Electric Rain received, "A HUGE monitor!"

sam · Post by **sam** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:36 pm

nothing is ever free.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:40 pm

then how did the people who posted here get stuff without paying?

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:14 pm

daguuy wrote:then how did the people who posted here get stuff without paying?

Yeah, what he said.

I knew this thread would be popular.

All of us are cheap, garbage pickers who would go to ridiculously great lengths to get free stuff.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:46 pm

i found a digital cable box in the the trash once... free digitial (basic) cable! apparently since they dont expect us to have a box, they didnt bother blocking the service.

harad · Post by **harad** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:56 am

Electric Rain wrote:Meh, LCDs are cool... I have a 15" LCD for my other computer. But I really don't see the point. CRTs are MUCH cheaper, and their image can be just as crisp as LCDs. They both have advantages and disadvantages, but overall I still like CRTs. Oh, they also have a MUCH better viewing angle.

it's a lot cheaper to use a lcd if you spend much time in front of it. also - you can take the guts from it and make some diy

maybe a projector

Kyosho · Post by **Kyosho** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:41 pm

I've gotten all kinds of computer-related stuff for free over the years. Most recently was two 17" Trinitron monitors from my father's work. They were replacing all the office puke's CRTs with LCDs, and were just throwing those awesome Trinitron monitors away.

A while back, also from his work, he got me a 750Mhz Dell laptop. It's died since then. Well, the LCD got stepped on (yes, stepped on..stupid step brother). I gave it to some one else to use as their primary PC. I just hooked up a CRT and a USB mouse to it for them.

I've also gotten video cards, modems, RAM, etc.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:12 pm

harad wrote:
Electric Rain wrote:Meh, LCDs are cool... I have a 15" LCD for my other computer. But I really don't see the point. CRTs are MUCH cheaper, and their image can be just as crisp as LCDs. They both have advantages and disadvantages, but overall I still like CRTs. Oh, they also have a MUCH better viewing angle.
it's a lot cheaper to use a lcd if you spend much time in front of it. also - you can take the guts from it and make some diy maybe a projector

This much is true. I would like to make a projector out of one some day.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:02 pm

I don't much care for CRT's. I used to have one, and I would always get a headache after only an hour or two of looking at it. And it wasn't the refresh rate. Now I have an LCD and I can stare at it all day and not get a headache.
Viewing angle... Man on mine it's about the same as our other CRT's. The color on LCD's generally looks better too. Though I guess it depends on the brand and model, year and all that, as some CRT's are better than some LCD's.

EDIT: I don't mean to sound bratty like "MY LCD PWNS YOUR CRT". I just really despise my old CRT for giving me all those awful headaches. I'm happy that you got a cool freebie!

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:04 pm

You, G-force... are dead to me now.

I used to like you! Then you have to come along, and say something stupid like this. Now excuse me, while I think of an insulting nickname for you... while also sitting in front of my giant, non-headache-inducing CRT monitor.

Edit: Got it. I shall call you... G-string!

harad · Post by **harad** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:42 am

lol hear that: now i have a Compaq p1220 22" monitor! I have it one day and i love it! SO damn big! HD WMV's all the way!

))

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:11 pm

Electric Rain wrote:You, G-force... are dead to me now. I used to like you! Then you have to come along, and say something stupid like this. Now excuse me, while I think of an insulting nickname for you... while also sitting in front of my giant, non-headache-inducing CRT monitor.

Edit: Got it. I shall call you... G-string!

Ouch!

Hey I like you too, just not your crude means of viewing the computers video output

(actually as long as you aren't getting headaches, power to your CRT. I hate mine still.)

sniper_spike · Post by **sniper_spike** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:20 pm

sam wrote:nothing is ever free.

Exactly, everything is based on equivalent exchange, you must give to recieve.

FMA for the win!

Congradulations on the new moniter anyway, have fun!

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:23 pm

G-force wrote:Hey I like you too, just not your crude means of viewing the computers video output

Hey, it's not that bad man... you must have had a crappy monitor, that's all.

Post by **Triton** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:33 pm

i read that topic and i think zelda, ya know dun dun duh DUNH! you got the lampshade of no real significance or whatever ya know lol

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:02 am

Triton wrote:or whatever ya know lol

No... I really don't... Have you been hanging out with Cennar?