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August 12th, 2006, 02:01 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
Question is how long are you going to keep the system before upgrading any components. Using that, plus the knowledge that coming in right behind the technology curve will still produce good, lasting performance, will save you hundreds. Obviously the mobo/cpu are more labor-intensive to upgrade so you may want to go as high as reasonable with those, but dropping memory and video card down a notch or two will yield substantial savings.
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August 12th, 2006, 02:51 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
Nah, LCD has better picture quality, and blacks can really be black if you have the brightness and contrast at the right settings. Black for me is acutally pitch black.
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August 12th, 2006, 04:38 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
Just make sure you always view it at the same angle.
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August 12th, 2006, 05:39 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
I'd stay away from LCD and go CRT. After all, you'll get something a 21" CRT for the price of a 17" LCD. To me, that matters more than some indistinguishable inprovement in color quality.
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August 12th, 2006, 06:02 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
There's also reductions to glare/eye strain as well with LCDs.
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August 12th, 2006, 06:11 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
I will sell you my P75 for $1,199.00 if your interested. It comes equiped with a blazing fast 850 meg hard drive, 4 mg matrox video card, and a whopping 8 megs of ram. This baby is so hot that it can play Doom and Dark Forces lickidy split. It comes with a 14" 200 pound monitor, an ACER key board and mouse, and two desk top speakers. This is one damn fine machine and is a real bargin for the price being asked.
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August 12th, 2006, 06:18 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
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I will sell you my P75 for $1,199.00 if your interested. It comes equiped with a blazing fast 850 meg hard drive, 4 mg matrox video card, and a whopping 8 megs of ram. This baby is so hot that it can play Doom and Dark Forces lickidy split. It comes with a 14" 200 pound monitor, an ACER key board and mouse, and two desk top speakers. This is one damn fine machine and is a real bargin for the price being asked.
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August 12th, 2006, 06:23 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
It's not just color, LCDs at it's natural resolution has perfect geometry. Plus that LCD screen uses a digital connection instead of an analog connection, so that means better picture quality, and that you never have to adjust the geometry. I think.
Great quality without having to adjust any settings except contrast and geometry.
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August 12th, 2006, 06:14 PM
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Re: Experts here, i need a new PC, budget: 1300 $
A good site to look for computer components in addition to Newegg is www.tigerdirect.com
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