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[TheOddByte]

tiin57, on 10 January 2013 - 12:23 AM, said:

Cloudy, on 09 January 2013 - 11:52 PM, said:

Slope version?

Perhaps he means slopes akin to kaevator (spelled that wrong)'s slope mod?
Also.
Why'd you get +1 for that post? Are you that popular?
/me bows down to the Lord of Rep, Cloudeh.

Yeah I guess Cloudy Could Write "Banana Bread" and Get About +10 For That

[theoriginalbit]

Hellkid98, on 29 January 2013 - 11:05 AM, said:

Yeah I guess Cloudy Could Write "Banana Bread" and Get About +10 For That

You have a bad habit of bumping old topics and bumping with useless input.

[NeverCast]

That said it has brought this to light. I would love to see sloped monitors!
Hmmmm.. *ponders on the plausibility*

[Aquilamo]

Reminds of CRT monitors, those were awesome *_*

[TheOddByte]

Aquilamo, on 30 January 2013 - 02:03 AM, said:

Reminds of CRT monitors, those were awesome *_*

CRT monitors?

[Lyqyd]

Hellkid98, on 30 January 2013 - 05:56 AM, said:

Aquilamo, on 30 January 2013 - 02:03 AM, said:

Reminds of CRT monitors, those were awesome *_*

CRT monitors?

Yes, monitors using cathode ray tubes.

[NeverCast]

Hellkid98, on 30 January 2013 - 05:56 AM, said:

CRT monitors?

Holy crap!!

Am I really that old? Lyqyd, Please tell me I'm not that old?
I was born and raised with CRT

[ChunLing]

They're not exactly ancient history, you can still see them in use here and there.

[NeverCast]

ChunLing, on 30 January 2013 - 10:10 AM, said:

They're not exactly ancient history, you can still see them in use here and there.

I know right!?
That's why I panicked
Though the day is coming where kids will talk about LED TV's .. on your face! and Quantum Computers, and wont even know what a Silicon chip is!

[sjkeegs]

NeverCast, on 30 January 2013 - 08:44 AM, said:

Hellkid98, on 30 January 2013 - 05:56 AM, said:

CRT monitors?

Holy crap!!

Am I really that old? Lyqyd, Please tell me I'm not that old?
I was born and raised with CRT

Sigh... I'm still using a 1600x1200 CRT that I bought with my first Windows PC, after migrating from an Amiga. I'm still waiting for the damned thing to die.

[TheOddByte]

Oh so those thick monitors is called CRT monitors..
Now I know that, Had one myself along time ago.

[KaoS]

I still use one I am more concerned with upgrading my tower than my monitor. doesn't bug me

[ChunLing]

Modern LCD's are really much less stressful for your eyes/brain.

[KaoS]

I'm just hard-core like that

[TCGM]

Finally, my control center could be complete!

[Aquilamo]

But how hard would that be to include in ComputerCraft? And what angle would those monitors have? π/4?

[BigSHinyToys]

Ow [email protected]( I must be old to. I used a CRT until a year ago Never GOING BACK you cant make me.
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[NeverCast]

Nice MSPaint you got there

[TheArchitect]

Yeah next thing you're going to suggest is that the angle be changeable with a tool or something. From there, it's not a stretch to move over to flat screens.

As for up/down facing monitors, I think it's not a bad idea, but there would be the extra hassle of having to decide which way is "up" (as in, up/down is north/south or east/west?), or whether it is automatically decided from the direction you're looking when you place it, or rotate it manually or with a tool, or purely from the software using a new API command (say, monitor.setOrientation("north"))

That would be a lot to add just for a floor/ceiling monitor, though I wonder if anyone would ever care, given that you place it just once.

ChunLing, on 31 January 2013 - 02:41 AM, said:

Modern LCD's are really much less stressful for your eyes/brain.

Is it just mine that makes my sight feel flickery when I'm in the dark without a computer nearby? I'll return it.

[ChunLing]

Older LCD's have difficulty maintaining a good refresh rate, but a new one shouldn't exhibit any sort of flickering (even when you wave your fingers in front of it).

Of course, any display that is the primary light source in the room is going to produce certain effects, and quite stressful ones at close range. You should never use a back-lit display of any kind in an otherwise dark room. If you cannot easily read a book held between your face and your monitor, you're doing something wrong.