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#1 May 26 2006 at 9:24 PM Rating: Excellent
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* CRT = regular; LCD = flat panel

What type and size is your (main/best) computer monitor?
CRT, 16 or less inches:14 (1.4%)
CRT, 17 inch:116 (11.6%)
CRT, 18 inch:12 (1.2%)
CRT, 19 inch:165 (16.5%)
CRT, 20 inch:23 (2.3%)
CRT, 21+ inches:92 (9.2%)
LCD, 16 or less inches:19 (1.9%)
LCD, 17 inch:128 (12.8%)
LCD, 18 inch:14 (1.4%)
LCD, 19 inch:248 (24.8%)
LCD, 20 inch:55 (5.5%)
LCD, 21+ inches:107 (10.7%)
Other:9 (0.9%)
Total:1002


(Note: You must be a registered user to vote in a poll.)

Edited, Fri May 26 22:40:29 2006 by Railus
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#2 May 26 2006 at 11:15 PM Rating: Default
We're really reaching for poll topics now...
#3 May 26 2006 at 11:35 PM Rating: Decent
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7-year-old IBM 17". Got it for about $80 refurbished, three months after it's prod date (Jan 1999). Has served me very well all this time.

Rale, why list "16" and under"? That's not even a produced size AFAIK. 15" and under are the other most cmmon sizes.
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#4 May 27 2006 at 12:11 AM Rating: Excellent
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Debalic wrote:
7-year-old IBM 17". Got it for about $80 refurbished, three months after it's prod date (Jan 1999). Has served me very well all this time.

Rale, why list "16" and under"? That's not even a produced size AFAIK. 15" and under are the other most cmmon sizes.
I originally had it as "15." I don't think they produce size 16" either (?), but then just about every time I leave something out of a poll, someone comes out of the woodwork with an unusual optionless response.

So, for those of you with custom-made 16" CRT monitors, I am ahead of the game this time.
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#5 May 27 2006 at 12:26 AM Rating: Default
Dell 24" Widescreen. I play at 1920 X 1200.
#6 May 27 2006 at 1:12 AM Rating: Decent
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Dual 21" LCD monitors playing with 1280 X 1024 res
#7 May 27 2006 at 1:18 AM Rating: Decent
20" NEC LCD MultiSync 1860NX and luvin it!

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#8 May 27 2006 at 2:02 AM Rating: Decent
Dunno the size, maybe 20" it seems.
edit: my bad 19"

NEC MultiSync 90GX'2 Opticlear....love it!

Seamy

Edited, Sat May 27 15:13:54 2006 by Rodth
#9 May 27 2006 at 2:10 AM Rating: Decent
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LG 17 inch LCD monitor
wish it was bigger
#10 May 27 2006 at 8:20 AM Rating: Decent
Well, I use a laptop w/ 15.1" wide aspect ratio (Toshiba) @ 1280x800. One nice thing... I can stare at it all day and don't feel like I've got bugeye syndrome. Don't miss CRT's at all.
#11 May 27 2006 at 11:33 AM Rating: Decent
acer 32inch lcd widescreen for me ... if any of you are thinking of going really big .... pay attention to resolution ... 1366x780 is max for most of the supersize screens ... my toon is huge and i dont get too much realestate for windows ... i will be replacing with a smaller yet higher resolution screen when i can afford it
#12 May 27 2006 at 11:52 AM Rating: Decent
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nuuet wrote:
acer 32inch lcd widescreen for me ... if any of you are thinking of going really big .... pay attention to resolution ... 1366x780 is max for most of the supersize screens ... my toon is huge and i dont get too much realestate for windows ... i will be replacing with a smaller yet higher resolution screen when i can afford it


If you like your widescreen feel but want to save some desk space, go with the ViewSonic VA1912wb (it's what I'm using). You'll love 1440x900 in EQ. I have never regreted buying this monitor. The only other thing I recommend is if you are going widescreen, get a good and very stable video card (256 meg+).

I two-box sometimes and look up stuff here on my other machine. It has a 17-inch Hyundai LCD. I picked it up when I was living in Dallas when Fry's marked them down to move out a little over three years ago. Not a shabby monitor at all...just maybe upgrading it to the non-widescreen cousin of the above mentioned ViewSonic.
#13 May 27 2006 at 12:46 PM Rating: Default
22" CRT... it's a big bastad.. but I like it.
#14 May 27 2006 at 4:06 PM Rating: Decent
21" Sony CRT for me. Until they make LCD's with gamuts as wide as a CRT (I know, but I can't afford the Eizo) and Resolutions around 1920x1440 (higher is better), I'll stick with CRTs, even if that means buying another refurb.
#15 May 27 2006 at 5:00 PM Rating: Decent
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Well I Play on Laptop and Desktop. So here I go.

19" LCD on desktop

17" Widescreen Ultrabrite on my Laptop
#16 May 27 2006 at 9:16 PM Rating: Decent
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Gateway 21" widescreen LCD. 1680x1050 res.
#17 May 27 2006 at 9:27 PM Rating: Decent
21" LCD on main box 1280 X 1024
21" LCD on bot box 1280 X 1024
17" on bot laptop
15" on the other laptop - used for surfing the web only
#18 May 27 2006 at 10:08 PM Rating: Decent
Dual 19" LCD dells on my Dual 3GHz computer and another computer with a Westinghouse 21" LCD
#19 May 27 2006 at 11:52 PM Rating: Decent
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LCD 21+ Inch. Monster monitor. Makes EQ look great! :)
#20 May 28 2006 at 1:42 AM Rating: Decent
The Gateway FPD2185W is one of the best deals out there for a 21" widescreen monitor. 1680x1050 rocks!!
#21 May 28 2006 at 9:13 AM Rating: Default
2 Dell 22 inch LCD's, i can run 4 acounts and have them all up on both screen without any lag or distortion.

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#22 May 28 2006 at 10:52 AM Rating: Decent
Run through the 52 inch HD tv hanging on my living room wall.

It doesnt' get any better than that.
#23 May 28 2006 at 1:05 PM Rating: Decent
Samsung 42" HD Plasma, picked one up for the wife and for myself for our computer room in anticipation of the Progression Server ^_^
#24 May 28 2006 at 5:13 PM Rating: Decent
"Run through the 52 inch HD tv hanging on my living room wall.

It doesnt' get any better than that."

/sniff You lucky b...yeah. Hehe.

As for me, my 17" LCD Samsung SyncMaster 715v. It's served me quite well, and aside from the financial aspect, I'm a bit loathe to let it go...it's my first LCD. Next one will definitely be widescreen, though, after watching a friend of mine play WoW on his widescreen laptop. He "had" to get it for "school"... /chuckle

EDIT: I sincerely feel for anyone still using a CRT monitor. Once you upgrade to LCD, you'll know why I feel it's like a cable/DSL ISP...you can't go back to 56k, once you've had either of the two.

LCD vs. CRT is the same way...I'll never go back.

Edited, Sun May 28 18:22:58 2006 by AmerilDannodel
#25 May 28 2006 at 11:31 PM Rating: Default
crt's work great for first person shooters, or any other game that requires a very fast refresh rate, but yea I re-mortgaged house paid off bills and bought 26" widescreen plasma for kicks.


EQ and GTA:SA rock on a 26" widescreen
#26 May 29 2006 at 3:12 AM Rating: Decent
32 in westinghouse LCD. Best buy had it on sale for $999.99 plus I had a 10% off coupon. Did not spend that much more than when I bought my old 19 in lcd.
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