I think you completely skipped the rest of my post there, Bibsy. And when I said "Why?", I was setting up for giving my reason, not literally asking "Why do you keep insisting on telling me not to?" I know you're trying to help, and I appreciate it, I really do, but after already saying to quit telling me not to buy glossy screens, the last thing I want is to hear you griping about how they're ruining the LCD market. I've used several glossy LCDs and I have
never ever had an issue with them.
EVER. I'm not saying I never will, but I never have. Why the Heck else would I keep insisting I have no problem with glossy screens? This is really, really stupid. The monitor I'm planning on buying now doesn't even have a glossy screen anyways, so it's a moot point.
To reiterate,
Twilight Wolf said:
YOUR OPINION IS APPRECIATED, BUT IT'S NOT FACT AND IN THIS CASE DOESN'T AFFECT ME.
For the last time,
QUIT IT. If I see another post in this thread complaining about glossy screens it will be deleted by me. Thank you.
J.D, I'm not sure on the benefits of 4
, but I think it's supposed to be better for first-person shooters, or so I've been told. Personally, I think 16:9 or 16:10 is perfectly acceptable for any kind of game, and I prefer it for web browsing and image editing.
Now... back to the original intention of this thread. I know I asked some of you whether I should get a 1680 x 1050 Asus monitor or a 1920 x 1080 Asus. The strong majority said to go for the latter. After already leaning that way, and after researching benchmarks and the like and finding that the performance loss would most likely be unnoticeable, it has lead me to choose the 1920 x 1080. Now I just have to hope it gets back in stock.
Also, the power of the internet has come through for a change. Apparently I can install any version of Windows 7 I like from a single ISO by deleting a .cfg file contained in it that tells the computer what version to install, allowing me to choose which version of Windows 7 I'd like to install while installing it. I've yet to see any definitive proof of this working aside from commenters on tech blogs and the like saying that it worked, but I like my chances with this method. Not sure how I'd go about testing it, though. However, if all else fails, I should be able to obtain an ISO from Palmer.
Now the hard part: getting a key. Are they not allowed on eBay or something? Because every single one I was watching in "My eBay" has been removed. It's quite frustrating as that's my only real way of getting a key without massively overpaying for the retail version. (Not like I could anyways, though; that's
far more money than I can afford if I want to actually build my computer.) Although I'd much prefer being able to get one as cheap as I possibly can, I'd be willing to settle for straight-up buying a key for $20 as opposed to bidding on one. If worst comes to worst, though, I have an unused copy of XP Professional I can install. That's far from ideal, though, as I either can't utilize all my RAM with a 32-bit edition, or I can install the 64-bit edition, which I haven't heard much about but the stuff I have heard hasn't been great.