Archer

What kind of keyboard do you prefer? Wired or wireless? USB, PS/2, Bluetooth? What brand?

I figured that was what you meant also, but I haven't received a PM yet.

Was that coincidental or a Naruto reference? xD

Hmm...

I'm getting used to the Microsoft Wedge Mobile Keyboard that I bought a few hours ago. When I first used the keyboard, the gapless design got me making quite a lot of typos, but after a while, I stopped making almost all typos, and am appreciating the increased key travel and Windows-specific keys. It feels at home with a Windows computer...

It's also very lightweight and is elevated slightly, unlike laptop keyboards, and I don't have to deal with a toasty keyboard, either. It's quite expensive, though, but I wasn't willing to risk an unknown brand.

I think Microsoft and Logitech make nice hardware for normal use.

SPOILER

Catleap?

I doubt I'll be able to cram a 1440p monitor on my desk anyway :P

I can't use a glossy display at my desk because of reflections from the window. I've noticed that anti-reflective screen protectors wreck havoc on the display quality of screens with a PenTile matrix, as I've noticed with my Galaxy S.

Pretty much the only games running acceptably well at that res = 2D games, browser games, and low-demand 3D games.

I wonder why you went for a Yamakasi? Are monitors expensive at your place?

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The photo of the monitor from the bottom... wow.

It's like a revelation.

*just notices that he got a bit too excited and posted several VMs in a row*

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Hmm... The monitor was set up with dynamic contrast enabled out of the box, named "SmartContrast". For some reason I never noticed the backlight intensity changes, unlike the Samsung display I had with my now-dead desktop. Guess given time, even that becomes good and worthy of being left on.

But still... *disables it*

*sets up HDMI audio passthrough*

*plugs in stereo speakers to the monitor's audio out*

*Taylor Swift*

For a moment, when I pulled a black-to-white gradient on Paint.NET, I saw lots of steps.

Zooming in reveals that the display is showing the difference between, well, pretty much every step, and that the display is displaying it as-is without dithering. All the ugly truths uncovered by a better monitor. :P This got verified when I went to monitor test sites. (Paint.NET is not capable of dithering gradients, unlike GIMP or Photoshop)

Pretty much the only fault I have with the monitor is nitpicky - calibration is loaded using a separate program at boot, so the display uses the accurate colour profile after the computer boots completely, unlike how Windows "fixes" my MacBook Air's screen as soon as I log in.

Seems like the HD3000 breaks no sweat in handling a 1080p desktop. Then again, anything these days won't.

I've just done further testing, and I came up with zero dead or stuck pixels.

1920x1080 24bpp is already a significant improvement from 1366x768 18bpp /w visible dither, no?

I've certainly noticed! Turns out, it isn't my phones are oversaturated - it was the MacBook Air's that's undersaturated! The display's now much closer to what I'm getting on the phones.

It was painful, but after the second try with it, everything works now, with all gamma blocks looking blended in!

I've also replaced my printer inks with XL carts :D

(Hey, if the laptop doesn't have to power its own display, do you think I'll see at least 5 hours accidentally unplugged?)

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Lazy way to see if a panel is TN or IPS: squat. If the screen inverts, it's a TN. (This screen never inverts.)

Hooooooooooooooly caaaaaaaaaarp

I just bought a Philips IPS monitor in-store along with adaptor after I got hooked on what I'm looking at, and at SGD 250 including HDMI cables, DVI cables, VGA cables, and a miniDisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter... (I use my eyes to pick monitors. I don't deal with online reviews. Some things are best seen in person.)

In fact, I'm using it right now, and my eyes feel much better now, having things to be bigger AND having more screen real estate.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~

(Even more el cheapo than your monitor, and comes with three years of warranty.)


6-point colour calibration, on the other hand... HAEEEEEEEEEELP

What's so "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" about the iPad? :P

I think I'd probably get a monitor first before planning on an adapter. I wouldn't trust anything without a warranty or something that I can't see in person, though, so I guess shopping time in Singapore.

I think I only need a mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt to HDMI cable to use an HDMI monitor.

Which one out of them?

I think I should plan on the monitor first. :P And check them out in person.

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=thunderbolt%20hdmi%20adapter&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Athunderbolt%20hdmi%20adapter

(They don't sell them on the local Apple Store. Then again, it's Belkin. Probably have to find it elsewhere.)

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Of course, if something already has a DisplayPort port, I only need a cable, right?

Linky? Also monitor suggestions - one of these things that stay good even after their time. Also, I reenabled mouse acceleration. I've left the mouse pointer speed at the default - middle.

Also, after messing around with my old DSi, man, the screen was better than the 3DS in every regard but ghosting, colour depth and resolution. That's a screen that I can see from the side and be even brighter than the sun!