My Kingdom for a Monitor!
So, I'm on the hunt for a new monitor. I was originally thinking I'd get a new 19 inch CRT, but that's paying $200-300 for something I don't really want. For the last 3 years I've been telling myself "your next monitor will be a 19 inch LCD". They weigh less and are very sharp and small. The problem is that they ocst 3 times more than CRT monitors. Yesterday I realized that Futureshop and Staples will both do financing for monitors 
So, I could get one for $40/month. That might sound dumb, but this month my $200/month car payments end, so it'll actually be like I'm saving $160/month by getting a new LCD monitor, right? Did I mention that I'm a master rationalizer?
Rules for LCD Monitors:
Must have: no ghosting, 25ms or less response time, 250 brightness (or higher)
Should have: dvi input, 700:1 contrast ratio or better
Has anyone got a BenQ LCD Monitor? I might buy one, but don't know if they're okay for gaming or not, and can't find any reviews of them (they're new). Right now it's a toss-up between the BenQ FP951 and the Samsung 193P.
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In an attempt to reduce my sugar intake, i bought some Splenda the other day. It's made with modified sugar, not aspartame, so that's good, i think. It tastes very similar to sugar -- far more than Sweet N Low and the others. Now when I have coffee I put in a big spoonfull of Splenda and enjoy the lack of calories Also, I bought coffee whitener to use instead of cream.
I went to the new Low Carb Grocery store across from my house today. Salsa was $8.99. I walked out.
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(i still have an extra ticket)
May 27th, 2004 - 06:34
Heya Derek, ok, with the whole monitor thing: its really a no-brainer! We’ve had benq monitors over here for quite a while and they’re considered the “lower end” of the gaming market. However, SAMSUNG are conversely the GOD of flatscreens! They’re very very good! Stu has one you might remember, and theyve improved since his like a 100-fold, i cant reccomend the samsung over the benq enough. Benq arent “Bad” as such, they’re ‘ok’ however to compare them with a samsung, is like comparing denise richards to the girl next door… its just not cricket!
Hope your well, enjoy Cypress Hill (without me damn you!)
James
May 27th, 2004 - 12:12
Splenda is great… doesn’t taste like ass, and even better, it’s not addictive (aspartame is). I remember back when they had diet CPlus (or was it Crush? well, whichever) with Splenda, and you could barely tell the difference from regular.