Re: [WinMac] New iMac/15" Flat Screen
Subject: Re: [WinMac] New iMac/15" Flat Screen
From: Robert W. James Jr (rwjames[at]uncfsu.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 25 2002 - 16:06:56 EST
On 23 Feb 2002, at 19:32, Leonard Rosenthol wrote:
> >But then there are other issues. One way they're keeping the cost
> >down on these things is by only providing a 15" flat screen monitor
> >with it.
>
> Actually, it's not as much a cost issue as a ergonomic one -
> the design couldn't handle anything larger...
Ah...good point. That _could_ support my knock against the
design. But it all depends on what you're using the computer for,
and it works for some...
>
>
> >I understand the advantages of having a flat screen, but do
> >they make up for that size? 15" is darn small these days even for
> >regular work, let alone for eyesight-intensive stuff like graphics and
> >music, which is what we'll be concentrating on.
>
> It's 1024x768, max resolution. You decide if that's enough
> pixels or not.
Ouch. That would suck eggs for music and graphics on a CRT, but
again, we're talking about LCD, a new frontier for me. I suppose I
could drive up to Raleigh or Greensboro (or wherever the heck it is
they sell Macs around here) to look at one, but I need to use this
money yesterday. Yeah, I know...quick decisions of this
magnitude are bad decisions.
Bob
Robert James, Jr., Fine Arts Resource Center Coordinator
Dept. of Performing & Fine Arts <http://spacer.uncfsu.edu/d_fah/>
Fayetteville State University/Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298
Phone: (910) 672-1439; Fax: (910) 672-1572
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