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3 Dimensional Chat / How big monitor 17, 19 inches ? and LCD or CRT ?

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Fitness
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Posted: 7th Mar 2007 22:20
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HI,
decided buy New PC but dont know How big monitor. I have 17 and I like it. I dont know if bigger monitor is better. But I am using 3ds max and modeling not look good in bigger monitor.
And monitor LCD or CRT ?
How big monitor are you using and what typy ( LCD, CRT )

Thanks
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indi
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Posted: 8th Mar 2007 04:12
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This is really a general question mate.
I realize you are using max so we will leave this one here for now.
please direct any future content thats general to the geek culture area.
I run maya on a PPC using a 19inch CRT and a 17 inch LCD.
The reason why i have both is I also do print / web and video, and require both for these elements.
To future proof your purchases, save desk real estate and to probably save a bit of money, conisider a larger one for your modelling and a smaller one for tools.
In all fairness though this is really a financial question only you can ask yourself.
If we all had the cash we would have 3 x 30 inch wide screens attached

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greenlig
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Posted: 8th Mar 2007 05:19 Edited at: 8th Mar 2007 05:20
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22' wide LCD's are cheap at the moment.

I'm getting two of those at work in the next couple of weeks. I'll tell you how they fare when they arrive.

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Van B
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Posted: 8th Mar 2007 08:32
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For your detail work you can't really beat a good TFT display, being able to distinguish pixel wide lines and stuff is easier on TFT. But it's a good idea to have a second display, so maybe just grab a cheap CRT monitor for that - better for seeing how your texturing is going etc. I use Rhino3D, and that's quite appaling for multiple displays, but it was still pretty good for having a 3D preview on the CRT and all the editing windows on the TFT, nice way to work.


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Posted: 10th Mar 2007 03:11
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Quote: "22' wide LCD's "


22 feet?
That's a big screen.

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indi
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Posted: 10th Mar 2007 03:48
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Im going to model something on my 42 inch plasma just to see what its like at that size

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JimB
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Posted: 10th Mar 2007 11:57
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Quote: "Im going to model something on my 42 inch plasma just to see what its like at that size "


LOL a vetex will probably be the size of house brick
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indi
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Posted: 11th Mar 2007 05:18
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you lose perspective if your no far away enough but oh man its nice

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The bigger the better really. I remember the days when I modelled on a 15" CRT that was blurrier than the 15 pint mark on a Saturday night.

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You can pick up 22" Ex CAD CRTs on ebay now for £20.

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Benjamin
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Quote: "I remember the days when I modelled on a 15" CRT that was blurrier than the 15 pint mark on a Saturday night."

Yep, we have a now extremely blurry CRT downstairs for the old computer, so bad for the eyes. With my new LCD I rarely get sore eyes even after very long periods of time on the computer.

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I use a 19" crt. And until I can find an LCD under $1000 that can provide the same quality as a CRT I won't be switching anytime soon. (that means the picture colors wont change when i tilt the monitor up)

What you really wanna get is one of those monitors the radiologits use to view the dicom images. Sweeeeet.

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indi
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Posted: 17th Mar 2007 09:05
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dell has 22 inch widescreens for $500 AUD
Im planning to get two when it drops a little more.

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