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  • DanaTADanaTA Posts: 13,208
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ..yeah, that's sometimes the breaks particularly with used equipment.

    So been doing some fast and furious window shopping at Newegg & Frys. Newegg beats Frys out price wise and has includes customer feedback, both pro & con, on most items sold. Also the experience I had with Frys shorting me on hardware for my Antec P193 case (it was one of their "open box" items) pretty much soured me on doing business with them. Besides, I can't get down there until Monday at the earliest anyway.

    Never had an issue with Newegg and because they are in California turn around time is usually about 2 - 3 days to where I live. Still not overly enthused about having what I consider a fairly delicate item handled via UPS, however so far, everything I ordered from them has made it to me intact. Even the outer cartons had no dents or crushed corners.

    So I pretty much know I'm not going to get better than I already had for under 100$ I settled on a choice between these two:

    Both are 21.5" (a tad bigger than the one I have) 1900 x 1080 resolution, and are IPS displays which, as I understand, are superior for CG work due to better colour quality. Both get pretty good reviews as well as a few small knocks, but overall, the reviews are rather favourable.

    Dell S2240L

    This one doesn't come with an HDMI cable (6 - 7$ extra) or DVI-D The cable is small potatoes.

    Not sure what the difference/advantages between DVI-D, D-sub and HDMI are for the type of work we do.

    ASUS VS229H

    While a bit more expensive, This one has all three video formats and includes the optional cables though apparently according so some comments it needed to be recalibrated out of the box. Also there was a lot of concern that the stand is rather wobbly. There is however a special promo code for ASUS IPS displays that knocks another 10% off the price so it comes in pretty price wise comparable to the Dell unit (though the Dell monitor is a 50% off special weekend deal for what lists as a more pricey unit - I'd have to order that one by tomorrow).

    Shipping for both is free as long as I don't request expedited service.

    Kind of a "six of one half dozen of the other" situation.

    Before you buy, check buy.com, or now known as rakuten.com. I find their prices are usually much better for these things. I bought my Samsun T220 Touch of Color monitor from them. 20,000:1 dynamic contrast and super fast refresh time. Shipping on many items like this is usually free for standard shipping, which can save a bunch sometimes.

    I haven't gotten notices for this thread...again! And real life has been a...rhymes with itch. I'm off to bed, fell asleep trying to watch the news.

    Dana

  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    edited December 1969

    Skiriki said:
    starionwolf said:
    I thought I was the only person who still uses Windows XP on a desktop PC. Or are you using Windows 7 without Areo?

    There's a way to use Windows 7 WITH Aero? ;)

    (I have it turned off. Too distracting, consumes too much computing power for my taste, I'd rather spare every bit I can muster for render-work.)

    I thought Aero was pretty neat, but I disabled it after a while for a similar reason. Rendering stuff takes a higher priority over all else :)


    In other news, I'm enjoying a big bowl of split pea with ham :3

    Also a funny:

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited June 2013

    DanaTA said:
    Before you buy, check buy.com, or now known as rakuten.com. I find their prices are usually much better for these things. I bought my Samsun T220 Touch of Color monitor from them. 20,000:1 dynamic contrast and super fast refresh time. Shipping on many items like this is usually free for standard shipping, which can save a bunch sometimes.

    I haven't gotten notices for this thread...again! And real life has been a...rhymes with itch. I'm off to bed, fell asleep trying to watch the news.

    Dana


    ...Thank you.

    I just checked there and didn't find anything for less than I already have wishlisted at Newegg save for "refurbished" units which means "used". If I'm going to shell out 120 - 125$ on my incredibly tight income, I'd rather do so for a new unit with a full warranty.

    Furthermore none of the ones in my price range there are IPS displays. I've compared the IPS to standard backlit LCD displays before, and the onscreen image is a lot cleaner and crisper. I'm not all that concerned about superfast refresh rates as I don't do gaming or stream vids on the workstation. Colour depth and accuracy is far more important.

    I am also in a critical situation here and cannot spend a lot of time to check different outlets as I'm at a standstill until I can get a replacement. With Newegg, if I put the order in tomorrow, I can expect to see it by no later than Wednesday.

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  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Woolyloach said:
    Olaf and the Giant Chicken, a Mock Epic Poem: Part Two


    Olaf stocked up on supplies
    Watching the weather with wary eyes
    Westward then would Olaf head
    To see where bright shield-maiden led
    He bought a tent, and shoes for snow
    No telling how far he'd have to go
    So he set forth on foot, alone
    The wind did howl and scream and moan
    But Olaf was willing to take a lickin'
    To beat up on a giant chicken.


    Westward ho did Olaf travel
    This mystery he hoped to unravel
    Rumors Olaf did hear many
    But the best was from some ninny
    Rubbing snow into his hair
    This clod declaimed to empty air
    "I saw a woman with shield so bright
    Fire in her eyes, gave me a fright
    Just two days past when she came through
    I'd run like heck if I were you."


    "Aha!", thought Olaf, "I think I'm near!"
    So forth he set, without much fear
    On feet he put the shoes for snow
    Becasue the stuff did thicker grow
    A good thing this, for never fail
    It made apparent another trail
    Olafs heart began to race
    Finally of shield-maiden there was a trace
    Olafs hopes began to quicken
    Of battle with a giant chicken.


    Next day at dawn did Olaf spy
    A brilliant gliimer against the sky
    On the horizon he saw a shape
    With scale-mail shimmering like a drape
    Olaf cried "Wait!" and started to run
    But he had just barely begun
    When on a snow-shoe he did trip
    And fell right down into a dip
    His pride did take a mighty blow
    As he lay cursing in the snow.


    (to be continued)

    hehe fabulous :>D

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ..evening, sun slowly sinking in the west after another very summery day here. Time to get home and install all the D5 goodies I got today.

    Lots of distractions today but was sunny enough to take sweater off indoors. There is a sale?

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    7thStone said:
    Sun slowly disappearing behind the next mountain ridge over as it sets over the ocean here. Windows open to catch the cool breeze flowing up the valley out back. Whew... A little cooler this evening compared to yesterday.

    Only sixty more sleeps until spring... *sigh*

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Misty Whisky said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...make sure you have a minimum of 30$ in your cart to use the coupon.


    the coupie worked on pc items. whee


    went a little knuts. didn't really need a new texture for the smoking room, but Mike looked so good standing in it.

    Coupons a complete mystery *double sigh*

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ...well bad news.

    Got home to turned on the workstation to discover that my display croaked. There's a large white rectangular area that takes up about 20% of the lower left of screen with some random lines and what looks like a black "splash" on one end as well as several small red artefacts along the top edge of hte screen. There also appears to be a few dead pixels.

    Definitely is the unit and not my GPU or the cable for it persists even when I have the system shut down and the video cable disconnected.

    It's one I had for a while (wasn't brand new) so probably just reached the end of its life.

    So much for getting any new work done for a while as I really cannot afford a new one right now given I'm still looking for new employment, and have no backup. Also being the weekend no way to get to Frys to get even a cheapie replacement for the time being as this is a rather delicate component that I don't care to purchase online only to find it was damaged in shipping when it arrives.

    Bummer too as it was a nice 20" one. Not 1080P but still pretty decent resolution.

    Oh noes. My old Apple b23 inch died a few weeks ago, A$700 for a 24 inch second hand

  • ps1borgps1borg Posts: 12,776
    edited December 1969

    Came together drop

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  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,099
    edited December 1969

    Needs a Scary Thing™ living there. : )

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,099
    edited December 1969

    My Spidey-sense is tingling. Maybe July Sale-A-Thon around the corner? : )

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    Kyoto Kid said:
    ..agh. and now I get a newsletter about being able to apply my 30% discount to several PA stores through Monday.

    Talk about bad timing as I would have loved to pick up several of Eva1's shader packs that are on my wishlist. Going to have enough trouble juggling rent and getting a new monitor at the same time.


    and nightshift is on the list. spent so much yesterday, the modular command center is out of my reach today. would've been nice to start a planet conquering from. will have to make do with the smoking room. tee hee. add the swan couch. emperors like swan couches. dragon couch would be better.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    tjohn said:
    My Spidey-sense is tingling. Maybe July Sale-A-Thon around the corner? : )

    maybe a july 4th coupie coming!

    is on a thursday this year, meh

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    Rezca said:
    Skiriki said:
    starionwolf said:
    I thought I was the only person who still uses Windows XP on a desktop PC. Or are you using Windows 7 without Areo?

    There's a way to use Windows 7 WITH Aero? ;)

    (I have it turned off. Too distracting, consumes too much computing power for my taste, I'd rather spare every bit I can muster for render-work.)

    I thought Aero was pretty neat, but I disabled it after a while for a similar reason. Rendering stuff takes a higher priority over all else :)


    In other news, I'm enjoying a big bowl of split pea with ham :3

    Also a funny:


    i like the aero style. the thing that drives me crazy, drag window close to an edge, thing wants to maximize. pita!

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited June 2013

    DanaTA said:
    Kyoto Kid said:
    ..yeah, that's sometimes the breaks particularly with used equipment.

    So been doing some fast and furious window shopping at Newegg & Frys. Newegg beats Frys out price wise and has includes customer feedback, both pro & con, on most items sold. Also the experience I had with Frys shorting me on hardware for my Antec P193 case (it was one of their "open box" items) pretty much soured me on doing business with them. Besides, I can't get down there until Monday at the earliest anyway.

    Never had an issue with Newegg and because they are in California turn around time is usually about 2 - 3 days to where I live. Still not overly enthused about having what I consider a fairly delicate item handled via UPS, however so far, everything I ordered from them has made it to me intact. Even the outer cartons had no dents or crushed corners.

    So I pretty much know I'm not going to get better than I already had for under 100$ I settled on a choice between these two:

    Both are 21.5" (a tad bigger than the one I have) 1900 x 1080 resolution, and are IPS displays which, as I understand, are superior for CG work due to better colour quality. Both get pretty good reviews as well as a few small knocks, but overall, the reviews are rather favourable.

    Dell S2240L

    This one doesn't come with an HDMI cable (6 - 7$ extra) or DVI-D The cable is small potatoes.

    Not sure what the difference/advantages between DVI-D, D-sub and HDMI are for the type of work we do.

    ASUS VS229H

    While a bit more expensive, This one has all three video formats and includes the optional cables though apparently according so some comments it needed to be recalibrated out of the box. Also there was a lot of concern that the stand is rather wobbly. There is however a special promo code for ASUS IPS displays that knocks another 10% off the price so it comes in pretty price wise comparable to the Dell unit (though the Dell monitor is a 50% off special weekend deal for what lists as a more pricey unit - I'd have to order that one by tomorrow).

    Shipping for both is free as long as I don't request expedited service.

    Kind of a "six of one half dozen of the other" situation.

    Before you buy, check buy.com, or now known as rakuten.com. I find their prices are usually much better for these things. I bought my Samsun T220 Touch of Color monitor from them. 20,000:1 dynamic contrast and super fast refresh time. Shipping on many items like this is usually free for standard shipping, which can save a bunch sometimes.

    I haven't gotten notices for this thread...again! And real life has been a...rhymes with itch. I'm off to bed, fell asleep trying to watch the news.

    Dana

    do you have costco card? or friend with a costco card?

    i bought a 32" hannspree for 250. from them last year. has hdmi ports.


    then spent another 80 on surge protection. peace of mind.

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  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    edited December 1969

    tjohn said:
    Needs a Scary Thing™ living there. : )

    Or a Biguana :)

    Haven't seen anyone render that beastie in ages...

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited December 1969

    or is that piece of mind? no doesn't make sense, must be peace of mind.


    a weird expression is, 'to hell in a handbasket' ... who made that one up?

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited June 2013

    Rezca said:
    tjohn said:
    Needs a Scary Thing™ living there. : )

    Or a Biguana :)

    Haven't seen anyone render that beastie in ages...


    ♥ biguana ♥


    hmm he needs a goatee. and eyelashes. and wings, or a hat with wings. bigger eyes. sneakers. tee hee biguano guano

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  • ledheadledhead Posts: 1,586
    edited December 1969

    Misty Whisky said:
    Skiriki said:
    chohole said:
    Did I hear someone say strawberries....... where where.............Cho loves strawberries.

    Do you know what is the best thing to have with strawbberries?

    More strawberries.

    :D :D :D

    I did! I gutted ten kilos of strawberries yesterday, with help from my friends. We made jam, a pie, and frozen some for the winter. :D

    FUNNNNNN!

    And we had to be careful so "production losses" (read: eaten strawberries) wouldn't endanger our output. :D

    lol.

    there's kilo again.


    i was gonna guess champagne, but more strawberries works too

    My guess would have been Daiquiri.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited June 2013

    can tendons be strengthened like muscles?

    wondering if these exercises http://www.amazon.com/Kathy-Smith-05-3005-Kettlebell-Solution/dp/B002Y2SUYK would help with my joints pains or just shred what is left.


    phshoo almost done absorbing stuff into my runtimes. almost time for an ice cream break


    ultimate road trip?

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  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675
    edited June 2013

    Ledhead said:
    Misty Whisky said:
    Skiriki said:
    chohole said:
    Did I hear someone say strawberries....... where where.............Cho loves strawberries.

    Do you know what is the best thing to have with strawbberries?


    yumma refreshing strawberry daquis

    More strawberries.

    :D :D :D

    I did! I gutted ten kilos of strawberries yesterday, with help from my friends. We made jam, a pie, and frozen some for the winter. :D

    FUNNNNNN!

    And we had to be careful so "production losses" (read: eaten strawberries) wouldn't endanger our output. :D

    lol.

    there's kilo again.


    i was gonna guess champagne, but more strawberries works too

    My guess would have been Daiquiri.

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  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    edited December 1969

    Non-Complaint:

    Just bought Volume 1 of Xfrog's plant collection on the last day it was on sale ^_^

    Downloading them nao. I expect to be done with that later tonight or early tomorrow! XD

    Also has a Biguana render (Two of 'em) in the works. One scene, two angles. Plenty of fun with Indigo's light layers too. Is pretty cool to change the intensity and temperature (Warmth/coolness) of the HDR lighting as it's rendering. Didn't know I could do that - I thought it was restricted to just regular lights!

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  • WoolyloachWoolyloach Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Today it dawned so bright and early
    I slept in a bit but I still feel surly
    It's going to be an awful day
    Poor KK has a dead display
    The heat is rising, it's way too hot
    By the time it gets cool, the day is shot
    Installing content day and night
    Sometime I'll do a render, right?
    Of doing that there is some doubt
    I cannot find an unflatable trout
    I'm hungry, and a bell it rings
    I'll send out for some chicken wings!

    (hee hee hee)

  • WoolyloachWoolyloach Posts: 0
    edited June 2013

    Complaint: have to do laundry today, all my warm-weather clothes are in dire need of a wash.

    Non-complaint: cheeseburger pizza and chicken wings on the way! That's lunch, dinner,, breakfast tomorrow, lunch tomorrow, and maybe dinner again! W00t cheeseburger pizza!!! they must have just added it at Pizza Hut!

    Surprise: 130GB of 3D content!!! OMG!!! (shock face)

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  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    edited December 1969

    Woolyloach said:

    Surprise: 130GB of 3D content!!! OMG!!! (shock face)


    Must be a nightmare to sort and organize it all. I don't envy you one bit ^_^;

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,099
    edited December 1969

    Woolyloach said:
    Complaint: have to do laundry today, all my warm-weather clothes are in dire need of a wash.

    Non-complaint: cheeseburger pizza and chicken wings on the way! That's lunch, dinner,, breakfast tomorrow, lunch tomorrow, and maybe dinner again! W00t cheeseburger pizza!!! they must have just added it at Pizza Hut!

    Surprise: 130GB of 3D content!!! OMG!!! (shock face)



    Did my laundry last night.
    Like mowing the yard, doing the laundry is a great thing to have already done. : )
  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    edited June 2013

    http://www.indigorenderer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=7643

    Indigo doing some Subsurface action o3o


    Just need more renders like this and maybe someone will pick up the task of writing a D|S (And/Or Carrara...) exporter for Indigo :P
    Is only one of several renders. I liked this one the best. There was neutral lighting, different setups, and etc.
    Second one has more extreme lighting to show off the SSS effect a bit moar...

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  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,040
    edited December 1969

    Misty Whisky said:
    do you have costco card? or friend with a costco card?

    i bought a 32" hannspree for 250. from them last year. has hdmi ports.


    then spent another 80 on surge protection. peace of mind.


    ...nope no membership, no car (as I don't drive) to get to the local one here, and nobody I know with a membership. Have to limit myself to around 125$ which is already going to be a tough enough drain on my extremely limited budget.
  • RezcaRezca Posts: 3,393
    edited December 1969

    And the finished product o3o

    I could have let it render an extra hour, but felt this was "good enough".
    I also added one extra filter - a Gradient Map restricted to the mouth and tongue set to 65% Soft Light to make it less pale pink. ^^

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  • WoolyloachWoolyloach Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Rezca said:
    Woolyloach said:

    Surprise: 130GB of 3D content!!! OMG!!! (shock face)


    Must be a nightmare to sort and organize it all. I don't envy you one bit ^_^;

    It's my own fault - I wanted to be able to grab anything, at any instant, to produce any kind of scene - without fully understanding how hard it would be to find, let alone REMEMBER, anything!

    I've managed to get the DS 4.6 CMS to find non-Daz items, but the maintenance of the thing is slow and painful and it's in no way as flexible as Finder was (sigh).

    I need something like AlienBrain, but that doesn't cost thousands per seat. Urgh.

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