OT- Monitor

[kathyc2]

An old monitor that had been my secondary one bit the dust.  I bought a new one (3440 x 1440) and am amazed as to how much crisper everything is. The previous main monitor that is now secondary is 1928x1080.  If anyone else has aging eyes and an older monitor, it may be a good investment to take advantage of the newer technology. 

[mcbreck]

Thanks for the heads up. I was just considering a mobile monitor so that my laptop has a 2nd monitor when I'm not in the office.

Might go your route when one of these dies. Tends to be about a 3 year cycle before they really degrade.

[kathyc2]

2 hours ago, mcbreck said:

Tends to be about a 3 year cycle before they really degrade.

Wow!  I've been fortunate then as the one that died was from 2010 and the one that is now secondary is from 2016.

[Lee B]

I have never had a monitor die. My current monitor on my Win 10 system is about 9 years old and still works fine.I used it on my previous Windows system.

I am semi retired and don't work full time any more so my monitor probably has the equivalent of 4 full time years of use.

[Lloyd Hudson]

35 minutes ago, cbslee said:

I have never had a monitor die. My current monitor on my Win 10 system is about 9 years old and still works fine.I used it on my previous Windows system.

I am semi retired and don't work full time any more so my monitor probably has the equivalent of 4 full time years of use.

I agree, monitors last. But the day you instal  newer one the dirrence in 10 years is amazing. I just kept gettingv newer glasses. I have a HP 24" from about 2004 or so. ( hand me down) excellent Screen. Also main monitor is 24" Dell. So so screen. Friend was "camping" in his trailer and plugged his 27"HP into my system.

Both my monitors appeared to fade away. Before October there will be 2 new monitors on my desk.  Kept hoping someone would take pity on "Old Man" and gift them to me. But, birthday came and gone, no monitors

[mcb39]

I, too, have never had a monitor that died.  Therefore did not realize they made that much difference.  However, two new laptops this year have already stretched my belt to the limit.  Presently, am looking for a "deal" on paper.   The cost of doing business has gotten out of hand.

[Lloyd Hudson]

We have attempted to do away with paper. Moderately succesful. 2007 21 cases of paper, 2022 2-1/2. Purchased from Quill with monthly promo. I think $28.00 delivered.

Try to NOT encourage paper returns. "Would you like cream" type language. AND moved office 40 miles OUT OF CITY. Increase in postage.

 

[Catherine]

I have had one monitor that developed a single-pixel-wide green stripe. It was well over ten years old, and perfectly functional as long as you ignore the stripe. I did retire it simply because it was an oddball size - kinda too wide and too short all at once.

[mcbreck]

My monitors don't typically die but they seem to become less clear. Maybe they aren't, maybe it's just my vision. We had a Dell that got really fuzzy, the LG monitors are only about 1.5 years old so we'll see.

[Abby Normal]

I've been using the same Dell 24" monitors (3 of them) for about 10 years. They work fine but I'm sure new ones would be clearer. I'll get new ones when I get a new computer this year.