tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85378221932064100412024-02-21T17:06:42.259+11:00WeiverLook! It's a blog! Watch it grow as you feed it posts and comments...rapture1024http://www.blogger.com/profile/03595477371113939111noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537822193206410041.post-40170734291719579852011-02-18T16:46:00.004+11:002011-05-18T16:54:06.285+10:00Logitech Harmony One Advanced Review<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It's been a while since I reviewed anything, let alone here, so let's see if I can still manage to properly cover everything.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Logitech Australia, courtesy of their Facebook page, invited followers to participate in a product testing of their Harmony One Advanced remote, and I am one of these lucky product testers. I'm sure they'll have more opportunities or freebies come up soon, so if you like the idea of this jump on board and like their Facebook page. Logitech wants me to let you all know that I'm LPT10177, which is how they keep track of this review.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Harmony One Advanced Remote is a universal remote used to replace up to fifteen devices in a home theatre (or anywhere really).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">The Remote</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After unpacking it all, the first piece to grab anyone's attention will be the remote.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Personally, I found it larger than I expected, but only marginally. Immediately, I noticed my finger prints. It's black and glossy, and hence, a perfectionists nightmare. Logitech provides a microfiber cloth if you can be bothered, but our just sits there messy, taunting me. So, first up, a big shout to all companies who make touch and hand held devices. Not just Logitech, but Apple, Nokia, heaps of laptop vendors and anyone else considering a glass/glossy surface - don't! It looks great on promotional material, but it will forever need a clean from then on.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ideally, the whole remote would have a matte surface - just like Logitech's mice. The remote's buttons are matte, as they should be, but the space between the buttons is not.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Next to grab my attention was a big blob of black with curves. The remote stand, like the remote, is mostly gloss. The remote sits in the stand very discreetly, and charging is indicated by a white glow from the top (like an Apple product - but without the brushed aluminium and more curves). Knowing the battery length of Logitech products, this device may end up collecting a lot of dust, as you may forget to charge the remote most of the time.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Alas, I have no doubt that in the remote's later years, it will need constant charging though, as the Lithium battery will deteriorate over time. Removable, but not appearing to conform to any standard, it does present an issue. When I do want a replacement battery seven years down the track (that's how long my last Logitech mouse lasted before the battery needed to be on the charge twice a day) will Logitech still be offering this part at a decent price? Or will they just want us to upgrade? Rather than a Lithium battery pack, Logitech could have opted for high yield AA rechargeable batteries. Yes, it probably won't last as long between charges, but swapping out the batteries can be done for little cost at any time.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And my final little (and it's only a very very small one) niggle about the remote is the choice of computer connector you use to plug into the computer. It's your standard mini B USB plug. That's not the issue. The issue is the inconsistency with other Logitech products. My Logitech M950 Performance Mouse uses a micro B USB plug. This means, for two devices that spend almost no time plugged into the computer - never at the same time, I still need two cables. If the remote had used a micro B USB plug (which has been tested to be more durable anyway), it would eliminate a cable on my desk. All companies should stick to one cable for all their products and stick to it. Don't ever make a proprietary connector, I hate companies that feel the need for that… (Not that Logitech does, just a general no-no).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But I can't stress enough that these issues are only really small ones, and I really had to think negatively to think of them. With those additions, the remote becomes perfect, and they're certainly easy changes for Logitech to make. The remote feels light, but not cheap - even grandma will be able to lift it, but you can still hold it like a man for the big game. Which brings me to my next point. After programming, it is incredibly easy to use. I handed it to mum for the first time and said "Here you go!" After explaining what it was and why we needed one, she had a go. Not that watching TV is hard once it's set up. Your first press will turn everything required on and set them to the right settings (TV on, set to Digital TV; Receiver on, set to receive digital input from TV for surround). Your second press is your channel, which if you set it up right, will have pictures. So ABC1 has the ABC1 logo, ABC2 has ABC2, etc. For mum, that's easy. For grandma (providing she has glasses on - there is no way to change font size), it should be fine too, once she's used to it.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">All in all, the remote itself gets 9.5/10.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Harmony Software</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And from here it's all downhill. The Harmony software is where this product falls apart. Thankfully, it's something you only have to use occasionally - once setup is done and remote runs as intended you may as well just uninstall it.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Installation is easy, but is doesn't let you chose what driver you place the software on. For those of you with a SSD as your OS drive, this is annoying. Personally, I prefer my programs separate from my OS. I'm sure is not too hard to fix, just an oversight.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Software requires an internet connection to run, but you should one of them anyway.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Second of all, and this is simply a recommendation from me, make sure you're using a Logitech mouse with Hyper-Fast scrolling, cause never have I ever needed it more. Excel spreadsheets and long webpages are no issue for this mouse, but the drop down lists in Logitech's own Harmony software give it a workout.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Once you're in the software, lots of pages seem to be redundant and unnecessary. For instance, I tell it to download the software to the remote, and it tells me to plug it in. Rather than checking to see if it's already plugged in (it is), it just asks me anyway. Not too much programming effort to check if it's plugged in and flag an error if it's not.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The entire software has an unrounded feel to it. Like it was made, but not tested. It works, but slowly, difficultly, and painfully. There is a vertical scroll bar, and a horizontal scroll bar, but changing the size of the window (maximized for instance) changes nothing, there's just a mass of unused black.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Creating settings and such can be fiddley, the exact layout of the software pages isn't correctly shaped. Often you're asked to save something and you have no idea what you have even changed. The software will lock you within a set of menus until you find a correct combination to escape. The software is one big maze of confusion.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Updating the remote is a slow affair. Once is starts, you may as well go get a coffee and start dinner, it won't be done in any great rush. To write 2Mb (guess, high end maximum) of firmware to any device shouldn't take more than 2mins.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, I've spent two and a half hours in the software getting the remote set up. I was expecting 45 mins. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It's unfortunate that the software here is this bad, as it's the first thing you have to use. Early on, I hadn't even attempted the remote yet, yet I was ready to send the whole package back to Logitech. I fear for my mental wellness after I have an addition to our home theatre. The software is *that* bad. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How to fix it? Well, that's a complicated issue.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">First of all, I'd like to see all of Logitech's software conform to the standard Windows GUI. Yes, I get that plonking a picture of your product on the screen lets people know what they've opened, but that means you constrain your window size, and the maximization of the windows achieves nothing (same goes for SetPoint and all the other Logitech software here). Drop down lists for this remote are long, so why constrain us to a tiny part of our high resolution displays? By using a full screen the drop down lists would be manageable, and hence, you could actually manage with a standard scroll wheel.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Next, the software is used *maybe* once every six months. Therefore, it has <span style="text-decoration: underline;">no</span> need to boot at every Windows start up. There does not need to be a background application, waiting to pop up for when I plug in the remote. When I want a program, I call for it, not expect it to already be there.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And finally, the actual software interface. At least one page in this software has two buttons, and both buttons take me to the same next page. This software feels like it's a PowerPoint presentation with buttons. You can't "skip" to the page you want, you have to click your way there. Why not have a standard screen which shows your remote and the functions mapped to each button (cause presently, there isn't) and a range of wizards for users to add functions accordingly, opening a second window (which can be cancelled and closed at any time) over the top of the first. Or tabs like most browsers. Or any other possible way than how they have done it. A command line interface would be preferable, because, quite simply, it is faster.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Software: 0.5/10.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-decoration: underline;">Conclusions</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, this is a fantastic item of hardware let down by its software. That's an issue Nokia had with their phones and the software on the computers. Millions owned the phone, all hated the software on the computer. Now Nokia suffers against giants that have actually made similar devices with better user interfaces (both on the phone and on the computer).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thankfully, the Harmony software can promptly be removed as soon as you have the remote set up. You'll never go back to the software until you add more hardware or realise you forgot to add an eject DVD function.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I weighted the remote 90% and the software 10% of the final mark. Hence, the final result for the Harmony One Advanced remote and software is 86%.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hopefully Logitech can improve this software and made the grade even higher.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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I'd like to start studying for exams. These are all done in advance, saving me time, and increasing efficiency. The week I'm writing this, (the week after semester finished at uni) is the week I should start studying for exams and discovering where I need to focus my attention. Next week, I'll be able to duck into uni and visit a tutor if something is bothering me. That's the plan!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Personality. Duh!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Went away with some friends up to Eildon. Had a great time. Bit sunburnt from hanging around the lake though... We don’t always remember sun cream. =P<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">But we drank a lot of beer, stayed up late chatting away, and just generally had a great time with mates.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Doing heaps of work to keep me busy till Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lots of Christmas parties this time of year. It’s fun, just getting home late at night isn’t.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Got some shit list pages to put up. Been delaying it for a while now. Someone remind me when I'm next online.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Overall, looking forward to summer. I enjoy the heat, enjoy relaxing in the sun. By the beach, by the water, with friends, with a beer.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Hope you’re all having a great time; and have heaps planned this summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I’ll be nice and busy soaking up the sun.<br />
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Hrm... I don't know if there is anything that I love but can't do for the life of me... How about <em>I'm not good at making it, but I love chocolate...</em>? Does that count?<br />
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People who have the motivation to work without needing to remind themself why they need to do it. Sure, I study well in advance before exams, but that doesn't mean I didn't force myself to do it. There is usually just a bunch of stuff I'd rather be doing...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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There is nothing wrong with that degree in the slightest, just so you all know. But the big question, could he make me feel compelled to purchase a widescreen rather than that standard screen?<br /></p><p>No. No, he couldn't. Not by a long shot. The moment he said something blatantly incorrect, I was hoping the next store had the answer. His "major difference" between the two: "widescreen has a higher resolution, and hence everything looks better"<br /></p><p>Penis joke time, I'm comparing myself to the Arts student.<br /></p><p>Let's pitch the 19" widescreen he was trying to sell vs. my 19" standard from home.His 19" thing had a resolution of 1440x900 and my 19" thing has a resolution of 1280x1024. Therefore, his is wider, but not as tall; and mines not as wide, but it has some height to it. Is there a difference between them in terms of picture? You betcha! Multiply them together.<br /></p><p>1,440x900=1,296,000 (Whoa, that's a lot of pixels, but wait!)<br /></p><p>1,280x1024=1,310,720 (Huge! I can fit a lot on my thing).<br /></p><p>Evidently, my thing, exactly the same size, can fit "more" on it. Hence, is more useful. It's not the size that counts, but how you use it. Next!<br /></p><p>Side note between stores: As a result of that mathematical finding, I'd expect the cost of standard screens to be greater. However, people seem to be happy to pay through the ass for something that apparently "looks better." (Assuming you're not an idiot and don't stretch the image anyway)<br /></p><p>Second store: BCC (That one that you've never been inside)<br /></p><p>I was rummaging through the bargain bin when someone came to help. "All I want to know is the major advantage of a widescreen monitor over a standard one."<br /></p><p>"We don't sell standard ones. They don't make them anymore." Brilliant. That really answered my question. I explained I wasn't interested in buying one today, I just wanted to know for the future (ie. When I was interested). And for the reference, they DO still make them, and forever will (ie. Ten years, that's forever in tech speak).<br /></p><p>"Oh, the widescreen one has a better resolution for DVD's." If I want to watch DVD's, I'll go watch them on a TV. I told him such.<br /></p><p>"But they make games for widescreen now too." Ugh! Yes, they make them for widescreen now, but they've been making them for standard screen for a shitload longer... Now it's marketable to do both (and forever will be). Next!<br /></p><p>Finally: JB Hi-Fi<br /></p><p>I stood there for a while looking at the monitors, there were some ones here I actually liked the look of, even if they were widescreen. While over in external drives, I was asked if I required assistance.<br /></p><p>"Well, widescreen better supports the native resolutions of DVD's and camcorders." Aha! Keyword of the day that I should have heard at every store, but didn't: Native! I asked which would be better use for everyday application, none of this video bullshit (Handballs off to Michael for that one).<br /></p><p>"Well, then there's really no difference, just wider and shorter." I explained to him I'd want to use <span style="text-decoration:underline">two</span> monitors side by side, and asked if there was any benefit in having two widescreen monitors over two standard ones.<br /></p><p>"None." Actually, there are only disadvantages: that you chew up more desk space than an accountant at tax time (as the monitors are wider).<br /></p><p>So again, I left the store, well and truly amazed that people still buy widescreen monitors even though they have a perfectly good HD-TV in their house to watch DVD's on. Honestly, there's no real difference. If you plan on using multiple or for just everyday use, standard is better. If you plan to edit movies, widescreen is better (though you're likely to need two in this scenario anyway). As such, we still should have both on our shelves for purchase. I didn't see a single 4:3 screen in the stores today, quite depressing...<br /></p><p>Nevertheless, there was a lesson learnt today: Putting an Arts student in Dick Smith selling computers is like hiring a convicted paedophile for a kindergarten teacher job. It's probably counter-productive.</p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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