new computer monitor finally

[V]

well i know my comp is outdated, and instead of upgrading the correct way, (all at once) i'm doing one component at a time.

a while back i got a wireless keyboard, god i love it, lol. and today, i went and got a new monitor. its a non-brand name really but hey, it was a decent price, and i needed it. My new monitor is a 17" LCD flat screen made by Envision. I got it at compUSA for 279.99 with a $50 mail in rebate, so it only cost me like $230. Plus the deal was also if you buy a Canon printer at the same time for 50 bucks, youd get an additional $50 rebate for it, so basically the printer was free. So now i have a nice monitor and FINALLY a printer after 5 years of not having one. now i can actually see the screen compared to my old fashion 14" huge box monitor....next is a wireless mouse, then lastly a new CPU :roll:
now i just want to see how i can watch tv through this thing. :lol:

[camaro2you]

ya the new pcs come with the hook up ive been trying to find out who sells the card

[ShitOnWheels]

Haippage WinTV is supposedly pretty good for capturin TV on computers. I don't have first hand knowledge with it tho. And SmokingSS, do you build your own boxes or do u plan on upgrading with something from like Dell or whatever? Please tell me you build or know someone who does lol.

[The Fixer]

Paul, a good choice indeed! I just got a new computer right after Xmas. Was built by someone that my friend knows. I picked it up at the computer show for $300, then bought Windows XP for $100, and a 17" Acer LCD monitor for $255. Not bad for a completely new machine!

The 'puter has an 80gig HD, Pentium 4 chip, DVD player, and CD-RW. I like this thing! It's much better than my 7-year-old Compaq LOL.

[V]

my friend builds comps but he recently moved away so ill have to build my next one myself. right now i'm using an old dell, its the system i had to buy when i went into freshman year of Stevens Tech, top of the line system...back in 98, lmao. oh well i just use it for ebay, digital pictures(mainly for ebay) and a few web sites. it gets the job done, even when it has weekly seizures :lol:

[Fasterthanyou]

I can build systems faster than Dells for exactly half the price after my labor is included. I charge $100 to build everything and get you moved in. All my pc's come with windows xp and you name what you want and it'll get it with name brands. I mostly use new-egg to save on shipping but if there's a good deal elsewhere I pick a few things from that shop to again save on shipping/handling.
I built my last computer which was everything but mouse/monitor/keyboard for $670 shipped. It's still awesome and that was 2 years ago. The case is ugly but what do you expect for that price, lol. The more recent builds for friends have been equally impressive. The key is the software, good software doesn't bog down a system with memory leaks and buggy install procedures.
If you want any help choosing parts that match let me know. Oh, and I highly recommend looking for a used NVidia Ti4200 graphics card if. By far the best video card I've ever used for the price. I'd stay away from ATI unless you're looking to play the latest and greatest games. I'd say ATI9600 if the prices would drop... but aren't.
The real key to a fast running home PC is getting rid of spyware and cleaning up the process list. I don't understand software but HP printer software wants to run like 5 processes!!! Needless to say none of them were necessary unless you enjoy slowing down your computer.
The only commercial software I recommend is Norton Systemworks. That program cleans the registry file and does a lot of useful stuff to keep your computer running like it was brand new.

[foff667]

i dunno i just buy like $400-500 computers from bestbuy...they come with 17" monitors and ok printers though theres like 3-5 mail in rebates you have to worry about...they arent the best but they sure are cheap and most of the time cheaper then you building your own.

[foff667]

Haippage WinTV is supposedly pretty good for capturin TV on computers. Â*I don't have first hand knowledge with it tho. Â*And SmokingSS, do you build your own boxes or do u plan on upgrading with something from like Dell or whatever? Â*Please tell me you build or know someone who does lol.

i used that a while back but then gave it and the computer to matt...it worked pretty well.

[Tru2Chevy]

Compro TV cards are also really good. The only TV tuner card I have owned is an ATI, and it was junk. I've seen hauppage and compro, and I like the compro a little better.

And Jon is right, the Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 is a wonderful card....I still use one on my main PIII system, and I can play damn near any game on the market pretty well.

- Justin

[Fasterthanyou]

i dunno i just buy like $400-500 computers from bestbuy...they come with 17" monitors and ok printers though theres like 3-5 mail in rebates you have to worry about...they arent the best but they sure are cheap and most of the time cheaper then you building your own.
The thing is that I can build that same computer you bought with the same parts for less even after my $100 charge. I do just about everything for $100, lol, chips included.
Really though, any computer is good if you aren't doing anything specialized like gaming or fancy graphics intense data programs.
My favorite computer of all time was the one I had at Merrill Lynch. It was a pentium 200 pro with 2mb cache, 128mb ram, SCSI 10,000rpm ultra fast seak 2gig HD, 17" monitor all hooked up to a T3 line. I was doing intranet/internet interface work which gave me like all day to just broswe the internet. That was bliss.
It's true that you get what you pay for even with computers. The reason best buy is more expensive than my assembly is for the bring it back if it's broke program they've got setup. This is why I use name brand parts which carry their own warrenty, only they send you and charge you for the new part and then refund you your money when they recieve the defective part. So it's a convenience thing and the fact that you don't have to worry about shipping anything with best buy, just bring it to them.
Really though, I don't believe in spending more than $800 on ANY system, even if it is specialized. $800 when you only have to buy 6 things and most of them should cost under $100 or be bundled.... yeah :)

[ShitOnWheels]

i dunno i just buy like $400-500 computers from bestbuy...they come with 17" monitors and ok printers though theres like 3-5 mail in rebates you have to worry about...they arent the best but they sure are cheap and most of the time cheaper then you building your own.
We needed a new PC, so I priced it out to buy the parts and build it myself. Came to be about $800 for a PC with the same specs as the EMachines dad bought from BB for $400 AR. It runs, it does what they need (except the vid card won't allow my bro to play Medal of honor: Pacific Assault on it for whatever reason and there is no AGP expansion slot), and it cost my dad $400 less and didn't cost me the aggravation of trying to get it to work when something doesn't go the way it's supposed to.

But I still prefer to build my own systems.