A few months ago I needed a new LCD panel because at time I only had one 21″ LCD that was a programmer’s nightmare. I searched the internet for the best LCD for my money. I came across the Samsung BX2440X, there were little to no reviews on the panel so I’d be taking a chance. I’m glad I did!
From Samsung.com
Main Features
1920 x 1080 resolution – Very crisp resolution, excellent for web browsing or gaming.
24″ diagonal width – Large screen means more productivity!
5ms response time – Slower than some gaming panels but I haven’t notice any issues with BC2 or WoW.
DVI & VGA inputs – No HDMI here, I can’t tell the difference.
Fully height adjustable stand – Move it up or down to fit your style.
Vertical & Horizontal adjustable – Awesome feature for an LCD in this price range. I couldn’t find any that had this feature under $500.
LED backlight - Very energy efficient and the LCD as a whole uses 25 Watts and under .3W in standby.
I was in lab today with my senior design team and we just finished building our audio amplifier for use in our project. We had a few tones to play which proved our circuit worked; however; other classmates requested songs. I searched the net and found a script that incorporates ringtone sequences.
The Tunes
The following sites have plenty of songs which you need to adapt for the script below:
For my senior design project at Wentworth, we are in need of a micro controller. I ordered the Arduino from SparkFun.com and it arrived yesterday. At the core is the ATMega328 which is plenty powerful for our application (which I’ll introduce in a later post).
The device has so many uses with its various shields and add ons such as ethernet and wifi. If you ever wanted to start getting into electronics, hardware or if you ever wanted to make something you’ve always wanted, the Arduino is a great start.
The ATMega328 contains the Arduino bootloader so we can flash it with the WIRE programming language (it’s pretty much C++, just dumbed down). It comes with plenty of examples so you can tweak existing code or piece together you own application.
I’ve been busy the past few weeks, mainly with school but I’ve had spare time to have fun with.
I went to NYC for “A State of Trance 450″ which was a big party celebrating an electronic radio show. I had a blast, 9PM-5AM was not enough! Wished I could’ve gone to the next night, but I had to get back for Easter.
