# Monitors of the Gods **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 28, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253 "2003-09-28T05:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/1 "2003-09-28T05:52:41Z")
Don’t say I didn’t [warn](http://www.go-l.com/monitors/grand_canyon/features/) you. One day, they shall rule the earth. In the meantime, I want one. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/2 "2003-09-28T06:19:45Z")
That’s cool. I don’t have anything like that, but I do have two matching LCDs: [Check it out](http://www.friedo.com/lcds.jpg). (I also have a digital camera. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/3 "2003-09-28T06:28:47Z")
If I had a monitor like that one, **Zenster** , I doubt I’d _ever_ leave this house … awesome stuff. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/4 "2003-09-28T06:42:05Z")
I’d ask the price, but if ya gotta ask… **friedo** , good to know other people’s desks are a cluttered mess too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/5 "2003-09-28T07:06:26Z")
$8k for the little one $17k for the big one Thanks, I’ll stick with my 13". Yes, I’m talking about monitors. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/6 "2003-09-28T07:17:23Z")
They also make a pretty mean [laptop](http://www.go-l.com/laptops/hollywood/features/index.htm). This is the _only_ thing I’ve seen that gives Apple’s 17" Titanium power book a run for its money. I like these folks. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/7 "2003-09-28T07:41:12Z")
Holy totally freakin’ awesome. I must get one of these. ---
**Author:** ![cletus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/8 "2003-09-28T08:29:33Z")
Woah That thing cost more then my freakin car! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/9 "2003-09-28T12:42:08Z")
Okay, middle-aged, female, Luddite checking in – what the hell would you do with something like that? Why would you want a monitor that big? ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/10 "2003-09-28T13:08:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\*Why would you want a monitor that big? \*\* There are 2 answers (at least): 1. Because you run a world-class Ops Center, like maybe FAA central or something, and you need the biggest, brightest, easiest-to-see monitor so that everyone around the room can see exactly what is happening. 2. Because you’re a techno-geek and you want to be able to say “Mine is the biggest!” ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/11 "2003-09-28T14:08:50Z")
Did anyone else think this was going to be about lizards? ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/12 "2003-09-28T14:11:07Z")
You have the only 17" laptop, Macintosh? My ass. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/13 "2003-09-28T17:39:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\*Okay, middle-aged, female, Luddite checking in – what the hell would you do with something like that? Why would you want a monitor that big? \*\* Evercrack on that monitor would be SO friggin’ awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/14 "2003-09-28T17:46:50Z")
Evercrack? Ha! Try Hegemonia! Aww yeah. 4 screens of interstellar combat. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/15 "2003-09-28T18:04:33Z")
Or Zsnes! Finally, better than a TV screen! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/16 "2003-09-28T18:33:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gadfly \* > You have the only 17" laptop, Macintosh? > > My ass. [shades eyes and squints out into left field] Where in He|| did that one come from?!? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/17 "2003-09-28T19:00:18Z")
ooooohhhh…I waant!!! ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/18 "2003-09-28T21:47:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by twickster \* > \*\*Okay, middle-aged, female, Luddite checking in – what the hell would you do with something like that? Why would you want a monitor that big? \*\* One word: **Porn**. Seriously, though, I can think of a lot of reasons, besides those that have been mentioned. If you’ve got multiple documents/programs you need open all the same time. I think CAD folks and people editing video would find such a monitor handy. I’ll take 7 of 'em (one for every room in the house including the bathrooms), who’s paying for 'em? ---
**Author:** ![KP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a9adbd/32.png) [@KP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KP)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/19 "2003-09-28T22:15:29Z")
For the record, the smallest size (45") is $1499.99 MSRP, not $8K As to why one would want one: there are times when you want to monitor more open windows than will legibly fit on a standard monitor, and overlapping or buried windows are a pain. I went with a dual head video card and multiple monitors years ago, and though it doesn’t look as elegant, I’ll stick with it. I like the configurability I have 3 PCs under my desk, and though I rarely use them all a the same time, it’s convenient to dual or triple head one (creating a combined virtual destop is easy in most operating systems these days) or switch one to dedicated use by one computer. Add the good KVM (keyboard - video - mouse) switch I got cheap on eBay, and all I really lose is the cool muti-LCD stand profile [Besides, I barely have to turn on the heat in this room - a real plus in New England) Extra screen real estate is especially good when you are operating a computer remotely, while working on your local system. Even a non computer professional like me (who only uses a remote system about once a week) can enjoy watching HDTV or archived video from my Home Theater PC downstairs via the house LAN. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253/20 "2003-09-28T23:23:58Z")
I gotta get me some of that… The laptop, I think! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monitors-of-the-gods/204253.md?page=2)