On Monday 30 October 2006 03:21, Stevens wrote:
i don't have a car.
Hey, Stephan, what's wrong with that picture?
Programmers make big bucks (or should) and cars are cheap. At least they are around here.
Fred in Texas
When i lived in Houston i got my first car for $500. Over here gas is about $4/gallon, and *has been* since i moved here (1997), whereas it only recently hit that price in the States. The public transport is so good in German cities that many people don't have cars. And there are so many pedestrians that i've avoided driving in the city out of fear that'll run someone over (where i learned to drive, pedestrians only existed in theory, not in practice, so i never learned to properly watch out for them). And in Berlin, "big bucks" is very relative. With an unemployment rate of almost 18%, companies don't have to shell out big bucks to get people to work for them.
To keep the thread on topic, thanks for letting us know about the limitations of hdtv monitors.
i really like the monitor, but i can't work at this level of fuzziness. If one is willing to stick to the 1360x768 resolution, the screen is certainly fine. However, IMO having such a low resolution on such a big screen defeats the purpose of having such a screen. Unfortunately, i'm headed off to the hospital in 20 minutes for a 3-5 day stay (lymph node removal), so i can't return the thing until next week :(. (My g/f's brother will loan us his car, by the way.) -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts