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Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.?

Date 2014-12-28 16:43 -0800
From Ant <ant@zimage.comANT>
Newsgroups comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, comp.sys.ibm.games.action, comp.sys.mac.games.action
Subject Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.?
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On 12/28/2014 3:34 PM, Rin Stowleigh wrote:

>>>> Ah OK. What else to look for? No IPS, 16.7 million (8-bit) colors, etc.?
>>>
>>> 144hz refresh rate or at least 120hz.  60hz sucks.
>>
>> Won't this be a problem with my old OmniCube KVM from Y2K with VGA
>> connections? Yes, I still use them to share multiple computers (Windows
>> and Linux).  I usually use 75 hz.
>
> To be honest I'm not sure how things will go with such an old KVM,
> even with adapters, you would be pioneering that space.  The oldest
> KVM I have is roughly 5 years old with all DVI connections.  There's a
> certain point at which trying to make old hardware work with new is
> just not worth the effort.

I remember KVMs with DVIs being so expensive several years ago. Are they 
much cheaper now? What about HDMI + USB?
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Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-26 09:46 -0800
  Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-26 13:01 -0500
    Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-26 11:17 -0800
      Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-26 16:41 -0500
        Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-26 15:17 -0800
          Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-26 19:24 -0500
    Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-28 01:06 -0800
      Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Tim O <timo56REMOVE@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-28 08:10 -0500
        Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-28 07:55 -0800
          Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-12-28 16:02 +0000
            Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Tim O <timo56REMOVE@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-28 12:48 -0500
          Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Tim O <timo56REMOVE@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-28 11:09 -0500
      Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-28 09:12 -0500
        Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-28 08:03 -0800
          Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-28 11:50 -0500
            Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-28 10:11 -0800
              Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-28 15:08 -0500
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-28 14:39 -0800
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-28 18:34 -0500
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-28 16:43 -0800
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-28 19:46 -0500
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-28 18:55 -0800
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2014-12-30 08:30 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-30 06:44 -0800
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-30 09:53 -0500
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-12-30 07:15 -0800
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2015-01-01 10:57 +0200
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2015-01-01 20:31 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Tim O <timo56REMOVE@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-01 15:51 -0500
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2015-01-02 08:04 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2015-01-02 08:11 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2014-12-30 08:27 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2014-12-30 08:36 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Tim O <timo56REMOVE@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-30 07:53 -0500
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2014-12-30 14:22 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@nevrhadgmail.com> - 2014-12-30 10:02 -0500
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> - 2014-12-30 15:44 -0500
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2014-12-30 16:47 -0600
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2014-12-31 07:24 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2014-12-31 15:12 -0600
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Werner Punz <werpu@gmx.at> - 2015-01-01 18:22 +0100
                Re: Good <= 25" wide monitors to buy for action gaming, etc.? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-01-01 20:57 -0800

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