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[Bruce Marshall]

===========================================On Wednesday 08 February 2006 
18:13, Bob Hemus wrote:
> Fellas&Gals,
> I took the predominate suggestions and I purchased a 160 gig Seagate
> drive from Best Buy for $109, included $60 in-store rebate.  Now my
> monitor is starting to give me fits.  Me thinks it's the vertical hold
> or sync?  It gets narrow and tall.  I don't think a spiffy flat screen
> is bright or clear enough for me.  I had diabetic retinopathy laser
> treatments in both eyes 25 years ago and it left me 2 stops down on the
> light seen by my retinas.  Right now I have a Sylvania F76 17" that is
> OK.  The reason I specify Best Buy, that's where my gift certificate is.
> I trust y'all's judgement.  Thanks.
> Bob
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> Compaq - 17" Flat-Screen CRT Monitor FS7600 1280 x 1024 resolution;
> $149.99 1280 x 1024 resolution; 0.25-0.28mm trio dot pitch; 50-160Hz
> vertical frequency; external speakers included
>
> Prolly not this one???
>

I've been partial to Viewsonic flatscreens and currently have the VP201B 19 
inch running at 1600x1200.   Looking at it, it is plenty bright.... but you 
should judge for yourself in the store.

I don't see anything wrong with the specs of the above monitor you mentioned 
other than it's made by Compaq.  In my 21 years of PC use I have never bought 
a piece of Compaq equipment and never will.




> |eMachines - eView 17" Flat-Screen CRT Monitor - Platinum/ Graphite 17f3
> |1280 x 1024 max. resolution; 0.25mm dot pitch; on-screen display
> | controls; plug-and-play $149.99
>
> Hewlett-Packard - 17" Flat-Screen CRT Monitor mx705
> 16" viewable; 1280 x 1024 resolution; external speakers included;
> 30-70kHz horizontal frequency  $169.99 wih a $50 rebate = $119.99
>
> Insignia? - 17" CRT Monitor - Black IS-CM100641
> 16.2" viewable; 1280 x 1024 resolution; 30-70kHz horizontal frequency,
> 50-160Hz vertical  $99.99
>
> MAG - 17" Flat-Tube CRT Monitor 778PF-S
> 16" viewable; 1280 x 1024 resolution; 30-70kHz horizontal frequency,
> 50-160Hz vertical  $129.99

One thing I would do would be to visit the NewEgg or the Amazon sites and read 
the reviews.  Or any site that has reviews of monitors.  You can find some 
revealing stuff there sometimes.   And then go buy something at Best Buy 
after researching it on the web.