Posted by Kromey at 12:48pm Nov 30 '11No, seriously, it is!
Well, it's Ferrari-branded and -licensed, anyway, and it makes sure to tell me that every time I turn it on, too...
Anyway, it's a 21" (or 24"?) wide-screen monitor. It's about 8 or so years old now I think. Still a kick-ass monitor, very sweet display, my only complaint is that the delay when resolutions change or when I switch the KVM to another source as it checks whether there's a signal coming in on its (disconnected) VGA input is long enough that occasionally I miss things, like the opening line of a game's intro video (if said game changes my screen resolution on start up, as many are wont to do).
Really, though, monitors ain't all that special. Get one that has the input type you want (probably DVI these days, which is pretty much what you'll find on 'em all anyway, although there's surely some HDMI out there, too), a fast refresh rate (if you'll be doing any gaming, otherwise you'll see "ghosting"), the size you want and then check the supported resolutions. (Note: HD is, in fact, shitty compared to the resolutions that computer monitors are actually capable of! My little 21" monitor (which in fact pre-dates the big takeoff of HDTV) is more than capable of nearly doubling the resolution of my 42" 1080p HDTV!) The best thing you can do to find a good monitor is to go into a store and look at the demonstration models they have; the one thing to watch out for is the contrast ratio, you want one that can display "true black" (or damn close to it) while still displaying vivid, bright colors in the same scene. I regret not getting a better contrast ratio for my HDTV...
I know nothing about Mac Mini -- I despise Apple and their Big Brother-esque business practices (ironic given their famous 1984-themed ad...) -- so can't help you on your question about driving dual-monitors on it.
Well, it's Ferrari-branded and -licensed, anyway, and it makes sure to tell me that every time I turn it on, too...
Anyway, it's a 21" (or 24"?) wide-screen monitor. It's about 8 or so years old now I think. Still a kick-ass monitor, very sweet display, my only complaint is that the delay when resolutions change or when I switch the KVM to another source as it checks whether there's a signal coming in on its (disconnected) VGA input is long enough that occasionally I miss things, like the opening line of a game's intro video (if said game changes my screen resolution on start up, as many are wont to do).
Really, though, monitors ain't all that special. Get one that has the input type you want (probably DVI these days, which is pretty much what you'll find on 'em all anyway, although there's surely some HDMI out there, too), a fast refresh rate (if you'll be doing any gaming, otherwise you'll see "ghosting"), the size you want and then check the supported resolutions. (Note: HD is, in fact, shitty compared to the resolutions that computer monitors are actually capable of! My little 21" monitor (which in fact pre-dates the big takeoff of HDTV) is more than capable of nearly doubling the resolution of my 42" 1080p HDTV!) The best thing you can do to find a good monitor is to go into a store and look at the demonstration models they have; the one thing to watch out for is the contrast ratio, you want one that can display "true black" (or damn close to it) while still displaying vivid, bright colors in the same scene. I regret not getting a better contrast ratio for my HDTV...
I know nothing about Mac Mini -- I despise Apple and their Big Brother-esque business practices (ironic given their famous 1984-themed ad...) -- so can't help you on your question about driving dual-monitors on it.
My monitor is a Ferrari - Kromey