Big, cheap monitors

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Big, cheap monitors

16 January 2014, 14:48 Thursday

Pretty interesting article talking about some nice, big monitors on the cheap:

Three Cheap but Awesome Alternatives to the Apple Cinema Display

http://lifehacker.com/three-cheap-but-awesome-alternatives-to-the-apple-cinem-1500692411

Whether you're a fan of Apple or not, you have to admit, they make some of the most beautiful monitors around—heck, it even won our hive five for best computer monitor. They're also some of the most expensive, and you really don't have to spend that kind of money to get some high-quality screen real-estate. We tried…

I'd really like to try this sucker out at $564. 30" IPS @ 2560x1600. I don't care about all the "features" of a monitor. I just want it to do its job.

-Chuck
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23 January 2014, 14:36 Thursday

No doubt Chuck. It's hard to find a display that's just a display these days :roll: Give me quality resolution, colour, and contrast. The damn thing doesn't need to make coffee!

Funny, I was perusing the web for a possible TV upgrade this summer and I found only ONE plasma by Samsung that's basically just a 1080p display. No "smart", no 3D, no wifi etc. Here's hoping it's still available in ~6 months...

Jason
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