Here we go again

While viewing photos of other tech geek’s workstations, I feel an urge to refurnish my room a little. Perhaps a longer computer desk from Ikea to comfortably seat all my monitors and machines. As of my current situation, my second CRT monitor is placed on my old Pentium 2 PC and my Athlon PC casings. To make up for the difference in height, I used some old mangas I no longer intend to keep. It’s stable but a little scary considering 17″ CRTs are heavy to kill someone.


Since I switched my main monitor to an LCD, I’ve noticed a drop in my electricity bill. About S$10-15 dollars. The electricy consumption of a CRT is a lot, and the amount to power an LCD is about that of a ceiling lamp (if I’m not mistaken). So again, I’m tempted by technology to change my secondary monitor to an LCD, preferably 17″. This would give me more viewing space.


My current secondary CRT monitor was given to me by my mother’s friend. And to sum it up in 2 words: it sucks. It’s too dark and if I increase the brightness, the text blurs. I managed to adjust the Overlay brightness good enough for watching anime though.


I desperately want a third machine. One where I can really experiment different OSes with. But I guess that will have to wait for I have no more space in my room.

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