O/T: Got Myself a New Monitor - early present

[xcelbeyond]

I had a Gateway 19" CRT, which I thought was a sweet monitor, but getting old. It had been started to make a lot of crackly noises and would sometimes lose the pic completely.

I just got a new 19-inch Amptron CMV-934D / DVI / 8ms / 1280 x 1024 / 500:1 Contrast / 0.294 pixel pitch / 320 cd/m2 brightness and 500:1 contrast. I figured (hoping, actually) that the picture would be "as good" as the Gateway.

I made sure to put a DVI card in when I built my computer. This monitor has a far superior display than the CRT - HANDS DOWN. And IT's VERY BRIGHT (I was afraid it wasn't going to be bright enough). I had to turn down the brightness to 50%!

My timing couldn't have been better. When I went to check my e-mail and the board this morning, my CRT monitor wasn't working. I worked a good half hour trying everything I knew to get it going - and it just died. When I got home from work today, my new monitor was waiting on my doorstep for me

 

[xcelbeyond]

Forgot the Best Part

It was total ~$240.00 w/S&H ($219 on sale). I got it at: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-detailsInactive.asp?EdpNo=1582529

Yes- they are already sold out

 

[Sigmund Roid]

I am great at picking presents out for myself!

I always get something I wanted when I choose the gift! Enjoy your new monitor, Excel!