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Quote Originally Posted by johnbkk
And definitely get 4 gigs of DDR2 800mhz RAM now so you'll have it when you migrate to Vista.
I already tried to tell him that
You sure did! I just wanted to join the chorus.

Marmite- I finally settled on a 21" widescreen Samsung 215tw (black) with the PVA panel type and really like it. It was about 14-15,000?

Most of the 19" LCDs have the cheaper panel (TN), and the common complaint is that solid colors display a gradient from left to right.

I tried a few cheapo TN screens and could see what people were on about. Hotspots, etc. But honestly, it's not that bad. I've done dev work with a lot worse.

PVA panels, if you can afford them, are definitely better though.

Anyway, I found these links to be helpful:

X-bit labs - LCD Monitors Buyer's Guide: Fall 2007 (lcd guide fall 2007)

LCD Panel Technology Explained - S-IPS, S-PVA, MVA and TN (concise explanation of panel types)

35k baht is not a lot to work with for building a beasty system, if you have to buy a decent monitor out of that as well.

You need about 8k-10k more.

I sense from you that discussing this with your boss might be a 'prompem'.