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Anybody got a flat panel monitor? I'm sorting thru various computer deals and some are pushing the 15" flat panel in their deals. Stupid question: 15" flat panel better to look at than the 19" flat square I'm using now? Disregarding the "coolness" factor.

SteveSierra Enthusiast

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I'd keep what ya have.  I just got a new Dell 8200 with the 19 inch Trinitron.  I couldn't go with a flat panel as then I wouldn't have enough room to put my center channel speaker.:withstupid:

I use a 17 inch flat screen Trinitron at work and I can bigtime tell the difference in size between this and my 19.  I couldn't imagine going back to a 15 inch monitor.  Gaming just wouldn't be the same ya know?

chevy4x4trucks Senior Enthusiast

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15? 17? 19?  Too small, just do what I do and get a 27" TV for a monitor:

 

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But seriously, I think the flat ones are just "cool" y'know like those awesome colors imacs come in.  I'd stick w/ the big monitor you've got.  Anything under a 17" is too small.

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15? 17? 19?  Too small, just do what I do and get a 27" TV for a monitor:

 

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But seriously, I think the flat ones are just "cool" y'know like those awesome colors imacs come in.  I'd stick w/ the big monitor you've got.  Anything under a 17" is too small.

That is cool! With a wireless keyboard and mouse, you could surf from across the room!

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15? 17? 19?  Too small, just do what I do and get a 27" TV for a monitor:

 

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But seriously, I think the flat ones are just "cool" y'know like those awesome colors imacs come in.  I'd stick w/ the big monitor you've got.  Anything under a 17" is too small.

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:withstupid: A 19 inch is tiny compared to that!

chevy4x4trucks Senior Enthusiast

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yeah, it's great, I use it to watch downloaded movies and for network gaming.  Best seat in the house, big tv and surround sound.  I don't have the wireless keyboard and mouse yet, just a 10' extension for the ones I have.  But I've got a trackball hooked up so I can sit back on the couch and control it, something you can't do w/ a regular optical mouse.

AU Chevy Enthusiast

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yeah, it's great, I use it to watch downloaded movies and for network gaming.  Best seat in the house, big tv and surround sound.  I don't have the wireless keyboard and mouse yet, just a 10' extension for the ones I have.  But I've got a trackball hooked up so I can sit back on the couch and control it, something you can't do w/ a regular optical mouse.

You have good taste in entertainment centers.  What resolution do you use to show on your TV.  I hooked mine up to my 19" in by bedroom, and it was hard to read the fonts.

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chevy4x4trucks Senior Enthusiast

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yeah, it's great, I use it to watch downloaded movies and for network gaming.  Best seat in the house, big tv and surround sound.  I don't have the wireless keyboard and mouse yet, just a 10' extension for the ones I have.  But I've got a trackball hooked up so I can sit back on the couch and control it, something you can't do w/ a regular optical mouse.

You have good taste in entertainment centers.  What resolution do you use to show on your TV.  I hooked mine up to my 19" in by bedroom, and it was hard to read the fonts.

I see we both have good taste :withstupid:

 

I've got my res set at 800x600, but no matter what you do text will be hard to read.  I don't know how it is on high definition TV's.  My tv's pretty old so I'm not sure.

LarryE Senior Enthusiast

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what are you using to get the signal out of the computer to the tv?   all in wonder pro should let you run at 1024x768 or possibly higher which will allow you to be able to read the fonts.

 

you can always increase the font size on the computer but that screws up the layout of sites.

Joel Enthusiast

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TV's don't have good resolution. IMO, they look like sheet. Ive hooked up my Dell to my Wega and was super dissapointed.

Reguarding flat panels, if you can afford a 20"+ get one. Otherwise get yourself a nice NEC 21" monitor if you have the space. I use 2 LCD's at work, one for my main machine and the other for test machines. They work fine but my home NEC FP1350 21" blows them out of the water when it comes to resolution and picture quality.

 

Joel

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I bought the Dell P4 1.8Ghz, comes with the 15" flat panel monitor. I've decided to put the flat panel on my granddaughters desk and hook up the new beast to the 19" CRT on my desk. 13 year old granddaughter gets my 950 Athlon to share with my wife. 17" CRT. 3 year old granddaughter gets 700 Celeron and flat panel monitor to play her kiddie computer games. She has a small desk, more like a computer cart. The 15" flat panel will fit good there.

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LarryE

I have a Radeon 7200 64Meg DDR. With a 17 inch CRT.  System is a Gateway P!!! 450 with 512 RAM. Since the computer is in the bedroom, gives me a DVD player when I hook it up to my 19" TV.  Now I need 5 speakers to take advantage of my gametheater.

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