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Thread #77528 Message #1383015
Posted By: Joe Offer
20-Jan-05 - 05:40 AM
Thread Name: BS/Tech: I want a BIG Monitor
Subject: BS: I want a BIG Monitor
Well, what I'd really like is a 42-inch widescreen plasma TV, but I'm not convinced that plasma TV's last long enough to be worth the price. The stores estimate they last five to seven years.
But I'd like something for watching widescreen movies. I saw a great 30-inch LCD widescreen at Dell, and I figured it might be an idea to by a TV that I could primarily use as a monitor, wide enough to be able to compare two documents side-by-side without scrolling.
But I'm wondering about the quality of the screen image. The TV I'm looking at has 1280x768 native resolution, which sounds just fine for computer work - but would the picture really be sharp enough for computer work?
Anybody have advice for me? I guess I'm willing to pay a bit over $1,500 if this is going to be the monitor of my dreams.