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I was literally just at a store drooling over this bad boy.
Except they've sold out. And I don't actually need one. But it's so nice...
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: And I don't actually need one.
Since when has that stopped any red-blooded male? Go on; your SO will forgive you... eventually. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Sweet! But what's wrong with VGA?
Actually, my newest monitor has enough resolution that it whines about my video card being unable to make use of it. Naturally, I just had to takes its advice and order a new video card. It's a very nice monitor, too. My last two gave their lives to teach me an important lesson; sitting in front of the PC is not the ideal place to clean and reassemble a .45 ACP model 1911 pistol. Those barrel bushings can get mighty frisky.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: sitting in front of the PC is not the ideal place to clean and reassemble a .45 ACP model 1911 pistol
For a second, I thought you were going to say you used someone's post for target practice. 
Software Zen: delete this;
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Weirdly, this page does not show the actual resolution of the screen (i.e. width pixels by height pixels) - or hides it so well I can't find it.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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"Full HD" is only 1080p, it was never nice with large monitors, and at this time I would rate it no longer nice even with regular size monitors (assuming that that means 24 inch these days), but "mid at best", a nice 24 inch screen should be 1200p. For a "big monitor" (let's say that's 27 inch), I wouldn't go below 1440p.
Also, don't bother with TN screens, their viewing angle is usually so bad that only the center of screen looks good. TN has/had some niche usage as the Speed King, but IPS has really improved in that regard. The only thing the ASUS VG248QG has going for it is its speed (input lag, pixel response time, and refresh rate), and you can get an IPS screen that is about as good in all of those categories. Being a TN screen, it comes with poor contrast ratio, and likely noticeable discoloration towards the edges and corners just from the angle. There is, of course, no chance of watching HDR content on it either.
E: maybe I'm unusually picky with screens, but the damn thing is in my face for over 12 hours per day, it had better be decent.
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Recommend HP 27ER. HDR at 1920 x 1080 with excellent contrast. I use HDMI port.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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OK, but I wouldn't recommend that. That screen is from 2016 and it really shows, it wasn't even good then, just normal. But decent contrast, I'll believe that, it's an IPS screen after all.
The 80 pixels per inch is frankly TV-tier, only good at a distance. Refresh rate up to 60Hz (possibly 75Hz, according to some sources), bad for scrolling and mouse movements. Narrow gamut, low peak brightness, definitely no HDR. No DisplayPort. Significant input lag, as expected of an old IPS screen, before they got fast.
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I'm sorry I meant SDR. I like it because I sit close to it.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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buy a Samsung curved monitor...
diligent hands rule....
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Really? I'm genuinely curious if you really like the curved screen.
I lost my right eye a couple years ago, and realized I needed a better monitor. I looked at the curved screens quite a bit. They looked great for watching movies and such. When I convinced a sales guy to hook one up to a PC, it wasn't very good for me for text. I bought a 24" flat screen instead.
Software Zen: delete this;
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SSDs (especially in the M.2 form factor) are light, power-efficient, and fast - ideal for laptops. Now that prices/GB are approaching parity, why stay with the older technology?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: ...why stay with the older technology?
Because data recovery can be done easily and with no special tools. It might be possible with a solid state drive but it's not as easy and it requires special tools.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Yes, data recovery is much easier when there is a correspondence between physical and logical LBAs. It is extremely expensive even for HDDs, which is why most people faced with the loss of a HDD don't even try; they rely on backups.
The only instances that I can think of where costs are no object are criminal investigations. Anyone with the brains to encrypt their HDD is already effectively safe from such investigation, so the only ones caught will be either the stupid or the small fry.
Is the slight benefit of recoverable HDDs really worth the cost in power, speed, and weight?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Makes sense to me. Years ago I bought an HP Laptop (i5, 8GB, HDD) running Windows 10.
Brought it home & started it up & it began updating. It was entirely useless as the HDD got to 80% - 100% on read/writes.
I shut it down, imaged the disk to a new SSD, put the SSD in and she is still using that laptop to this day. HDDs are ancient now -- because Win10 is disk-hungry.
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DELL is my favorite...
diligent hands rule....
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And not a moment too soon. Honestly, while SSDs can't hold a candle to spinning disks when it comes to capacity, you don't use a laptop for mass storage. If you need mass storage, that's what external drives are for.
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Not clicking that. Synopsis, please.
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An internet connectivity graph of British Columbia, interrupted rather dramatically by "Beaver Incident"
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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And we're not allowed to say "Beaver" in the Lounge? 
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I wasn't aware that various species of the rodent family were verboten to speak about here.
I hope rats are okay. and capybaras. Love them.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: capybaras. Love them.
Never managed to eat one ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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NO EAT CAPYBARAS!
BAD GRIFF
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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