[vox] xtra monitors?

Tue May 15 12:47:17 PDT 2007

Really, it's quite silly.  I don't go to ViewSonic or NEC for speakers - 
I go there for a display - if they want to get into the audio market, 
then so be it, and I will judge their audio products on their own 
merits.  I, nor anyone that I have ever met, has interest in the audio 
junk that is attached on the sides of the display.  No offices I have 
worked in want their employees to hook up speakers to their computer - 
so the office argument can't be made.  Most people I have dealt with 
consider speakers and display to be separate, unrelated purchases.

Now, if some audio company were to make a set of speakers that could be 
attached to my display, then I may be interested in what they have to offer.

Then again, I usually make the disclaimer that I am not the average 
consumer nor do I seem to have even the remotest semblance to the 
mindset of one.  Additionally, I fail to appreciate what they (the 
consumer) values.  Probably why I'm in the programming team and not the 
marketing. :-)

~chris

Harold Lee wrote:
> Seems like a cheap attempt to "add value" and thereby increase price and 
> profit margin. But ThinkPad and MacBook built-in speakers sound better 
> than the ones in the ViewSonic monitor I have, so I just use the laptop 
> speakers. It's a shame because usable built-in speakers would be nice.
> 
> Orson Jones wrote:
>> What's with built in speakers anyway? A quick peek at newegg revealed 
>> a lot of lcds with builtin speakers.
>>
>> Then again, you wouldn't have speakers taking up space on your desk, 
>> and if you're just watching youtube videos, you don't need great 
>> quality anyway!
>>
>>  
>>> I paid $189 in November or December for a 19" widescreen ViewSonic 
>>> 1440x900 with DVI and DSUB inputs and (really tinny) built-in 
>>> speakers. Model is VX1935wm if you want more details. www.costco.com 
>>> says it is now $184.99.
>>>
>>> I was surprised to find a better deal at Costco than Newegg, but hey 
>>> - why argue?
>>>     
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