I’ve written about the Insignia NS20EM50A13 monitor before. It’s a reasonably good low-end monitor with the annoying tendency to change the video input back to VGA any time your system goes to sleep or changes from text to graphics mode. I accidentally discovered this week–after using the monitor for months–that if you push the OK [...]
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Follow-up on the Insignia NS20EM50A13 monitor
After about a month with an Insignia NS20EM50A13 monitor, I still mostly like it, but can note one annoyance. When booting up a system, the monitor sometimes likes to switch from the DVI input to VGA, without warning. If you happen to be sitting there when it happens, you notice it and can switch it [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on January 20, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/01/follow-up-on-the-insignia-ns20em50a13-monitor/
64 bits or bust
I’ve resisted the pull to 64 bits, for a variety of reasons. I’ve had other priorities, like lowering debt, fixing up a house, kids in diapers… But eventually the limitations of living with 2003-era technology caught up with me. Last week I broke down and bought an AMD Phenom II 560 and an Asus M4N68T-M [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 14, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/08/64-bits-or-bust/
Farquhar discovers power-sipping AMD Fusion motherboards
AMD just announced its next-generation Fusion CPU/GPU combo. I’m not quite comfortable with AMD’s APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) moniker, because CPU-GPU integration isn’t about speed so much as it’s about reducing price and power consumption. This version of Fusion is intended to compete with mainstream Intel CPUs. Pricing isn’t available yet. And that reminded me [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on June 14, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/06/farquhar-discovers-power-sipping-amd-fusion-motherboards/
How to connect an Amiga to a TV
Amiga monitors aren’t always the easiest thing to come by. Of course just about every Amiga sold was also sold with a monitor, but sadly, many of the monitors weren’t as reliable as the computer. You can hook them up to a TV. There are several options, and while some are far from ideal, most [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 5, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/03/how-to-connect-an-amiga-to-a-tv/
The Revolution of 1985
Twenty five years ago yesterday, a revolution happened. Nobody really noticed, and nobody thinks about it today, but the effects are still here. That we take these things for granted today shows just how wide-reaching the revolution was.
It took the form of a computer with a 32-bit Motorola CPU, full stereo sound, a display capable of 4,096 colors, and a fully pre-emptive multitasking operating system. At a starting price of $1,295, though it rose to closer to $2,000 by the time you added a second drive and a monitor.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on July 25, 2010
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2010/07/the-revolution-of-1985/
Caveats with LCD flat-panel monitors
I just took a phone call from someone who bought an LCD flat-panel and couldn’t figure out why it looked so great in the store but was purely horrible on his PC at home.
He ran into a bunch of problems that some might instinctively avoid but to others would be much less than obvious.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 22, 2005
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2005/05/caveats-with-lcd-flat-panel-monitors/
Review: Insignia NS20EM50A13 monitor
My 15-inch Dell LCD died this weekend. Its date of manufacture was October 2001, so I can’t complain. I bought it used a number of years ago and paid a pittance for it. It had been acting up for more than a year, and at least it had the decency to wait until a potential [...]
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/12/review-insignia-ns20em50a13-monitor/