On Sunday 13 November 2005 19:23, Felix Miata wrote:
What I'm assuming is that each of us has unique eyes, and that the OP may be unable to detect any improvement newer hardware offers, or find the detected difference does not justify the investment.
Personally upgrading video systems is the #1 most cost effective thing. Followed closely by a better keyboard. Too bad nobody makes a really good keyboard anymore.
Not everyone has teenage eyes. Some of use can't detect any difference between 16 bit and 24 or 32 bit color.
If I had teenage eyes I wouldn't need better quality.
Antialiasing is pointless with larger fonts used with high resolution.
Most older cards can't handle what I consider high resolution. At least not in ways I'd want to look at the screen. When this monitor dies I'll seriously consider a 21" monitor or bigger. I'll want a card that can drive that at higher then 1280x1024 and do it well.
I believe testing your existing equipment with the new display before spending money for an improvement you might never perceive is a prudent plan.
Hard to argue with that. Of course you can get a new video card today for $50 Canadian. Nick