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My CRT monitor died over the weekend [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70394-bawlout.gif[/img] It was my very first monitor I purchased in the early 90s [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
I borrowed my niece's 15" flat screen, to her dismay [img]/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] and set about researching TFT monitors [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70402-thinking.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70392-silly.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70394-sleeping.gif[/img]. Finally I found a 17" one that I thought would suit my needs now and longterm [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70384-praying.gif[/img] and the cost suited me.
I managed to set it up after nervously reading the sparse instructions (with diagrams) and still getting it wrong [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70392-silly.gif[/img] It's lovely but the small print is so small on this 17" that I had to change the sizing to 120 in the DPI settings
Anyhow I never realised how big a 17" is and it's great! Even my niece was a little envious but it made me realise how my sight has changed in the last few years. Can't see fine print like before.
Question: It came with a DVI cable which I understand is a digital connection but I don't appear to need. What's the benefit of this kind of cable? In any event my base unit doesn't have the fitting for it.
[img]/forums/images/graemlins/bannana_purple.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/bannana_purple.gif[/img] Big is certainly better [img]/forums/images/graemlins/bannana_purple.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/bannana_purple.gif[/img]
I borrowed my niece's 15" flat screen, to her dismay [img]/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] and set about researching TFT monitors [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70402-thinking.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70392-silly.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70394-sleeping.gif[/img]. Finally I found a 17" one that I thought would suit my needs now and longterm [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70384-praying.gif[/img] and the cost suited me.
I managed to set it up after nervously reading the sparse instructions (with diagrams) and still getting it wrong [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70392-silly.gif[/img] It's lovely but the small print is so small on this 17" that I had to change the sizing to 120 in the DPI settings
Anyhow I never realised how big a 17" is and it's great! Even my niece was a little envious but it made me realise how my sight has changed in the last few years. Can't see fine print like before.
Question: It came with a DVI cable which I understand is a digital connection but I don't appear to need. What's the benefit of this kind of cable? In any event my base unit doesn't have the fitting for it.
[img]/forums/images/graemlins/bannana_purple.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/bannana_purple.gif[/img] Big is certainly better [img]/forums/images/graemlins/bannana_purple.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/bannana_purple.gif[/img]
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