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Blue

It is the control pod for my speakers. The big knob on it is the master volume and there is a row of smaller black buttons there that do various things as well as power off the unit is a little button in the lower right corner. You can also plug your headset into it as well as other input devices such as an I-Pod and it will be amplified through the system.

The MX1000 battery's last a respectable time and I find myself charging it every couple of weeks but it only needs 3 minutes of charge per 1 hour of use or something like that. I usually charge it for 3 hours. Anyhow the reason for the two mice is because I wanted this particular keyboard and it came with that second mouse on the charger. I have to use that charger for the keyboard because it is the sensor also. I figured if it has to be there then I might as well keep the second mouse handy as a backup. on the charger/sensor works with both mice and keyboard but I cannot charge the MX1000 on it. I use its original stand for that which does not sit on my desk. I rarely use that second mouse but when I do it works nicely and I can switch back and forth for both mice on the fly. So no the battery does not die often but It is nice to have a backup in the event I forgot to charge my MX1000 and it came with my keyboard so why not.

good one but with a computer all my adult material is kept on the hard drive . That is actual the corner of a very girlie style ceramic coaster hehe. I use a coaster at my desk as I don't like to get coffee rings on the newly finished surface .

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mpisarcik

hey guys new to the computer world, but just wanted to say that i also picked up this monitor and it really does a great job. I play online games and it does a bang-up job of keeping up with the rest of my system. just thought i'd share.

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COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Tower
Antec 500watt SmartPower 2.0 PSU
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Mobo
AMD 2.2GHz Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
2 GB DDR PC3200 OCZ
WD Raptor 74GB 10k RPM 8MB
XFX GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-E
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
ViewSonic VX924 19" 3ms LCD

Blue

Hi and welcome to Computer Forum. Thanks for shareing . Love the speakers they look very cool.

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ckfordy

how many watts are those speakers there huge

mpisarcik

Thanks for the welcome guys. Those are M-Audio BX-8 powered monitors. I double as a musician, and use my computer system to track music. Each speaker is self powered with a 130 watt amplifer. The main output of my 2zs goes into a MOTU 896HD which sends the signal to the monitors. Here's a link to the motu unit:

http://www.motu.com/products/motuaudio/896/body.html/en
Best of luck to whomever picks up the ViewSonic.

See you guys around.

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COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Tower
Antec 500watt SmartPower 2.0 PSU
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Mobo
AMD 2.2GHz Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
2 GB DDR PC3200 OCZ
WD Raptor 74GB 10k RPM 8MB
XFX GeForce 7900GS 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-E
Creative Audigy 2 ZS
ViewSonic VX924 19" 3ms LCD

HollisBrown

I have a question about DVI. I see that your monitor comes with a DVI and a D-Sub connection and that many new video cards come with DVI outputs. I know that DVI is a way to convert the image to a digital signal but what are it's benifits? Is it clearer than using a regular connection? Does it improve performance? I only ask because I've been thinking about getting an LCD monitor, and have been reading reviews where people complain that there's no DVI for certian monitors.

I like your set up by the way. My desk is one of those that comes with tons of little compartments and cabinets for every little thing. I hate it.

Beyond

blue.. i'm thinking of getting this monitor and a prerequisite is that it must be able to play games very well as well as movies. in your opinion is this the best monitor in the pricerange, and will it last me through college (4+ years from now)?

another thing.. my monitor sits on a shelf about 4 inches above my desk itself. do you think this monitor will be a problem since it only tilts, or do you think it will be fine?

my computer definitely isn't capable of playing games at the native resolution, although i read you say it looks just as good. hopefully this won't be a problem...

thanks!

Beyond

blue?

Blue

So sorry. Been very busy lately and not had much time to visit Computer Forum.

The monitor is very game capable and looks simply fantastic at other resolutions in my opinion. I play many games on my setup and few games don't even have 1280x1024 resolution as an option and I'm forced to use lower. Games like Command and Conquer Generals would be a good example. I've also played FEAR as well as Vampire Bloodlines etc. at lower resolutions and they looked frigging marvelous . As for the spot you set your monitor this might not be the best choice. The monitor only tilts as you already know but it only stares straight ahead or tilts back, Don't really tilt forward. It is best sitting on the desktop where its lack of adjust ability should not be as much an issue. This is a 3ms grey to grey with a 550:1 contrast. Viewsonic is getting ready to release if they have not already a 2MS grey to grey with a 650:1 contrast just for a heads up. I highly recommend the monitor for gaming and videos look stunning but you might have a problem with the lack of adjust-ability of the physical monitor.

DVI VS VGA . Well depends on who you speak too but I'm sure the monitor makes a big difference also. I would recommend making sure it would have DVI. You see computers are digital and the image that is created by your video card is digital but it gets converted to Analog when hooked up to a CRT. When hooked up to an LCD the "True" image that is being outputted from your computer is being shown and there is no conversion at all. Usually when something is converted this way (digital to analog) something is surely always lost. I have hooked up my screen to my computer via the analog connection to test the appearance myself and believe the digital signal was much more crisp and clear.

If you are talking to me then I thank you . If you are talking to mpisarcik then I'm sure he appreciates the kind words also .

Oh and also wanted to say that the monitor came with both VGA and Digital cords! . Something that you hardly ever see. Also the cords are unbelievably long.

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