LCDs
My father brought home his desktop computer for my brother.
- Pentium 4 3Ghz [530J]
- 512MB PC3200 [400Mhz] DDR RAM
- 80GB hard drive
- ATI X300
- TV Tuner
- WI-FI card (yes, the Desktop has wireless ethernet)
- DVD burner with lightscribe capability
While it’s not top of the line anymore, I plan to upgrade it soon by swapping Trailblazer’s internal organs. Since I rarely play anymore (or I’m looking hard at a 7950…), I’ll be trading video cards (my 7600GT for his X300) and ram (my 1GB PC3200 for his 512MB PC3200).
I’m still studying though its motherboard layout. If I put in my 7600, it will be very cramped inside and the peripherals might not be able to handle the heat caused by the lack of air space. Currently, looking for some cooling and ventilation solution.
Nevertheless, it comes equipped with what my brother needs - nice audio and video output. It’s actually an HP Pavilion rig - the original box for my 19″ HP LCD monitor.
My father brought it home without an accompanying monitor. Translation = my brother didn’t have a monitor… or Pipboy will lose a desktop monitor very soon.
So, I went to PCX today and got an extra monitor for the household. It was a toss-coin between ViewSonic and AOC. Both of which were 19″ widescreen LCDs. I got AOC because it was cheaper (PhP 11,430 vs Php 13,730) and didn’t have integrated speakers (integrated speakers rule if you want to save on desktop space - but suck with their audio quality).
I didn’t know what my brother wanted, so I made him choose. HP (with a 4:3 aspect ratio) or AOC (16:9).
This blog was brought to you by AOC’s widescreen LCD monitor.