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LCD Monitors R Us

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Josh Kim
on September 19, 2007
in Gadgets & Toys
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I can’t believe I spent all the hours after work looking up 24″ LCDs. Yes, it’s true… the 17″ KDS has outlived its usefulness. I need to place a large emphasis on having a large enough canvas to paint my beautiful code on. Plus, ergonomics are fast becoming priority #1. Definitely need a separate display next to the MacBook Pro.

Why 24″ you ask? Price point is around the mid- to high-level range. I remember paying more than $500 for my 17 inch. For another 5 years of good usage (hopefully), I’m willing to pay about $600 or so. Another reason is because the resolution that 24″ that come at (1900~1920×1200) is just enough to support 1080p. Also, that’s the max resolution that a single-link DVI can support… and one day, if I do need two of these suckers… I can pull the trigger with my MacBook Pro. (DualHead2Go FTW)

But geez… so much research left to do, even after hours of searching tonight. Dell 2407WFP, Samsung 244T, and Benq FP241WZ seem to be the three contenders in the field of 24″-ers. The tales of A01 to A04 revisions of the Dell 2407… how the 2405 was actually better at one point due to the 8 bit vs the 6 bit screens… gamuts… Samsung’s input lag on their 244T… the different types of LCDs used in these suckers… TN, IPS, MVA, PVA… Warranty on Dead Pixels (Samsung’s definitely winning on this one)… So… many… acronyms…

My eyes are going to bleed. At least, I’m a little bit more knowledgeable in this area now. Somehow…

Posts that Didn’t Quite Make It

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Josh Kim
on February 27, 2007
in Apple and Content and Media
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Here’s a quick list of posts that just didn’t make the cut in the past couple of days. It’ll be quick and painless. Skim, please.

Zooom: Increase Window Functionality in Mac OS X

Zooom: Window Stuff, “Done Right” Try it out. I think I might be purchasing this soon.

CommunityNext: Threadless.com Presentation

Yet another video I won’t be able to watch until after lent… this list is getting longer really fast.

Sitting Apparatus: Ergonomic?

In the Year 2000...

I purchased this ball in hopes to alleviate some of the back issues I’ve been having. (On second thought… it might be because of the messed up way I lift, but I’m still trying to figure this out…) That, and the table (pictured) was designed for tall(er) people: That keyboard drawer was most likely designed for a footrest, or something like that. Even with this 65 cm ball, my arms are not resting at my side as they should be.

And if all fails, I could just use it as an exercise tool at home. Hooray!

(Yeah, I know… exercise balls are kinda feminine, no?)

Future of MP3?

Seriously… patent law reform, anybody?

Apple, Samsung, Sandisk sued by Texas MP3 Technologies

Microsoft sued by Alcatel-Lucent for $1.5 billion

Current Status: Awake

It’s late. Like… freshman-year-coding-insanity late… I just ended up cleaning my bathroom for the strangest reason (at least I’ll wake up to a beautiful bathroom tomorrow morning).

Not sure why, but my schedule is off. It’s like… there is no consistency at all. While there is a consistency to what I have to get DONE in a day, the order is just all out of whack. Not sure if this is a bad thing, but it’s not making ultra-planned Josh Kim not a happy man. Maybe super-chill Josh Kim will take over, instead.

I haven’t had one of those long-drawn out personal posts in a while… and while I feel like I have one in me, I’m going to keep avoiding it like the plague. One of these days, though… it’ll just leak out, and I won’t have any control of it.

Oh, right. A new goal: For every personal post, I MUST post a web/technology related post before it. It’s not like I’m running out of web/tech posts, so I won’t be having a problem posting personal stuff.

Okay, here it comes… the brain dump.

Today was insane. I got up, only to realize I didn’t leave my dryer on as I should have. Got into work a little bit later. Skipped lunch. Went to ISR to finish up work. Met up with Mike Cho for the studying/working. Met up with small group for Bible reading. Went to WIMPE until close.

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be just as insane. Hopefully, this time, I’ll pack a lunch.

State of my heart? HAHA. You’ll be needing to pay for a meal for that one… and a coffee afterwards… to just START talking about this one. Hopefully, I’ll be getting around to the continuation of those entries…