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[Cainehill]

Agrajag said:
I guess that for me, this little feature can't be compared to all the advantages CRT monitors have over LCD monitors.
So an LCD monitore might be a better optino if you really use this option, which means they are better for office work (especially since they look good and impress important buisnessman visitors =P), but for a gamer, I still don't think and LCD is a better option.

I'm a gamer too, and I find that reasonably high end LCD works well enough, even for graphics intensive stuff like Morrowind / Oblivion and things like that. Might be different if I wanted to play twitch-type games like FPS's, but I don't.

And if I do - I have a ... 7 year old Nokia that is one of those high-quality CRTs that SC mentioned. Sadly, it's getting old and starting to fade. Hmm. 22" Philips on Newegg for $439 might be a nice upgrade. ( SC is right - not many CRTs listed there anymore at all, and hardly any 19+ inch ones. )

[Agrajag]

Cainehill said:
I'm a gamer too, and I find that reasonably high end LCD works well enough, even for graphics intensive stuff like Morrowind / Oblivion and things like that. Might be different if I wanted to play twitch-type games like FPS's, but I don't.

Aaaah, but you can't beat playing Galactic Civilizations 2 on 17XX*13XX
And besides, with the 150$ you save by going for a CRT, you can buy a better GPU/CPU/RAM so that you can use the monitor's superior skills (such as the ability to play games on 1600*1200 ^_^)

[tibbs]

Of course, if the alternative isn't bottled water but a natural spring nearby (like I have where I go for Summer) it's all cool.

There's a third option. I use an RO/DI filter for my drinking water and my reef aquarium. Water as pure[er] than bottled water without the containers and transportation!

[Cainehill]

I use a strychnine / plutonium filter for my water : kills anything living in the water, plus I love the way it glows when I'm boiling pasta.

[Jurri]

Yeah, Cherry also mentioned that filtered water is the alternative referred to. I never even saw a commercial filter for drinking water so it didn't cross my mind: I do understand that filters are used in rural areas without waterpipes and even saw one operated in the army now that I think about it, but using it to filter tapwater on a regular basis is really not within my sphere of experience. Goes to show how small my world is!

[Cainehill]

Yeh - here in the USA there's at least two major / common brands of water filters that supposedly removed 99.7% of the bacteria, lead, etc. Either by putting a filter on the faucet, or by filters in pitchers / water dispensers. That's what I use for all my drinking water because it improves the flavor greatly. Cooking, making tea & coffee I don't care as much - I mean, we all gotta die someday, and the doctors may still wind up deciding the lead and PCBs are good for us.

[AMF]

Um, can I ask an on-topic question?



Annette: can the pre-order system ship to FPO addresses?

Thanks,

Alarik

[Annette]

alarikf said:
Um, can I ask an on-topic question?


Annette: can the pre-order system ship to FPO addresses?

Thanks,

Alarik

Hi, Alarik! How are you? Yes, we ship to APO/FPO addresses via USPS Priority Mail. There is no shipping charge for this, as with all US addresses. Be sure to select "other" as your state.

If you have other questions, please visit our customer support center at http://www.gamersfront.com/xcart/support_ticket.php

[AMF]

Coolness. Thankness. All is well. But hot.



Now to return you to your regularly scheduled forum discussion

Thanks,

Alarik