about three weeks or so ago, my secondary monitor went out on my PC. a nice little Proview 19"widescreen. anyway, The wife has been staying with Mel, waiting for our girl to have a baby, all so I can be a grandpa again, and spoil the little rugrat rotten.
So I get a call, It's my friend Louie, from the local PC club. As we begin to talk, My wife calls. She says, your getting a surprise tonight and left it at that. I called Louie back, and she had been in there giving him the third degree on what to get me. See, she wasn't able to do anything for my last birthday, or anniversary.
Louie told me. I got a new ATI X1600 512 AGP card, and best of all to replace my monitor, I got this...
http://www.olevia.com/jsp/products/detail.jsp?pid=323VProduct Description
Stunningly crisp, rich and vibrant images
Featuring best-in-class video, with a built-in NTSC tuner, it is powered by the state-of-the-art PixelWorks® DNX™ (Digital Natural Expression) video processor technology, and features a super-wide 178-degree viewing angle, 1600:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, and fast response time. This means the 323V displays everything — high-definition digital TV and widescreen movies (up to 1080i resolution), standard analog TV, action sports, video games, and home videos — with stunningly crisp, rich and vibrant imagery. The 323V can even double as a computer display with support for resolutions up to 1360 x 768 through HDMI and VGA. The 323V's vertical (or side) mounted speakers complement its surround sound audio processor, making theater-quality audio part of this outstanding new entertainment experience — all thanks to Olevia.
Olevia 3 Series - Quality For Those Who Spend Smart To Live Rich.
The 323V is part of the Olevia 3 Series of LCD TVs designed expressly to deliver outstanding quality at an exceptional value. Vibrant image quality is paired with a sleek tunerless1 design, making the Olevia 3 Series ideal for use with digital cable or satellite set-top boxes. The high-definition (HD)-ready TVs are perfect for home or office viewing in any non-networked entertainment environment. And, as with all Olevia 3, 5 and 7 Series TVs, the 323V features:
Director's Image™— calibrated 6500K color and a full range of brightness, contrast, color, tint, sharpness and mode controls available to tune image quality.
Big Picture Technology™ — advanced technology displays up to 37% more of analog images and 11% more of digital broadcast images, without distortion.
User Friendly On-Screen Display — scrolling icon wheel simplifies use and features preset video and lighting modes for different environments and content types.
Firmware upgradeable via USB — the latest software updates and quality improvements available from the Olevia website, easily uploadable to your TV through its USB port.
OleviaCare™ — live, in-house technical and customer support personnel assure a total quality experience — every time.
1The Olevia 3 Series 323V includes an NTSC tuner; all other 3 Series models are tunerless and are designed for use with digital cable or satellite set-top boxes.
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when I talked to her again, she said it was from her and the kids, Since I had been a rock for them for so many years. But I know the truth. Next week I need to buy some lumber and build her a deck that she's been hinting at for the last week.
Stephen skips off waiting for the car to pull up.
Topic: Have I mentioned how much I love my wife and kids? (Read 1213 times)