tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post4046767474122579206..comments2019-12-13T04:25:12.285-08:00Comments on Nos' Mods: I Still Hate ComputersNoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-3669098730633850902012-07-19T05:20:01.597-07:002012-07-19T05:20:01.597-07:00Looked at the LG monitors, but wasn't terribly...Looked at the LG monitors, but wasn't terribly impressed. Trouble with buying from Best Buy and similar though is they split the friggin' signal so many times on the displays that it's impossible to get a feel for the actual picture quality (or lack thereof). I think one of the 27"ers I looked at was an LG, though; and it seemed nice.Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-87464053900855274192012-07-19T03:11:46.560-07:002012-07-19T03:11:46.560-07:00Samsung is good too, especially monitors - we have...Samsung is good too, especially monitors - we have dual 23" Sammies on the desks at work for our shop running 1920x1200 . I was referring to general consumer electronics - We've got a couple of window-mount air conditioners in the house made by LG that are nice, a 42" LCD TV downstairs by them, and the fridge is LG as well.DarkSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020284225377678684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-11802513833405477722012-07-18T21:18:39.932-07:002012-07-18T21:18:39.932-07:00Actually, according to the box this Samsung is meh...Actually, according to the box this Samsung is meheecan, of all things. I didn't even know they made electronics except for remote controls.<br /><br />Maybe they meant the box was made in Mexico? I dunno.<br /><br />Still, the quality seems good enough for the price; and it's not like their slave labor could be much more incompetent than the Chinese.<br /><br />I'd probably have Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-80876394263541419972012-07-18T16:27:12.901-07:002012-07-18T16:27:12.901-07:00the market these days for consumer electronics is ...the market these days for consumer electronics is cheap chinese, decent chinese, cheap korean, decent korean, and decent but overpriced japanese. And both Korea and Japan may outsource manufacturing to another lesser country in the far east as well, like Malaysia.<br /><br />My choice lately has been Korean - LG mostlyDarkSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020284225377678684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-27905031468951849832012-07-16T07:42:52.219-07:002012-07-16T07:42:52.219-07:00Ugh.
Stupid thing refused to turn on Sunday at al...Ugh.<br /><br />Stupid thing refused to turn on Sunday at all.<br /><br />Only got a picture this morning by letting it sit for thirty odd minutes with the computer booted while I watched a Babylon 5 DVD on the pathetic, archaic (yet still working) television.<br /><br />As for the M's in Comstar I've seen it go both ways -- I think it depends on which author is writing the cult that day.Noshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719416547848891298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-5224508221245565842012-07-15T15:55:53.100-07:002012-07-15T15:55:53.100-07:00...the dielectric in the capacitors... yeah, that&......the dielectric in the capacitors... yeah, that's what I said...Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-18703138588688990342012-07-15T15:33:22.297-07:002012-07-15T15:33:22.297-07:00Nos - once you go from that dinky 17" to a 22...Nos - once you go from that dinky 17" to a 22" widescreen, you'll hate to use anything smaller. As for why it's doing that, most likely the dielectric in the capacitors in it is breaking down or leaking out - classic issue with the cheaper chinese-made electronics. Had one here at home and one at work with the same issue.<br /><br />And I'm pretty sure it was Comstar. one M.DarkSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020284225377678684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361376522316558072.post-61542359233913009722012-07-15T09:28:09.467-07:002012-07-15T09:28:09.467-07:00This is just a wild guess from someone who is hard...This is just a wild guess from someone who is hardly an expert on the subject... but I think after a given period of time the goo that's in these monitors loses its ability to properly conduct current.<br /><br />If it's any consolation, you're not alone. While my monitor doesn't need to warm up, it has developed a red line about one pixel wide running from the bottom right-hand Herculinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762210820428273110noreply@blogger.com