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Old December 3rd 06, 09:53 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Robert243
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Looking to upgrade my 7 year old Dell. Are there any good reasons to go
with a wide screen monitor other than a little more data on the screen?

Bob


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Old December 3rd 06, 10:35 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Bob Levine
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Robert243 wrote:

Looking to upgrade my 7 year old Dell. Are there any good reasons to go
with a wide screen monitor other than a little more data on the screen?

Bob



Seven years old? Buy a new machine. I'm going to guess your video card
won't support it anyway so you'd need a new card, too.

Bob
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Old December 3rd 06, 11:06 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Robert243
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I am looking at a new computer. Just wondering about the monitor options.
"Bob Levine" wrote in message
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Robert243 wrote:

Looking to upgrade my 7 year old Dell. Are there any good reasons to go
with a wide screen monitor other than a little more data on the screen?

Bob


Seven years old? Buy a new machine. I'm going to guess your video card
won't support it anyway so you'd need a new card, too.

Bob



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Old December 3rd 06, 11:33 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Bob Levine
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Robert243 wrote:

I am looking at a new computer. Just wondering about the monitor options.


Depends on your needs. I have two widescreen monitors...a 24" and a 20"

Bob
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Old December 3rd 06, 11:59 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Joe
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Unless you're planning on watching movies on it there is no point in having
a widescreen monitor.

I am looking at a new computer. Just wondering about the monitor options.
"Bob Levine" wrote in message
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Robert243 wrote:

Looking to upgrade my 7 year old Dell. Are there any good reasons to go
with a wide screen monitor other than a little more data on the screen?

Bob


Seven years old? Buy a new machine. I'm going to guess your video card
won't support it anyway so you'd need a new card, too.

Bob





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Old December 4th 06, 12:26 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Tom Scales
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Default Wide Screen Monitors?

Not sure I agree completely. For example, they're great for Excel. Very
convenient for a 2-page view in Word too.

Love my 2405FPW
"Joe" wrote in message
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Unless you're planning on watching movies on it there is no point in
having a widescreen monitor.

I am looking at a new computer. Just wondering about the monitor options.
"Bob Levine" wrote in message
news:wqHch.343$ne3.49@trndny03...
Robert243 wrote:

Looking to upgrade my 7 year old Dell. Are there any good reasons to
go with a wide screen monitor other than a little more data on the
screen?

Bob

Seven years old? Buy a new machine. I'm going to guess your video card
won't support it anyway so you'd need a new card, too.

Bob







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Old December 4th 06, 12:47 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Bob Levine
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Default Wide Screen Monitors?

Tom Scales wrote:

Not sure I agree completely.


Well, I'm sure. It's complete nonsense. As you've pointed out
spreadsheets are great and for Adobe applications with all their
palettes, widescreen is the only way to go.

Bob
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Old December 4th 06, 12:58 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
journey
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On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 14:53:06 -0600, "Robert243"
wrote:

Looking to upgrade my 7 year old Dell. Are there any good reasons to go
with a wide screen monitor other than a little more data on the screen?

Bob


For me the 24" monitor change my computing experience quite a bit. I
can use it in portrait mode to see whole web pages without scrolling.
I have it in a dual monitor set up with the 20" monitor from Dell
which I am disappointed with -- it doesn't get nearly as brite as the
24".

A friend is borrowing my Dell 17" monitor. When he returns it I will
have a 3rd monitor because I have two video cards. It was hard to set
that all up, and I had to download the driver from Dell's web site, do
a reinstall, and reboot and it fixed the problem.

The 24" in any dual monitor configuration is great. The monitors are
not that expensive either.

If someone wants the 20" one at a good price please let me know.

I can be reached at jrny_of_life at charter.net
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Old December 4th 06, 12:59 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Tom Scales
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"Bob Levine" wrote in message
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Tom Scales wrote:

Not sure I agree completely.


Well, I'm sure. It's complete nonsense. As you've pointed out spreadsheets
are great and for Adobe applications with all their palettes, widescreen
is the only way to go.

Bob


What's nonsense? That I have a different opinion than you do?


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Old December 4th 06, 02:02 AM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Bob Levine
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Tom Scales wrote:

"Bob Levine" wrote in message
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Tom Scales wrote:


Not sure I agree completely.


Well, I'm sure. It's complete nonsense. As you've pointed out spreadsheets
are great and for Adobe applications with all their palettes, widescreen
is the only way to go.

Bob



What's nonsense? That I have a different opinion than you do?



No...you said you weren't sure. I am sure. I disagree completely with
his assessment. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that movies are the
worst possible reason for a widescreen monitor. That's what television
are for.

Bob
 




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