Steve: If I was you - I would stay away from the dell flat panel lcds - we use them at work and I have two 19" widescreens that have serious ghosting issues - where if you have something up, it imprints it and takes a while for the pixels to clear. My experience with them has not been great. Just thought I would pass it along. JOHN On 10/5/06 9:27 AM, "Steve Cohen" <steve20832@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I really want this one > http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sk > u=222-0863 > but it is way over my budget. I will probably settle for this one > http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sk > u=320-4335 > > > From: John Yaglenski <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: Amaya Users <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya os > Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 08:26:12 -0400 > > > I would go with a 19" or 21" widescreen. Westinghouse makes some awesome > monitors for little $$ - check best buy. I think the 21" is 529. > > > On 10/5/06 7:39 AM, "Steve Cohen" <steve20832@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> You can use any size monitor you want. I can't think of anyone who makes > a >> monitor less than 17" anymore. I use a 19" monitor at home I have had for >> about 8 years now and will never go smaller than that. You can also fit > more >> of the design on your screen by having a larger monitor, instead of >> scrolling left to right or up and down all the time. I have been looking > at >> 24" hdtv monitors this past year because I'm sure this one won't last > much >> longer. (Hopefully this holiday will be good to me so I can go buy it > before >> the end of the year for a tax write-off.) >> >> As far as computer needs go for DesignShop and Amaya, your computer will > be >> fine but you may want to look into a dedicated computer just for the >> embroidery. I just bought a new Dell a couple months ago. Pentium 4 > 3.2mhz, >> 1gb ram, 256mb video card, gigabit network card (10/100/1000) and many > other >> 'toys' in it. It is very fast and can handle any embroidery related > software >> I install in it. Photoshop and DesignShop open very fast (couple seconds > at >> most) which was a problem on my old computer. >> >> >> From: "Kesavan" <kesavan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya os >> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:56:32 +1000 >> >> >> Why do you need a 17 inch screen or bigger for the OS/ as long as the >> resolution is 1024*768 or more? >> >> Anand >> >> Windows 2000 or XP (Home or Professional) >> CPU: 800 MHz or faster ( I would go faster) >> Available hard drive space: 1GB, Plus additional space for embroidery >> designs as needed >> Ram: 256 MB ( I would recommend 512 MB or 1 GB, more is better) >> Video: Video card with 1024 X 768 resolution, 17" or larger monitor >> Network Card: 10 Megabit 10 Base T Ethernet USB or Parallel Port >> >> I hope this helps >> Russell Silva >> R. S. 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