Build a computer? - Page 5

adam_f · #**121** 08-25-2005, 10:31 AM

I'd call you all nerds but I've been known to play D&D with Screech and Horseshack.

Nuzzolese · #**122** 08-25-2005, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TurdBerglar

im not very interested by movies

i can't sit still long enough

Oh

TurdBerglar · #**123** 08-25-2005, 10:37 AM

you're such a cunty bitch

Nuzzolese · #**124** 08-25-2005, 10:39 AM

What? I couldn't think of anything else to say but I felt like I ought to respond with something so you knew I wasn't ignoring you.

TurdBerglar · #**125** 08-25-2005, 10:40 AM

Nuzzolese · #**126** 08-30-2005, 02:48 PM

If I want to play DVDs on my computer but watch them on an ordinary TV instead of my computer's monitor, do I need a TV Tuner on my computer?

TAL · #**127** 08-30-2005, 02:56 PM

No, you need video output on your graphics card.

Nuzzolese · #**128** 08-30-2005, 02:59 PM

I think I do. Thanks!

TAL · #**129** 08-30-2005, 03:34 PM

So you're closing in on a buy?

synch · #**130** 08-30-2005, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuzzolese

I think I do. Thanks!

I can't remember the last card I've seen that doesn't have a tv-out Nuzz. It almost surely has one.

Nuzzolese · #**131** 08-31-2005, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TAL

So you're closing in on a buy?

I am. But my father keeps interjecting ibook! mac!

Nuzzolese · #**132** 08-31-2005, 08:28 AM

Have to remember to get a SATA not an IDE hardrive, and 512 MB should be enough memory, and I'm still concerned about the power supply that comes with the case which is around 60 bucks. I did find a nice all-in-one dual layer DVD/CD player - burner thing.

Now the issue is small LCD monitor and large TV - or some other setup of some kind.

TurdBerglar · #**133** 08-31-2005, 04:57 PM

is it absoutely necesary to get an lcd screen? they cost more and have poorer picture quality than a normal monitor. the only benifits they really have is their small size. and when you get a tv make sure you get one with s-video. im pretty sure almost all tv's come with that now

synch · #**134** 08-31-2005, 05:04 PM

The quality isn't nescessarily poorer, it's just different. If you are a graphic designer the colours on a tft screen might not be adequate but other than that they are fine. The cost isn't a deterrent anymore either as they are very affordable now.

You do have to shop around a bit because the quality does vary, as with any type of product.

TurdBerglar · #**135** 08-31-2005, 05:07 PM

well they have that blurry effect with motion and that really pisses me off and you're locked at 1280/1024 resolution.

synch · #**136** 08-31-2005, 05:10 PM

The new ones don't have that anymore, or at least not as much. How old was the monitor that bugged you? They have gone from a response time of 25ms to 8ms in the past few years.

edit: about the resolution, I wouldn't want to work with less but it can be annoying if you aren't used to it. My laptop screen is 15" and runs on 1400 1050

TurdBerglar · #**137** 08-31-2005, 05:13 PM

every single one i checked out at bestbuy or any other store/computer shop in the last 12 months

nothing compares to a crt in quality. much finer detail seems to be possible with a crt. but lcds are slowly getting there. just not up to where i would like them yet i guess.

synch · #**138** 08-31-2005, 05:16 PM

I'm at a point where I'm fed up with crt's, mainly because of how big they are. I've got a shitty 17" now because my 20" screen died. It weighed a ton

The new TFT's are very very nice in my opinion... but it helps that I haven't been playing many games so I don't worry about the gaming aspect as much as I would have a couple of years ago.

TurdBerglar · #**139** 08-31-2005, 05:20 PM

my crt is starting to die too. it has these very fine horizontal lines and it's getting just a bit blurry.

synch · #**140** 08-31-2005, 05:21 PM

You are going to replace it with a crt then?

TurdBerglar · #**141** 08-31-2005, 05:24 PM

of course. i want a real fuckn' big one. but the one i have now barely fits on my desk. i think it's only like a 17"/15" viewable

synch · #**142** 08-31-2005, 05:28 PM

Which is my point exactly

Do realise that if you want a decent quality 19-21" monitor you might spend loads more than for a decent 17-19" TFT. (which has a bigger viewable area)

Plus you'll have to type with your keyboard on your lap

TurdBerglar · #**143** 08-31-2005, 05:30 PM

i can get a samsung syncmaster for just under $200

synch · #**144** 08-31-2005, 05:31 PM

How big and with what specs?

TurdBerglar · #**145** 08-31-2005, 05:33 PM

the price has gone up just a bit it seems

synch · #**146** 08-31-2005, 05:39 PM

Figures that low end CRT's are getting more expensive. I think people without professional needs get low end TFT's instead of CRT's.

Did you see the user reviews? They don't sound too convinced.

TurdBerglar · #**147** 08-31-2005, 05:42 PM

looked great to me when i saw it at the store. a hell of a lot better that an lcd or tft

synch · #**148** 08-31-2005, 05:44 PM

Heh.

My tv looked decent in the store too, the tube turns out to be freakishly round and you can count the pixels

Check it out properly in the store man, monitors/tv's often looks better at glance in the store than they do at home.

TurdBerglar · #**149** 08-31-2005, 05:50 PM

i know how to shop, dude

Abe Froman · #**150** 08-31-2005, 05:54 PM

Rent to Own

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