ACK!! Where's my video card!!

[surreal]

Or was it pop fizz burn???
Either way, I'm sure glad I was home to unplug my monitor!

Ah burning plastic wafting through the house..

I'm wondering now that I need a new monitor.. Should I try and LCD? Is it worth the difference in price?

How about brand? It must make a difference.

^^^^^^^ Not as important right now as my video problem..
I merged the two threads so bare with me!
My old monitor blew .. I put in another..

I have no video past my boot screen..
Unless I'm in safe mode. If I'm in safe mode windows sez i have no video card. If i use remote desktop my radeon 7200 shows up.
i tried to load the new drivers, it failed because it thinks I have no video card..

[the jester]

ouch!

lcd at the low end is not bad and the desk space saving is life-style changing - now I can get all my munchies on here, I've gained at least 5kg in the last 12 months

check this out

I bought a sony m181/cpdl200 last year - 15", works great

[fosin]

Probably best to stick with a CRT IHMO. I prefer LCDs (but only bought one because I got a really good deal on an 18"). Check the warranty if getting an LCDs. My had a dead pixel warranty on it, I don't know if they all do. If more than 2 adjacent subpixels (the 3 colors that make up a pixel) go out they will replace it.

some reviews/suggestions:
http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-1041.html?tag=lnav

[zgf2022]

i vote to stick with a crt monitor too.
lcd's arent worth the price difference, imo, unless you really need the desk space.

take your money and spend it on a nice BIG crt, in the long run it'll probably give you more bang for the buck

[Phynix]

My vote is on the CRT. I like plenty of screen real estate. I just can't live with a 15" monitor anymore. For the price of quality 15" LCD you can get a quality 21" CRT. I simply don't have $800 to put down for a quality decent size LCD. I can put together a whole computer for that much money.

I'm currently looking at the KDS 21" Monitor. It's decently prices at Newegg, it's got decent reviews, and I hear that KDS has great tech support and warranty. The guy over at www.virtual-hideout.net had problems with his Geforce4 and his KDS, and they walked him through how to remove a pin from the VGA connector. When the pin wouldn't come out, they went ahead and sent him a NEW one with the pin already pulled out. That's service for you.

[Fingers]

LCD's are supposed to be easier on your eyes but when I was shopping for a new monitor a few months ago, I simply wasn't satisfied with the sharpness of even the best LCD I looked at, so I bought another CRT.


Oh, I seem to recall you having an extra 17" floating around there somewhere?

[Vanguarde]

www.viewsonic.com makes great monitors of both kinds, but I like my 24 inch CRT from viewsonic

[Cody]

I personally would go with a TFT/LCD because CRT's make my head hurt...

Cody

[Redwolf]

If you play any games, go CRT. The image quality on a CRT is better and there isn't the strange blurring stuff (although some newer LCDs don't have this). Or you could shell it out for the 21" Panasonic flat screen TV/Monitor and be REALLY happy.

[surreal]

Quote:

Originally posted by Fingers


Oh, I seem to recall you having an extra 17" floating around there somewhere?

NOoooo!!! That's the Cheesy monitor!! It makes me blind!!

Even the used Gateway EV700 I'm using now is much better than the cheesy one!!! And it sux compaired to the ole Panasonic that just bit the dust...

Yeah I think I need a big honkin CRT instead of a LCD,,
I'll let my b/f have the LCD
Now which brand to buy. My old one was excellent.....