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Ant
04-04-2003, 18:53
I was bored this afternoon and tried using my optical mouse on the front of the monitor! It works to my disbelief!! Try and move the mouse over the cursor! :p
Keith_C
04-04-2003, 18:54
I'm not sure what's worse - you being bored enough to discover that, or me trying it as well...
Ant
04-04-2003, 18:55
Its like a cheap mans touchscreen! :D
mickstreet
04-04-2003, 19:25
Must admit it was one of the first things I did when I bought mine:rolleyes:
Jezz_S13
04-04-2003, 19:51
will try it on my LCD on monday, sounds like fun.
Ant
04-04-2003, 20:02
Originally posted by Jezz_S13
will try it on my LCD on monday, sounds like fun.

It is :D Kept me and my mate happy for all of 10 minutes this afternoon...
Jezz_S13
04-04-2003, 20:06
Originally posted by Ant
It is :D Kept me and my mate happy for all of 10 minutes this afternoon...

this mate?
where's he live?
not between your eyes and back a bit is it?
:D:D:D
Ant
04-04-2003, 20:18
:D :p
vega
04-04-2003, 20:46
It don't work on my monitor :(

Mine ain't an LCD one though
vega
04-04-2003, 20:47
I cant believe I just put a sad smiley after I said that, makes me look genuinely sad :rolleyes:
andyf
05-04-2003, 14:11
Originally posted by vega
I cant believe I just put a sad smiley after I said that, makes me look genuinely sad :rolleyes:

http://www.zen15510.zen.co.uk/media/pics/sxoc/vega.jpg

heh the original had gone ;) luckily I had a backup eh
Dave_S
05-04-2003, 14:43
It doesnt work on mine either and Im sure I've got the same monitor as Ant (Hansol 920D )

Dave
Ant
05-04-2003, 14:51
Yeh, I was using one at Uni yesterday afternoon. They use Dells. :) It works albeit a bit crap on my Hansol
vega
05-04-2003, 15:10
Forgot about that one, didn't like
Jezz_S13
05-04-2003, 15:23
Originally posted by Ant
Yeh, I was using one at Uni yesterday afternoon. They use Dells. :)

yay I have 17" Dell @ work. :)
Martin T
05-04-2003, 16:44
HAHA I've got a 19" Viewsonic at home:p
Its the mutts
Jezz_S13
05-04-2003, 16:49
Originally posted by Martin T
HAHA I've got a 19" Viewsonic at home:p
Its the mutts

a 19" LCD?
andyf
05-04-2003, 16:54
NJ has a 21" TFT. Optimum resolution is 1600x1200..

Cost: £800 to you sir
Jezz_S13
05-04-2003, 16:56
Originally posted by andyf
NJ has a 21" TFT. Optimum resolution is 1600x1200..

Cost: £800 to you sir

£800 is a good price, 17"s are still 400ish for a decent one.
TFT's are nice but not as good as a quality CRT IMO, esp for moving graphics.
Ant
05-04-2003, 17:03
Originally posted by Jezz_S13
£800 is a good price, 17"s are still 400ish for a decent one.
TFT's are nice but not as good as a quality CRT IMO, esp for moving graphics.

I agree with you there - while they look nice and fancy. I prefer a decent sized CRT for image quality any day.
andyf
05-04-2003, 18:08
I was hauling my iiyama 19" CRT around Newbury Racecourse in March. Had pain in my left arm for a couple days :( TFT's for mobile computing for sure. A TFT and a Shuttle PC - it's becoming a massively popular combination for lan events. In fact.. I almost have enough spare bits to fill a shuttle.. right, where's muh switch card.
Actually can that, I wanna get the 200sx sorted before Billing :D TFT's can get dead pixels and that can really suck if the manufacturer won't replace it (tomshardware.com recently had a good article about this). Hitachi do some fast refresh monitors now, moving images not a massive problem.
vega
05-04-2003, 18:26
My mate went to that LAN party :)

Those shuttle PC's are the bollox :cool:
Martin T
05-04-2003, 21:23
Originally posted by Jezz_S13
a 19" LCD?

Nope LCD's are useless for games, apart form the really expensive ones - and even they still suffer from motion blur.
andyf
05-04-2003, 22:45
Originally posted by Martin T
Nope LCD's are useless for games, apart form the really expensive ones - and even they still suffer from motion blur.


I beg to differ.
Ant
06-04-2003, 01:37
Can we keep on topic please. :p :p :p :p :p :D
vega
06-04-2003, 01:41
My mouse deffinately dont work on my monitor, its a microsoft mouse and a samsung monitor :)

Please tell me if there is anything to look out for. I need to desperately solve this problem.

Cheers, Vince

:D
Ant
06-04-2003, 01:44
Do you have the latest drivers installed? ;) :D

(There may be a "works on monitors fix" out there)
vega
06-04-2003, 01:58
I have just downloaded and installed the latest Intellipoint drivers, but still no difference.

What if I attach a mousemat to the screen? Will that work?
Ant
06-04-2003, 10:43
Try covering your monitor in clingfilm - the extra reflectiveness may help.
vega
06-04-2003, 12:29
Problem solved.

I have got a pair of my old tights, and streched them accross the screen, using "no nails" to hold them in place. This makes the screen tinted aswell, so I get less glare which will help my eyesight in the long term. The mouse now works great on the screen.

The mouse mate on the screen also worked (ithink) but I couldnt see anything :confused:

Cheers :)
Martin T
06-04-2003, 13:16
Originally posted by andyf
I beg to differ.

You must have a pretty good LCD then.
andyf
07-04-2003, 07:22
No, I don't have one myself yet. I've used several types, including Hitachi's and the AOC / Dabs Value 15" one. They're perfectly acceptable for games and two people on LCD's were consistently winning on g0atpr0n/instagib servers :D