Plus, minus
Plus - picked up a new PC, one with a video card which can actually run my 30" flat panel I've had sitting around for the last year and a half.
Minus - despite looking in all the boxes I have, I can't find the dual DVI cable which I bought specifically to use with that screen. Maybe it's boxed up somewhere in storage. Must go look tomorrow.
Plus - got $50 off the new PC cost and a better video card because it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive (which I can probably source elsewhere).
Minus - new PC also does not have enough spare PCI slots to run all my screens. Will have to make do with three, and use the last one as a spare, although a 22" panel seems a little excessive for a router box. Maybe I can source a cheap PC to use as a secondary, linked workstation.
Plus - new PC is a commercial custom gaming machine built in bulk for an internet gaming cafe, and is fairly solid all around in the hardware department, as they didn't want to spend their time fixing hardware problems. It's also powerful enough to run pretty much anything modern.
Minus - I don't think my triple monitor arm will be able to reach far enough to hold one portrait screen on either side of a 30-inch centre. And I don't really want to have to have the largest screen off to one side. May have to, at this rate, though. I wonder if I can source a cheap or free single-monitor arm, or even just a desk mount that can stretch to a foot?
Minus - despite looking in all the boxes I have, I can't find the dual DVI cable which I bought specifically to use with that screen. Maybe it's boxed up somewhere in storage. Must go look tomorrow.
Plus - got $50 off the new PC cost and a better video card because it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive (which I can probably source elsewhere).
Minus - new PC also does not have enough spare PCI slots to run all my screens. Will have to make do with three, and use the last one as a spare, although a 22" panel seems a little excessive for a router box. Maybe I can source a cheap PC to use as a secondary, linked workstation.
Plus - new PC is a commercial custom gaming machine built in bulk for an internet gaming cafe, and is fairly solid all around in the hardware department, as they didn't want to spend their time fixing hardware problems. It's also powerful enough to run pretty much anything modern.
Minus - I don't think my triple monitor arm will be able to reach far enough to hold one portrait screen on either side of a 30-inch centre. And I don't really want to have to have the largest screen off to one side. May have to, at this rate, though. I wonder if I can source a cheap or free single-monitor arm, or even just a desk mount that can stretch to a foot?