Anything cool?

[Jake Ryan]

Anything cool? I got this

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj266/RyanPawz/Monitor.jpg
LG 22" Wide screen. I just need a DVI cable, .... and 4GB dual channel RAM, but thats another story.

:D

[Dogboy]

You may also need a new mouse pad and a side cart for all your candy....:rolleyes:

[Jake Ryan]

Neh, Its not my desk. Im only here at this house till summer, then Im driving back home to Maine.

[KrokE]

rofl at mousepad!

Nice monitor, had 2 of them, still have one at work for dualies but I just got a 24" for the home, luff it!

[Allegedman]

that looks like my desk

well i'll be playing MWO from my new msi gx630 notebook.

[roadweasel]

I thought the same thing about the new mouse pad... lol!!
I got some nice driving lights for the cobalt and window tint

[KrokE]

Haha, ok, I'm sorry. I can't get over this placemat, I mean mouse pad. It got me thinking (is that a good thing?)

Perhaps a good way to get donations toward your new development software would be to sell novelty items for MWO such as mouse pads, etc. I was thinking I would like to have the lastest screenshot of "Will you be ready" applied to a mousepad for my own personal use.

[Kevman]

Klein level, and Klein sidecutters. Bought myself a Sharp Aquous 32".

[Jake Ryan]

Sounds like some nice stuff people. I'm going to be in the market for a five speed Pathfinder in the spring, then driving back home to Maine in the summer.
And thats not my desk lol, so that mouse pad isnt going with me :p

[Pepsibottle1]

My dad would bitch me out so bad about that if he saw that mess...... Nice monitor though!

[camarokid]

lol i started out that way then upgraded to a 42" and have my comp setup in my bedroom with blue tooth mouse and keyboard. I truely been nerding it up laying in bed ;)
My greatest thing this year was a big bundle of new socks lol!

[Ayce]

Nothing spectacular here this year, unless you consider a 4 vol. set of "The best of the "Q" episodes" spectacular. :laugh: Other than that, the usual sox and undies.

[KrokE]

Camarokid, I'd love that setup too but I can't do wireless keyboard or mouse because of lag while online gaming :D

Happy New Beers guys!

[camarokid]

i dont get any lag?? what kind of keyboard/mice u running

[KrokE]

Well, I haven't used wireless anything for several years now. They've probably resolved all the lag issues by now. Before if you try to play a competitive online game such as Counterstrike, those bits of lag between the keyboard & mouse definately add up.

[Wraith]

It's mostly unique to FPS online games, where every ms adds up, as KrokE said. Wireless not only has lag, but sometimes seems to not function consistently. Consistency with a mouse is especially important, because reflex shots where muscle memory is the most important aspect would not be possible on an inconsistent wireless mouse.

LCDs are also a "no-no" in gaming. Their response times are not sufficient for gaming (most LCDs state their grey-to-grey times, but in reality the actual rate is several times that). Add in input lag, and it just isn't worth it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_lag (watch the "video" -- a gif animation actually -- to see the difference)

[Ayce]

I tried to play "American Chopper" with a cordless keyboard, once. When the batteries started to die out at a critical point, you can guess where the keyboard went. :laugh:

Interesting read about the LCD's Wraith, I was considering one (or 2) but that, and other things, have convinced me otherwise. I'll wait until I can get one for the wife, (she doesn't do any serious gaming, just mail and chatting) and get her19" Dell CRT for a replacement second monitor. It's taking some getting used to only having one, when I've been running duals for so long. (KILL DA RABBIT!) :eek:

[Wraith]

To Ayce and anyone else planning on buying an LCD soon: Hopefully, OLED monitors will be out sometime in 2009. Technically, they are much cheaper to manufacture than LCDs, but as with most things, ramping of production and general tradition of expensive early prices will probably make it way more expensive than it should be. Anyway, OLEDs are faster even than CRTs at changing pixels, and, as long as there is very little additional latency added in the signal conversion, it should finally present gamers with a real alternative to the bulky 50-80lb monitors.

[baddog_1_2k]

See you have Dirt...awesome game props on the monitor you can make out every girls freckle on that I bet LOL!

[Jake Ryan]

I play several games on this, plus many movies. I have zero complaints. I have never noticed any display problems. This is an LG FLATRON W2252TQ. So far, money well spent.

[KEN]

You wouldn't want to see my desk lol, though I am a bit of a neat freak and its driving me up the wall.... might have to post a pic lol

[mike71]

I also use a couple LCDs for my computer and i still do fine even in counter strike. i know that theres a little lag but i have never been hardcore enough to notice. besides i cant get a 46" crt 0.o hehe