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To: Nemer who wrote (22349)	9/3/2001 6:21:30 PM
From: Peach	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Thank you, Nemer! I needed that kind of information. In fact they advertised this monitor with max resolution of 1024 X 768, then in the store they had scratched that out and wrote 1280 X 1024. I appreciate the pixel info... I am so uninformed that I didn't know that smaller was better. By the way, you are ruthless regarding my perpetual raccoon problem! LOL! Norma

To: Nemer who wrote (22349)	9/3/2001 8:47:37 PM
From: deweylittle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110652

FWIW on the TFT debate... I purchased a low-end no-name 15" this summer in an effort to reclaim some desk space. The advertised resolution was also .30. I viewed many of the more expensive models at the time, and found the displays to be indistinguishable (to me) from the cheapo. As you may know, the display on the 15" TFT is approximately 0.5" in each dimension smaller than a 17" CRT. The CRT that was replaced was a 17" with .26 dot pitch. The TFT is much clearer than the CRT. Eyestrain is drastically reduced as a result. I don't know if the standards are precisely the same or can be applied uniformly for comparison of CRT's vs. TFT's. I like it so well I bought another for the wife's machine last month ($100 cheaper only two months later), and when the 17" TFT's drop to the $400 range, hopefully by the end of the year, I'll grab a cheapo of that size and pass this one along to my dad. dewey

To: Nemer who wrote (22349)	9/6/2001 11:43:06 AM
From: CharleyMike	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110652

<never buy (if another package is available) anything with a handwritten restock label ... nothing wrong with restocking returns ... all companies HAVE to do THAT .. but Fry's checking out a faulty return does not mean that it goes back ... unfortunately it ends back up on the shelf ... *(sometimes) .. so it is just best to find one without the handwritten label > Yep. I went to Fry's - Houston, to buy a Compaq 1215 notebook per ad in local paper, salesman said sure, just a minute, was gone about 5, came back with a return, opened, bar code missing, gave me $120 off the ad price, so I went for it. Next a.m. the ad was still another Ben Franklin less, so I took it back and went through their convoluted return process. Strolled back to the notebook department and picked out a Sony FX250, different salesman, same story. Asked the new guy if it was store policy to push the returns to customers wanting new units. He said he couldnt say that but to talk with the dept mgr. Told him nevermind. Went to MicroCenter, bought a WinbookJ1, more computer, more memory, DVD/CDRW, Less money. At Fry's you have to pay close attention and keep your hand on your money.