DjmUK Posted September 17, 2001 Share Posted September 17, 2001 Hi all, I have always wanted a decient TFT flat screen. Now, there are a couple of questions, and please remember I live in the UK, so...ah...no dollar sign please ;) 1.) Is the quality of the Thin Film Transistor (TFT) monitor poor compared to the quality of a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitor..? - I mean, there's a difference between my laptop and my pc as my pc's monitor is far superior in graphic capabilities and it's far more crisp and smooth in colour. 2.) What is the cheapest TFT (size doesn't matter: 14" / 15" / 17") and where would I purchase it..? - The cheapest I've found is a 15" @ ?280 I know these are wierd questions, but I really want one:)) Thanks in advance:ninja:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted September 17, 2001 Administrators Share Posted September 17, 2001 I just want some cake I just realised I dont have a pound sign on my keyboard :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted September 17, 2001 Author Share Posted September 17, 2001 No pound sign..? mine's on the number 3, my dollar sign is on the number 4 (oh well) :) I have found this one: 15" @ ?288 but niiiccceee http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=26379 Is it any good..?:ninja:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 17, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 17, 2001 It looks nice but be sure to look for some user reviews before considering it any further. Just do a search for the name of the product and 'review' in Google. And my pound and dollar sign are in the same place (it is a standard British keyboard layout after all) - except my 4 has a ?uro sign as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted September 17, 2001 Author Share Posted September 17, 2001 I'll do some reviews on it now, I was also wondering if there are any that come with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable..? Yeah with the keyboard I also have the euro symbol on the number 4 - I never noticed it before...probably because I've never used it. Then again how do I use it..? (it doesn't work :() Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted September 17, 2001 Author Share Posted September 17, 2001 Originally posted by PabUK It looks nice but be sure to look for some user reviews before considering it any further. Just do a search for the name of the product and 'review' in Google. And my pound and dollar sign are in the same place (it is a standard British keyboard layout after all) - except my 4 has a ?uro sign as well. b> ah sorted ?: UK Keyboard Layout CTRL+(left)ALT+E Produces Euro Symbol Along with Accented Letter E ???????????????????????????????????????????????:ninja:???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? me happy now :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 17, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 17, 2001 Like this: ?????????????:D????????????????????????? :D Alright, just hold down Ctrl + Alt and then press 4 (not delete, lol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 17, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 17, 2001 Damn, you beat me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted September 17, 2001 Author Share Posted September 17, 2001 Originally posted by PabUK Damn, you beat me! sorry - I just searched the net on how to produced the "?" symbo:ninja:a: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted September 17, 2001 Administrators Share Posted September 17, 2001 I have a euro sign on my number 5 but cant get it display :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 17, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 17, 2001 Neo why don't you have a pound sign on your keyboard? Where is it from? Whenever I stay in Portugal with my parents, it takes me a few days to adjust to the layout of the Portuguese keyboard, very annoying. For instance, to get the @ symbol you have to do a Ctrl + Alt like with the ?uro symbol. Horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted September 17, 2001 Author Share Posted September 17, 2001 Try this: USA: CTRL+(left)ALT+5 UK: CTRL+(left)ALT+4 I just noticed that CTRL+(left)ALT+E is wrong, it's supposed to be the number 4 or 5 instead of the "E". hope this helps :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aco Veteran Posted September 18, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 18, 2001 My cousin has a 19" TFT screen, that is the nicest one I have ever seen (in terms of size). Cost: A$3500 - approx ?1100 BTW, you can get all those wierd'n'funky symbols like this: Alt+0164 - ? Alt+168 - ?/b> and some useful ones... Alt+156 - ? ...some of them don't work in this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim W Posted September 18, 2001 Share Posted September 18, 2001 First, apologies for dragging this post further off course, but: 1. The third symbol on keys (split-pipe top left, and euro on 4) are accessed by either Ctrl+Alt+key or AltGr+key. AltGr is equivalent to Ctrl+Alt. Not many people know that! 2. Those codes need to be done with the left Alt key and the numeric keypad (with numlock on). I use them a lot! Now, on topic. I also would like a TFT monitor very much but have a couple of concerns, one of which is the price, which is low enough to tempt me but not really low enough for me to be able to properly afford one :( The other is dead pixels - try to get to see your monitor before buying, and check that the manufacturer has a no-quibble returns policy. There's nothing worse than getting your lovely new TFT monitor home and finding a dead black spot in the middle. As far as brands go, reviews I've seen tend to recommend Mitac at the cheap end. And sizes - I wouldn't buy a 14" as it may not do 1024?768, and frankly you don't want to buy a new monitor that can't. 15" or above is great. Remember that a 15" TFT = 16" CRT, and 17" TFT = 19" CRT. Hope this helps:)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjmUK Posted September 18, 2001 Author Share Posted September 18, 2001 Originally posted by Timble First, apologies for dragging this post further off course, but: 1. The third symbol on keys (split-pipe top left, and euro on 4) are accessed by either Ctrl+Alt+key or AltGr+key. AltGr is equivalent to Ctrl+Alt. Not many people know that! 2. Those codes need to be done with the left Alt key and the numeric keypad (with numlock on). I use them a lot! Now, on topic. I also would like a TFT monitor very much but have a couple of concerns, one of which is the price, which is low enough to tempt me but not really low enough for me to be able to properly afford one :( The other is dead pixels - try to get to see your monitor before buying, and check that the manufacturer has a no-quibble returns policy. There's nothing worse than getting your lovely new TFT monitor home and finding a dead black spot in the middle. As far as brands go, reviews I've seen tend to recommend Mitac at the cheap end. And sizes - I wouldn't buy a 14" as it may not do 1024?768, and frankly you don't want to buy a new monitor that can't. 15" or above is great. Remember that a 15" TFT = 16" CRT, and 17" TFT = 19" CRT. Hope this helps:)) > 1.) I didn't know that - thanks:ninja:: 2.) I use to use this method of creating shapes when I was doing Pascal Programming in a DOS format 3.) 15" TFT = 16" CRT, and 17" TFT = 19" CRT (I wasn't aware of this) So if I get a 17" TFT it's actually the same as a 19" CRT. Cool:ninja:: Ii'll have to look at those sizes aswell, as I have to admit I wasn't fond of the idea of a max resolution of 1024x768 - I would like a resolution of 1280x1024:ninja:: Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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