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| creators |
New monitor.I have, after much consideration, just treated my self to a new monitor. A Samsung Syncmaster T220. Beast!
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| Gilly |
best get it calibrated now 
Fancy pants! 
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| creators |
Can't afford a spider. And if you tell me nice blue walls I'll hit ya, virtually. | ||||
| chris82 |
Wow...That makes my monitor look like one of those really old tvs...you know with the wood finish and the remote controls so big you had to hit the buttons with a closed fist. | ||||
| the neepster |
Is a spider necessary? And if so, how often do you need to use it. If only rarely then is it not the sort of thing that camera clubs could buy and then lend out to their members (for a fee obviously)
Lovely monitor! |
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| Gilly |
come along now, those walls are pink aren't they? 
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| hil26 |
Keith
about time you treated yourself, I did and gor this one http://accessories.euro.dell.com/...=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=147262 it's brill |
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| creators |
Thanks Dave, it was long overdue. The Dell looks amazing, "3000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio" and I thought I was spoilt with 2000:1, but I am very happy. I've just adjusted the colour profile and it looks good on online tests and it is wonderful to have a big screen and 1680 x 1050 resolution. I did have a problem when I connected it via the DVI cable. When I opened a picture in ThumbsPlus it had a yellow cast, but I resolved that by disabling the colour profile in TP. Quite why that happened I don't know but colour in ThumbsPlus now matches PSP and Photoshop, so all's well. |
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| Gilly |
whoa there big spender!!!!!
On a slight tangent, how come its twice the price in UK as it is here in Canada? http://accessories.dell.com/sna/p...en&cs=cadhs1&sku=320-6272 |
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| creators |
Because we just love being shafted mate. Why is Photoshop CS4 going to be £569.88 over here and $699 over yonder? | ||||
| hil26 |
the dell is more expensive if bought direct from dell ??????
it's £100 cheaper from other sources, which is where i got mine from |
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| Gilly |
Care for me to purchase it for you? You may have to fit a 3 pin plug on it though before use!
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| creators |
That's really  of you, but I wont be buying CS4, with or without a plug. I've just upgraded PSP PhotoX2 to X2 Ultimate and they've made some improvements I was waiting for and it's the nuts, basically.
Many thanks for the offer Gilly. |
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| Gilly |
Food for thought though isn't it......... 
software wouldn't be too bad on postage either..... 
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| the neepster |
Good questions... is it to do with the vat and stuff that our government help themselves to? | ||||
| hil26 |
It's more to do with Adobe knowing that they can charge more here. | ||||
| creators |
It is an offer well worth considering Gilly, for just about anything. I think it's partly VAT Shirley, we have so many hidden taxes it's hard to keep track, but through direct and indirect taxation we, in the UK, pay in excess of 58% of gross income on taxes. At least that was the figure some years ago, I've stopped trying to keep up, but it hasn't improved, quite the reverse. | ||||
| creators |
Adobe blamed it on shipping, for a download?!?!?! |
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| Gilly |
If its any consolation, Yorkshire Tea costs an arm and a leg over here, and Jammie Dodgers........ 1st Born!
We get nailed for tax here too.... trust me!  Moreso in Canada than if we pop over the border into the States though 
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