kathyc2 Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 An old monitor that had been my secondary one bit the dust. I bought a new one (3440 x 1440) and am amazed as to how much crisper everything is. The previous main monitor that is now secondary is 1928x1080. If anyone else has aging eyes and an older monitor, it may be a good investment to take advantage of the newer technology. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbreck Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Thanks for the heads up. I was just considering a mobile monitor so that my laptop has a 2nd monitor when I'm not in the office. Might go your route when one of these dies. Tends to be about a 3 year cycle before they really degrade. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyc2 Posted July 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 hours ago, mcbreck said: Tends to be about a 3 year cycle before they really degrade. Wow! I've been fortunate then as the one that died was from 2010 and the one that is now secondary is from 2016. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 I have never had a monitor die. My current monitor on my Win 10 system is about 9 years old and still works fine.I used it on my previous Windows system. I am semi retired and don't work full time any more so my monitor probably has the equivalent of 4 full time years of use. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Hudson Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 35 minutes ago, cbslee said: I have never had a monitor die. My current monitor on my Win 10 system is about 9 years old and still works fine.I used it on my previous Windows system. I am semi retired and don't work full time any more so my monitor probably has the equivalent of 4 full time years of use. I agree, monitors last. But the day you instal newer one the dirrence in 10 years is amazing. I just kept gettingv newer glasses. I have a HP 24" from about 2004 or so. ( hand me down) excellent Screen. Also main monitor is 24" Dell. So so screen. Friend was "camping" in his trailer and plugged his 27"HP into my system. Both my monitors appeared to fade away. Before October there will be 2 new monitors on my desk. Kept hoping someone would take pity on "Old Man" and gift them to me. But, birthday came and gone, no monitors 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 I, too, have never had a monitor that died. Therefore did not realize they made that much difference. However, two new laptops this year have already stretched my belt to the limit. Presently, am looking for a "deal" on paper. The cost of doing business has gotten out of hand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Hudson Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 We have attempted to do away with paper. Moderately succesful. 2007 21 cases of paper, 2022 2-1/2. Purchased from Quill with monthly promo. I think $28.00 delivered. Try to NOT encourage paper returns. "Would you like cream" type language. AND moved office 40 miles OUT OF CITY. Increase in postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 I have had one monitor that developed a single-pixel-wide green stripe. It was well over ten years old, and perfectly functional as long as you ignore the stripe. I did retire it simply because it was an oddball size - kinda too wide and too short all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbreck Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 My monitors don't typically die but they seem to become less clear. Maybe they aren't, maybe it's just my vision. We had a Dell that got really fuzzy, the LG monitors are only about 1.5 years old so we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 I've been using the same Dell 24" monitors (3 of them) for about 10 years. They work fine but I'm sure new ones would be clearer. I'll get new ones when I get a new computer this year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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