I’m Monitoring the Monitor
My stinking monitor is going. I don’t know why, it’s not that old. I bought it at Costco, whenever, and now there are some lines running up and down through it, and some other lines that tend to disappear if I scroll and reappear in other places when I scroll back.
I don’t know WTF has happened with this but it pisses me off. All the trouble I’ve had with monitors. Remember when I bought this monitor was after my monitor from Staples conked out and it took me 6 weeks to get it fixed with that extended warranty.
I wouldn’t mind picking up a new 22″ monitor (this one is only 19″) if I had to buy a new one. Maybe I’d get one of those widescreen monitors which are good for watching movies on; like I ever watch movies on my computer. That would just put me in the hole again once payday hits – I think my paycheque will just take me out of my overdraft and, as long as I don’t spend anything for another two weeks after that, I’d have money in the bank. What are the chances?
Today we got our new phone system set up – supposedly. We’ve got three phone numbers here and the guy was supposed to call me back on all three lines so that I could see which was which since my phone number used to ring once, my honey’s rang twice, and the fax rang three times. So far the guy has only called back once, so I don’t know WTF is going on with that. I guess I’ll have to use my cell and try calling the numbers myself before I call back Primus to complain about the wrong wrings on the lines (oh, wrings, har har har, I am so clever).
I had to call Primus in the first place because I got the mail from them addressed to Ferguson Jafer instead of Jafer Ferguson. Don’t ask me how these assholes got my name backwards – it’s not like I told it to them that way.
So I’m off to do some calling. Hopefully we can get this fiasco straightened out tonight, or at least before the stupid DSL is supposed to be hooked up in a few days.
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Lyndon, that just figures. I happened to be at Costco just tonight (hmm, what was she doing at Costco?) and I happened to see a 22″ widescreen monitor for $399 – it was an Acer. But that made me start thinking about my 19″ at home – it’s an Acer. Now I wonder if I should be buying Acer since this one hasn’t lasted me too long.
I wouldn’t mind the dual monitors, my video card supports it, but I’d love the look of a big honking screen staring me in the face.
My son has a 52″ Plasma TV as his monitor,its just tooooo big unless you have a bunch of eyes instead of two. I used to be a computer trader btw, and I can tell you the quality of a monitor is not related to the price.
The best IMHO is AOC for 19″ and above, below that they are all crap except for LG which is passable just. The worst in terms of product returns, were…
Acer, Phillips (low end versions), then a toss up between Samsung and Kyocera. In 5 years I only had one AOC back and it was a faulty cable.
Oh and I’m using an AOC now. Not to plug AOC or anything.
BFG, I don’t even think we have AOC over here – I’ve never heard of them. But we do have all the rest of them and, lucky me, I’ll get to pick from the worst of the bunch.
Well you’re getting hosed at Costco. Canada Computers has a 22″ Acer for 3o5.99 or 299.99 if you pay cash.
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=011005&cid=MT.258
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Not to confound your problems, but don’t forget Costco changed the rules on their return policy. I think you only get 90 days with electronic devices now, because too many people abused the system
As far as monitors go, considering the price for a good 22″ is about 400 bucks. Why not take the money and buy two 19″ if your videocard supports dual monitors?