Finally brought a new monitor

uxbod · May 08, 2009, 16:37:36

Arianet 26" Widescreen TFT

Brought at the webspecial price yesterday, delivered at 08:20 this morning, and it is gorgeous. No height adjustment just tilt but for the price it is awesome and would highly recommend.

Ubuntu Jaunty looks looovvvveeelllyyyy

Rik · May 08, 2009, 16:40:34

Looks great. Now about the Pantone Huey you need...

Sebby · May 08, 2009, 16:44:34

What about the Eizo to replace it, Rik?

Rik · May 08, 2009, 16:45:05

I was giving Uxbod five minutes to enjoy it first.

Sebby · May 08, 2009, 16:45:18

uxbod · May 08, 2009, 16:48:20

Is Pantone like something they do at Christmas ? At my age, and how long I have worked with computers, it looks superb to me. So there

Sebby · May 08, 2009, 16:49:18

No, that's panettone.

Rik · May 08, 2009, 16:52:00

A topic to food by reply 5, is this a new record?

uxbod · May 08, 2009, 16:52:22

Huey is what I did staring at my laptop screen all day trying to fix a Cisco router

Sebby · May 08, 2009, 16:53:19

Quote from: Rik on May 08, 2009, 16:52:00
A topic to food by reply 5, is this a new record?

I'd have thought the record was by reply #1.

Rik · May 08, 2009, 16:54:15

Yes, but not usually by the OP.

Sebby · May 08, 2009, 16:54:59

Good point!

Simon · May 08, 2009, 17:22:00

The monitor does look great, but it's bigger than the TV I have in my bedroom! I'm not convinced about having a huge monolithic screen for fairly close usage, or what it could do long term to one's eyesight.

Rik · May 08, 2009, 17:23:53

It's actually very easy on the eyes, Simon, and that extra width really is good for things like spreadsheets or Digiguide, or for having two windows side by side. I've never looked back from the move to 24" and would find a smaller monitor odd, now, unless it's on my Sammy, of course.

Glenn · May 08, 2009, 17:26:09

Quote from: Rik on May 08, 2009, 16:40:34
Looks great. Now about the Pantone Huey you need...

Does Huey use Pantene to clean the screen?

Rik · May 08, 2009, 17:27:13

No, but he watches Lewis on the screen.

Glenn · May 08, 2009, 17:28:00

You're quackers

Rik · May 08, 2009, 17:29:10

I know, and I have a diploma in it.

uxbod · May 08, 2009, 18:14:00

If I could get another past the good boss I would have two side by side ... End of day it does depend on what resolution you use aswell. 26" @ 1920x1200 is very easy on the eyes. Lots of screen estate and I am about half a metre from it.

Rik · May 08, 2009, 18:15:15

Same here, but 24". It makes a world of difference to how much scrolling you have to do, and it gives you a lot of space for detailed work in things like Photoshop.

Gary · May 08, 2009, 20:00:22

Quote from: Rik on May 08, 2009, 18:15:15
Same here, but 24". It makes a world of difference to how much scrolling you have to do, and it gives you a lot of space for detailed work in things like Photoshop.

I missed the change from my monitor down to my laptops 18.4" but the colour reproduction and the resolution of 1920 by 1080 make up for it in many ways.

Sebby · May 08, 2009, 23:21:28

I have to agree with Rik. When I first got my 24" iMac, it seemed completely ridiculous, but it's amazing how quickly you adapt and realise what a pleasure it is to have the extra space.

Den · May 09, 2009, 09:06:17

Must be a sign of the times but I have never read about men boasting because they have a 24 inch one and complaining because theirs is ONLY 19 inch

Rik · May 09, 2009, 09:07:49

But Ux is 2" bigger than the rest of us, Den.