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digitalwanderer · 20-Mar-2004, 17:36

I went to my local PC show today for the first time since I had me heart attack last October and I had an absolute BALL!!!!

Heck, half the vendors remembered me and wondered where the hell I'd been!

I picked up a 512Mb stick-o-PC3200 for $90, a keyboard for $7, and TWO 17" trinitron UltraScan P780 (Dell)-$110!

I'm a VERY happy geek right now, go out and support your local PC shows...there are some bloody good deals at 'em!!!

John Reynolds · 20-Mar-2004, 18:22

New stuff is always fun. Unless of course you can't get your hands on new stuff (cough, UT2004 DVD SE, cough).

I love upgrading, especially when it's a major overhaul and I have to rebuild the entire system.

digitalwanderer · 20-Mar-2004, 18:27

Yeah, but this ones pretty minor. The memory took a whole 3 minutes and monitors are a joke to change. (Albeit there is a LOT of cleaning involved when you move a monitor that ain't been moved in years! DUST!!!! )

The new monitor on Bubbles looks DAMNED GOOD!

Crisp as hell and lots brighter, I'm going for Blue's VistaPoint now to shock me wife when she comes home. 8)

Razor04 · 20-Mar-2004, 20:04

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Originally Posted by digitalwanderer

I went to my local PC show today for the first time since I had me heart attack last October and I had an absolute BALL!!!!

Heck, half the vendors remembered me and wondered where the hell I'd been!

I picked up a 512Mb stick-o-PC3200 for $90, a keyboard for $7, and TWO 17" trinitron UltraScan P780 (Dell)-$110!

I'm a VERY happy geek right now, go out and support your local PC shows...there are some bloody good deals at 'em!!!

I have a P780 and it is a wonderful monitor. Absolutely love the thing although it is nearing replacement time. It has a few scratches in the anti-glare coating and the glass is chipped in one or two spots. Frankly I am surprised it is still in as good as shape as it is after lugging it back and forth from school numerous times over the past 4 years. Now to get a flat panel...or another CRT? Too bad the resolutions are still sort of low on flat panels.

london-boy · 22-Mar-2004, 14:46

Mmmmm i'm looking to buy a new 19" LCD screen, but i'm not sure which one... the Samsung 191T (and later versions) look mighty fine, there's a Dell (

) one which is very impressive, specs-wise (700:1 contrast!)...

Sony ones are just too sexy to be true...

Anyone with advice? I work with my PC (graphics), gaming related STUFF doesn't interest me...

20-Mar-2004, 17:36	#1
digitalwanderer Dangerously Mirthful Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Winfield, IN USA Posts: 15,292	HAPPY GEEK DAY!!!!! I went to my local PC show today for the first time since I had me heart attack last October and I had an absolute BALL!!!! Heck, half the vendors remembered me and wondered where the hell I'd been! I picked up a 512Mb stick-o-PC3200 for $90, a keyboard for $7, and TWO 17" trinitron UltraScan P780 (Dell)-$110! I'm a VERY happy geek right now, go out and support your local PC shows...there are some bloody good deals at 'em!!! __________________ Elite Bastards - Adminish “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.” - General James N. Mattis

20-Mar-2004, 18:27	#3
digitalwanderer Dangerously Mirthful Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Winfield, IN USA Posts: 15,292	Yeah, but this ones pretty minor. The memory took a whole 3 minutes and monitors are a joke to change. (Albeit there is a LOT of cleaning involved when you move a monitor that ain't been moved in years! DUST!!!! ) The new monitor on Bubbles looks DAMNED GOOD! Crisp as hell and lots brighter, I'm going for Blue's VistaPoint now to shock me wife when she comes home. 8) __________________ Elite Bastards - Adminish “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.” - General James N. Mattis

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london-boy Me me me Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,351	Mmmmm i'm looking to buy a new 19" LCD screen, but i'm not sure which one... the Samsung 191T (and later versions) look mighty fine, there's a Dell ( ) one which is very impressive, specs-wise (700:1 contrast!)... Sony ones are just too sexy to be true... Anyone with advice? I work with my PC (graphics), gaming related STUFF doesn't interest me...

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