Not exactly sure how it's hilarious but those environments are outstanding! Really impressive, especially Egypt and Canada. 

I'm driving myself a little batty reading nitpicking reviews on Hardforum and such. Here's what I've learned:

(thanks to the anandtech lcd thread): http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=39226

TN: cheap, low latency, but poor viewing angles and bad oversaturated color reproduction
VA: mid-price, good viewing angles and colors, but high latency
IPS: expensive, best viewing angles and colors, decent latency

I'm curious what display type you guys have, and if you are happy with it. I'm not worried about a little input lag as I don't do a lot of twitch gaming these days, but oversaturated colors on cheap TN panels does concern me. Right now I'm leaning towards Dell's IPS monitors: the 2209WA and U2410 (btw the u2410 panel apparently has the same screen as the HP lp2475w). I'm kinda lusting after the 2410, but I could almost buy two 22 inchers for the same price...

They're probably all damn good monitors... but people bitching about ghosting, backlight bleeding, and left-right tinting has got me a little on tilt. 

well grahf, my tft is going on 2 years old now, and I picked it up brand new for just under �100 so its nothing special.

its a LG Flatron L192WS 19" widescreen, native resolution is 1440x900, 6ms response time if I remember correctly, and its great! No ghosting, good colours, viewing angle is fine for my tastes, if im using the pc im usually staring straight at the monitor anyway :)

Honestly, a higher native resolution would have been better, but I think the screen size would have to be higher for that, but as it stands it was a cheap tft with no bells and whistles and its the best monitor Ive ever had, trumping all my old crt's!

Not sure if that helps you... 

http://www.afterdawn.com/products/product_details.cfm/5743/lg_l192ws

Says there its a TN. But honestly the colours seem fine to me :P its got plenty of onboard brightness/contrast/gamma etc correction but Ive never felt I had to use them. 

Thanks for the reality check. 

I bought a BenQ G2220HD recently for almost nothing. My first "real" (i.e. non-laptop) monitor for years, and I think it's great. Given how much it cost, I'm sure it's a TN screen, but it's fine to me.

Get to a computer store and stare at some monitors for real? 

Get to a computer store and stare at some monitors for real?

OMG go outside? You've lost your marbles man!

=) 

I must say that reading good reviews saves you the job of having to go to a store.

My father dragged me to PCWorld tday so that we could get him a webcam and mic for Skype. He is also talking about replacing his laptop and because he has to use it to show his clients various data on a 1 to 1 basis he requires a screen with a good picture and good viewing angle.

I refuse to buy any computers from PCWorld because mainly of their shoddy OEMs systems full of crapware and often overpriced systems.
Buying computers online is the way to go for sure, you get a better choice of systems with better prices.
Laptops are a bit of a funny one though because they are generally made by Del or HP or whoever as a single unit, with very little customisability, so you are kinda at their peril really.
So for my dad to be able too see the screen, next to a bunch of other screens and figure out which one has the best picture being physically in a shop is the only way to do that.

But I wouls still go and try to buy the same model online for less � :D 

Customise your laptop with online Dell though. 

http://alatest.co.uk/reviews/monitor-reviews/hp-l1740/po3-17006255,29/#partner:50404

And I'm happy. I'm not a monitor expert anyway. I guess it's better than what I had before. 

And pay for the privelege 

Crap crap crap :/

And if its not crap its overpriced. 

... just look at it. 

Weeeeeee 

is that like virtual boy? 

Ricky, I got my last laptop from Curry.digital - it was a reduced-price end-of-line job but I paid about �550 for a 18.6" beast that wasn't available for less than �750 online. So you can still get a bargain in-store now and then. 

anyone interested in collaborating on/tinkering with a map? I've got a bunch of partially finished maps, with architecture and some lighting, but layout not yet complete and gameplay stuff not yet added, and I'd appreciate an alternate take on how to connect stuff/what style to develop further with details etc. djg164@mail.usask.ca. 

Sure, but I don't have a computer. Also, what map editor are you using? Do you have pics? 

lol at "I don't have a computer"

I know what you mean but it's still funny

Hammer, but the files can be converted to the more general .map and the textures will still be aligned. I'll get together some pics to show the (general/underdeveloped) styles of the maps. 

I never left something unfinished even if dont look as I espected...

But some suck when I release then :|

I still noob but I love myself and negke loves me to! 

Well I should have a functioning computer tonight I hope, since the last few parts I need to replace my dead system should arrive today. Then all I would need to do is install everything tonight and get everything up and running. 

My computer works and I wouldn't mind trying some collaboration.

Maybe it will even help Zwiffle forgive me for never working on that QExpo chainmap ever again ;) 

best func message header ever

k, it'll take me a couple days to get my shit together but I'll send you something by the end of this weekend.

PS I'm willing to work on something in return 

Fucking hell I'm so happy to have my computer back. 

make a speedmap!