Comments on: Tiredness & TFT Madness http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/ like balloons, only with dancing Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:42:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Simon http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/#comment-441 Simon Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=250#comment-441 was it next to the VGA socket? was it next to the VGA socket?

]]> By: Edward http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/#comment-442 Edward Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=250#comment-442 on the edge? on the edge?

]]> By: Andrew http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/#comment-443 Andrew Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=250#comment-443 Nope and nope Nope and nope

]]> By: Simon http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/#comment-444 Simon Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=250#comment-444 Did you have to say "open sesame seed bun"? Is it powered by a ballistic duck? Or more seriously, was it situated near a headphone jack, or was it dismissed as this? On some monitors the is a raised bit at the back and on the bottom edge there is the jack. Horrors of horrors, it wasn't on the front was it? Did you have to say “open sesame seed bun”? Is it powered by a ballistic duck?

Or more seriously, was it situated near a headphone jack, or was it dismissed as this? On some monitors the is a raised bit at the back and on the bottom edge there is the jack. Horrors of horrors, it wasn’t on the front was it?

]]> By: Andrew http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/#comment-445 Andrew Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=250#comment-445 Sadly there was no secret code phrase, though I would suggest that to prospective monitor designers as a good strategy. Nope, nowhere near the jack, or the front. It wasn't on the monitor itself at all. Sadly there was no secret code phrase, though I would suggest that to prospective monitor designers as a good strategy.

Nope, nowhere near the jack, or the front. It wasn’t on the monitor itself at all.

]]> By: Simon http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/#comment-446 Simon Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=250#comment-446 if not on the monitor that leaves the stand or remote power. Sadly, the closest anyone has got to remote power was when tesla managed to get everyones light bulb in a town to turn on at once...if that was even true. If its on the stand would all those holes on the metal plate be some kind of interface to pass the power up through? I still find it hard to believe that you could miss the jack though... I suppose there is the possibility that the power was conducted up the supplied vga cable, but then why would you have the power cable? unless it plugged into something on one end or other of the vga cable...its too weird. if not on the monitor that leaves the stand or remote power. Sadly, the closest anyone has got to remote power was when tesla managed to get everyones light bulb in a town to turn on at once…if that was even true. If its on the stand would all those holes on the metal plate be some kind of interface to pass the power up through? I still find it hard to believe that you could miss the jack though… I suppose there is the possibility that the power was conducted up the supplied vga cable, but then why would you have the power cable? unless it plugged into something on one end or other of the vga cable…its too weird.

]]> By: Andrew http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/#comment-447 Andrew Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=250#comment-447 You've got it :-) It was a hole on the VGA connector into the back of the PC. I've never seen this on a monitor before! You’ve got it :-) It was a hole on the VGA connector into the back of the PC. I’ve never seen this on a monitor before!

]]> By: Simon http://wongablog.co.uk/2004/02/13/tiredness-tft-madness/#comment-448 Simon Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=250#comment-448 Totally pointless. I suppose it could tidy things up a bit, but there really are only two kinds of pc set ups. The main type is messy. Cables everywhere. The second is if you have some kind of cool desk set up. Little holes to drop cables down, perhaps have the monitor mounted into something somehow, with the base locked away where no one can see it. If you fall into case one then no amount of weird cable design is going to reduce the mess. If you fall into type two then there is no mess, the existing system already allows for a monitor power cable, and so it all becomes pointless. The only other reason is wear and tear. The more complicated something is the more likely it is to break. The more unique something is the harder it is to replace. High breaking chances combined with uniqueness equals hefty replacement costs. Or, perhaps I am just paranoid. Oh, btw, it seems I have temporarilt been able to sneak my site out of Oxford. Try <a href="http://baguetter.homelinux.com:19000" rel="nofollow">http://baguetter.homelinux.com:19000</a> --- Totally pointless. I suppose it could tidy things up a bit, but there really are only two kinds of pc set ups. The main type is messy. Cables everywhere. The second is if you have some kind of cool desk set up. Little holes to drop cables down, perhaps have the monitor mounted into something somehow, with the base locked away where no one can see it. If you fall into case one then no amount of weird cable design is going to reduce the mess. If you fall into type two then there is no mess, the existing system already allows for a monitor power cable, and so it all becomes pointless. The only other reason is wear and tear. The more complicated something is the more likely it is to break. The more unique something is the harder it is to replace. High breaking chances combined with uniqueness equals hefty replacement costs.

Or, perhaps I am just paranoid.

Oh, btw, it seems I have temporarilt been able to sneak my site out of Oxford. Try http://baguetter.homelinux.com:19000

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