The 10,000 Post Thread v2

[RipRap 4,400]

5791

Awww, that shucks. Good Luck!

[Frdm920 50]

5792

Got a new computer monitor

[Eʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ 273]

5793

Oh nice, I need to get rid of mine. Its 720 x 1280 and its the most awkward sized screen that you will ever see.

[astronelson 339]

5794.

My screen is 1366*768 and rather firmly attached to my laptop.

[Hamish 1,369]

5795.

Oh nice, I need to get rid of mine. Its 720 x 1280 and its the most awkward sized screen that you will ever see.

Isn't that portrait?

Mine is 1440 x 900. A nice size for a laptop I think.

[Duke87 1,070]

(5796)

I'm at 1366×768

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

5797

My laptop clocks in at 1280X800. I've been told it's a good size.

[RipRap 4,400]

5798

Mine is just small

[Larks2242 251]

5799.

My laptop has a good size screen.

[Duke87 1,070]

(5800)

My laptop has a good size screen.

You don't know how to look up what your resolution is, do you.

  Edited September 26, 2011 by Duke87  

[Eʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ 273]

5801

My screen is 1366*768 and rather firmly attached to my laptop.

wha? Is 1366 by 768 an actual standard?

Isn't that portrait?

oops! I meant 1280x720.

[RipRap 4,400]

5802

You have the same size as mine...

[Duke87 1,070]

(5803)

wha? Is 1366 by 768 an actual standard?

Yup. Take 1024x768 (4:3 standard screen) and widen it to 16:9 widescreen and that's what you get.

  Edited September 26, 2011 by Duke87  

[Skimbo 304]

5804

I've got 1024x768 only, tiny resolution for tiny lappy.

[Larks2242 251]

5805.

You don't know how to look up what your resolution is, do you.

I never had a need but a quick search on Google and i will.

There i did and it is

1024 X 768

  Edited September 27, 2011 by Larks2242  

[Frdm920 50]

5806

1920x1080 here, and apparently it's an LED-LCD screen (which no, I didn't know that when we bought it )

[Duke87 1,070]

(5807)

My screen is just normal LCD. Ripples when you poke it and all. Though it's pretty sturdy. You really need to press on it to make it ripple. Early LCD screens rippled at the lightest tap.

Of course, with a CRT monitor you can make it go nuts with magnets.

[RipRap 4,400]

5808

Mine too

  Edited September 27, 2011 by 111222333444  

[astronelson 339]

5809.

*Pokes screen*

Yep, LCD here too.

[Hamish 1,369]

5810.

Mines an LED display.

TV ripples though, since it is LCD.

[Duke87 1,070]

(5811)

I didn't know LED displays were mined out of the ground.

[astronelson 339]

5812.

Oh, yes, LED display mines are similar to sugar mines. You often find them in the same geological formations.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

5813

I have LCD, but I rarely touch my screen so I don't know how much that matters.

I love the seasons changing in Japan. Almost every night there are 2 or 3 hour special comedy shows. Tonight is one of my favorites, basically a big karaoke competition, although the guests are basically d-listers. Still fun to hear them sing.

[Eʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ 273]

5814

*Pokes Screen*

Can poking the monitor and using magnets actually damage the monitor? Or is that just a myth?

Since I don't feel like risking my monitor if you guys feel like damaging your old monitor to see if that's true be my guest!

[Duke87 1,070]

(5815)

Magnets mess up a CRT screen because they deflect the electrons, but it shouldn't do any permanent damage. Other screen types shouldn't be affected, however keep magnets away from your laptop since tney can mess up your hard drive.

[Larks2242 251]

5816.

They are also known to destroy floppies.

[astronelson 339]

5817.

They'll mess up any magnetic storage device.

[Duke87 1,070]

(5818)

I find it interesting that after all portable media has moved to being either optical or solid state, most hard drives are still magnetic. What's preventing hard drives from using flash memory?

[astronelson 339]

5819

I find it interesting that after all portable media has moved to being either optical or solid state, most hard drives are still magnetic. What's preventing hard drives from using flash memory?

Well, for decent storage space you'd need MLC (multi-layer cell) storage, but that's only good for about 10,000 write/rewrite cycles. SLC (single-layer cell) has a life expectancy of 100,000 cycles, but with reduced storage capacity. Hard drives should be replaced every 3 to 5 years. I'm not sure how many write/rewrite cycles that is, but I would guess more than 100,000.

You could probably do it, but it would either have reduced lifespan or reduced lifespan (although less so) AND reduced capacity.

[Larks2242 251]

5820.

I'd prefer the ladder, cause i throw away my laptop every time a new OS comes out.