Dell 2209WA is the 22" version - we bought a second one as the first was so impressive. There is a 24" version.

Cost: £250 approx.
Features: IPS panel means no change in brightness or contrast with change in viewing angle.

These are gentle on the eye and the closest thing I've seen to the very expensive NEC monitors.

Dell IPS screens are just the job. I'm using one now and I've been very impressed.

I'd much rather have good programme content in 2D that a whole host of films made to exploit the special effect wow factor of 3D. We don't really watch that much TV anyway, and 3D wouldn't enhance any of it.

Who knows whwere it will lead, but if still photography 3D is anything to go by it will be a very long and difficult path for the manufacturers.

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Sorry, removed the second thread pointing to this thread...that's just cluttering up the forum.

There's always just that one more post....

Almost everyone seems quite happy and knows what's going on and there are no plans for any Tome of Rules.

Any further explanation only needs further explaining anyway and nobody reads rule books, or instruction manuals anyway.

What lovely texture and what an unusual composition. I rather like it.

A firend of mine a while ago asked me to sell his GX20 on eBay and sent it along to me complete with five batteries.

Two were Pentax ones and three couldn't be identified because all the printing had worn off them. They looked a wreck. The two Pentax ones were almost unmarked. This sort of thing to me indicates a particular quality level for these items, and in the case of the cheap batteries it could be very debateable what we were buying. Those are the ones I expect to leak or burst into flames.

However, nothing is guaranteed, and it is true that of the five batteries the only one that wouldn't charge was one of the Pentax ones.

Despite that, I still buy OEM batteries for everything. Obviously that's not possible with AA batteries, but then we are talking recognised quality brands as appropriate.

I went for a wander around Arley Hall today and decided to use the X90.

It worked very well. It's always more difficult to guarantee spot on results with compacts and bridge cameras, certainly when compared with a DSLR. Most of this is due to the very small and light cameras being susceptible to camera shake. The sensor shift SR certainly helps with this.

The results look good, I'll be posting one on EPZ just after midnight and I'll post a couple in the Gallery here in a while.

The first battery charge lasted for 130 shots before showing red on the screen, but considering that it's a couple of months now since I charged it I think that's probably not too bad. I did leave it on for a couple of hours out and about today, but it was cool out so keeping the camera on and warm seemed reasonable.

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