-=> ROY J. TELLASON wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 WC> CompUSA has a 20 Gig Maxtor that I might buy in the interrum as its
 WC> under 60 bucks with tax and as it's under 32 Gig my existing BIOS
 WC> will see it no problem.

 RJT> Under $60 for 20G?  That's a little pricey.  I saw the opinion
 RJT> expressed a while back that "anything more than a dollar a gig is too
 RJT> much",  and I think I agree with that.

 Well it is ata133 and puts off my need for the I/O card as the BIOS
 handles it... plus it's in stock.

 WC> The Maxtor will make a good backup drive when I snag the I/O card.

 WC> My actual preferences are Seagate and Western Digital.

 RJT> I have all three brands here plus Quantum and Fujitsu,  and don't have
 RJT> a problem with any of them,  so I don't have that much of a brand
 RJT> preference these days.

 I think Fujitsu's on my list as well.

 WC> Scored a 27" color T.V. in good working condition as salvage as
 WC> well as my THIRD rock solid old style IBM keyboard :-)

 RJT> Nifty.  I wish I could find some more of those here.

 Lousy brand, Montgomery Ward, but good picture.
 Controls interact a bit so I had to adjust to 
 get rid of color bloom that came off images.
 Excellent picture now, good convergence and good brightness.
 Now to find the proper universal remote code for the bugger.
 Two of my IBM keyboards are perfect and one, this one, has two key's
 print worn off.
 I've a fourth IBM that's sick so I can steal the printed keys
 from that one.

 WC> Wonder if the resolution from a T.V. card in the computer
 WC> to the T.V. would help with my failng eyesight or if the 27 TV
 WC> inch screen would be limited by it's inherent resolution?

 RJT> It should be interesting to find out.  Does the TV have any
 RJT> monitor-style inputs?  Apparently "s-video" is the big thing these
 RJT> days.  
 
Yup, it's got all that.

 RJT> I have a video card here now that has that connector on the back
 RJT> of it,  but no cable and nothing at the other end with that sort of
 RJT> connection available.  My big tv in the living room just has typical
 RJT> composite input RCA jacks,  in addition to the usual RF input.

 that describes my G.E. 21 incher.

 WC> Looking at smallish print on the T.V. I'm not optimistic however
 WC> going from 21 inch - 27" I can now at least make out URL's to web
 WC> sites displayed on broadcast T.V.

 RJT> Our big set is 25",  which used to be considerd a good-sized TV,  and
 RJT> it amazes me how often stuff on the screen is unreadable.  I don't
 RJT> necessarily blame the TV,  though,  as much as those who put the ads
 RJT> together.

You still only have only 525 interlaced lines.
The cheaper LCD HDTV - computer monitors may be my way to go as
given my fixed viewing position the off angle poor viewing
would not be an issue.
 
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