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Monitor Troubles

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I had my third monitor die recently and have been using just the 2

on my desk. However one of them is a little smaller, and so I've been

struggling to see it off to the side of my desk. I'd really like to get

a larger one, mostly because it's hard to see the smaller monitor

that's a little further away.

Yesterday I was in Wal-Mart,

grabbing a couple groceries and some blank DVDs when I saw a Sanyo 32"

LCD on sale for $350. Quite a bargain, and it's pretty large. On the

spur of the moment, I decided to invest in my career and test one out

as a PC monitor.

I got it home, set it on my desk, after clearing things off, and

plugged it in. My Windows 7 desktop detected it immediately, and let me

set the maximum 780p resolution, which is 1300x768. That's a decentn

resolution, and as you can see above, it makes things LARGE.

Very cool, and I was excited at first. The monitor on the left is a 22"

one that I really like. It's a Westinghouse and it works great for me.

It's bright, and clear, and that's the issue.

It's hard to see from the image, but the Sanyo LCD TV is much, much

less bright than the monitor. I wasn't sure how much of a difference it

makes, but it's a huge difference. It actually was a noticeable

difference on my eyes in about an hour of using both monitors. As much

as I love the large size, I can't use it for any length of time,

especially with the bright 22" one next to it.

So I'll return it today, and I'm going to grab another 23" one.

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