Think-About-Tech - User's Blog Feed (TheLostSwede) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:29:35 +0100 http://www.thinkabouttech.com/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.5a & Feed Publisher The Big HD Monitor Scam http://www.thinkabouttech.com/discussion/24/the-big-hd-monitor-scam/?Focus=81#Comment_81 http://www.thinkabouttech.com/discussion/24/the-big-hd-monitor-scam/?Focus=81#Comment_81 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:22:45 +0000 TheLostSwede So, a few years ago something happened, everything went widescreen, first it was TV’s and then monitors, although admittedly Europe was way ahead here with widescreen CRT SD televisions with very little widescreen content. With LCD and to some extent plasma displays replacing the “outdated” picture tube, the 4:3 format slowly died away. With regards to computer monitors it took a little bit longer for widescreen to replace the square displays, but these days there aren’t many square models left in the market. Why? Well, that’s a good question.

Now watching movies that are shot for the large screens in a cinema is great on a widescreen display, the same goes for using a widescreen computer display in most cases. Personally I use a 16:10 display and I love it, although I’m still craving a higher resolution display, mostly for work, as it would make it easier for me to work...

]]> The State of Intel and Enthusiast Users http://www.thinkabouttech.com/discussion/10/the-state-of-intel-and-enthusiast-users/?Focus=44#Comment_44 http://www.thinkabouttech.com/discussion/10/the-state-of-intel-and-enthusiast-users/?Focus=44#Comment_44 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:02:07 +0100 TheLostSwede Tomorrow, Monday the 20th of October, IDF Taipei kicks off and we’ll most likely be given some more details about the soon to be launched Core i7/X58 platform from Intel, but is it really going to live up to the hype? Yet again it seems like Intel has put all its eggs in one basked and have gone with a platform that doesn’t really seem to be targeting consumer users at all. You might think I’m crazy for stating this, but when you consider what the average consumer is willing to spend when it comes to buying a new PC; the Core i7/X58 platform doesn’t exactly have a wide ranging appeal.

Let’s put it into figures, first of all the cheapest Core i7, the 920 model, will cost US$284 in quantities of 1,000 units, the retails price will be higher than that and even more so outside of the US and...

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