to a slightly uncomfortable level). The brightness is just inconsistent so it's hard to tell if the image i'm working with will be too bright or too dark on an 'average' monitor.

[Red Devil]

how about you and your pa build one together?

[cheesepuffly]

Laptops are very hard to do.

PCs not as much. And its cheaper to do it that way.

[Zero Angel]

Agreed. A PC might work out well for you as well. You can build a really nice rig for 1000 clams. If you put in at least $350 of that for a good monitor (look it up on newegg) then you'll be able to have a PC that you're really satisifed with. Dont be tempted to get a sub $200 monitor. They're not really worth it, since the monitor's what you're gonna be looking at all day.

[cheesepuffly]

Meh my old crappy computer was $1500, completly overpriced. But the monitor was awesome, still using it.

My dad, 12 years ago, bought a monitor, an expensive one, He still uses it today to run vista and spore. (yeah he likes spore)

Get a good monitor and you will not have to change.

[Red Devil]

Get a widescreen, too.  I know, laptops have widescreen now, but they're not as big and as good as a stand-alone. 

Another nice thing about home-built PC's is that you can add and upgrade components easily.  If you do get a widescreen, get a Samsung.  The contrast ratio on mine is 8000:1 (real bright and sharp).  Other manufacturers are about 800:1 (dull).

[OvermindDL1]

Bah, I hate widescreens, less viewable surface area for the dimensions stated (not to mention I hate wide, I like tall, perhaps a widescreen I can rotate sideways would work, but most lcd's suck when rotated as they are not a uniform brightness, I did just get a new widescreen at work though, but it can rotate up... guess how I keep it... and yes it does strain the eyes a bit because each eye is seeing a different brightness)...
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[Red Devil]

Sammy's are great for WS/tilt.  Love it.

Did I say I FREAKING LOVE IT???

[TheJamsh]

lol Overmind, youre eyes must be like, one on top of the other or something. or very close

[OvermindDL1]

Why would you say that?  Eyes are normal, but when the screen is rotated 90 degrees so it is tall instead of wide, and it is a cheap LCD that has varying intensity across its normally height, think about it...
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[TheJamsh]

um... still thinking :S...