speaker& monitor question
Hi all! I am still using a 10 year old 17" CRT on my machine. I was wondering what prices run for a 19" or 21" monitor nowadays. It dosen't matter if its new or re-furbished, as long as it works good. Also, what performance benifits does a flat panel have over a CRT (besides weighing less and saving space)? My video card has one VGA and one S-Video jack if that makes a differance. I used to have a 21" NEC CRT monitor, which was great for games!) until Hurricane Katrina hit, and I only had room in the car for one 17" monitor. I am also looking to upgrade my current 2.1 speaker setup to a 5.1 setup. My card will go up to 7.1, but I live in an apartment, and don't think I could really benifit from it. I am looking for stuff by reputible brands too. I'm just getting prices right now, so there's no spending limit, but I don't want to go overboard, just want something better than what I have now. Thanks in advance,
hacker_cracker
My Network:
-Workstation1: AMD64 3400+; 1gb RAM; 360GB Hdd space; GeForce FX5500; SB Live! 24-bit audio;WinXP Pro SP2
-Workstation2: PentiumIII 800 Coppermine; 384MB RAM; 36 & 9gb Ultra 160 HDD's; Matrox G400 Dual Head; Yamaha DS1 audio; Win2k Pro SP4
-Workstation3: PentiumIII 800 Coppermine; 384MB RAM; 80GB HDD; GeForce MX4000; SB Live! Basic audio; Win2k Pro SP4
-Laptop: Pentium M 1.66GHz; 512MB RAM; 27GB HDD;
Win XP Pro SP2