- Joined
- Nov 6, 2003
- Location
- Denver, CO
Yep, I scored 2 19inch Dell Trinitron P991's off of craigslist for 50 bucks.
I love these monitors, they are my babies, I gotta name them.
This originally started as a joke between a friend and I, and I am actually almost serious about naming my hardware now!!!
I might name each monitor, my Logitech MX1000 and my computer.
Here are the characteristics (personalities almost?) of them all:
Monitor number 1: Has a well known defect that over time affects the 19 and 21 inch Trinitron CRT's, where they are overly bright even with brightness settings low, or have too much of a contrast. In other words with brightness at about 30-40 true blacks are more like purple. at 15 or below the black is super crisp black (couldn't be blacker) yet icons and anything non-black still shines vibrantly (for gaming I have to turn it up to 30ish or so though)
Monitor number 2: The way a normal CRT should be, has less contrast, and sometimes goes blurry and I have to turn it off for a few minutes, but that only happens very rarely
MX1000: Custom painted with a casually brushed on application of blue UV paint then with a shiny coat of clear coat on top for an almost mirrorlike finish. He/She sometimes glitches out every now and then and feels unsmooth, and sometimes the mouse button keeps sending the "clicked" signal even though I have released it.
Anyway, if anyone just for kicks wants to help me name my hardware, go for it!
EDIT: They can be male or female names.