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Article: Online Poker: Make the Most of Your Work Area

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  1. billywestom billywestom is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2008 (8/18/2008 2:22am)

  2. I_Blade_U I_Blade_U is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2008 (8/18/2008 12:29pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>good article billy......plz post more... and lemme get a monitor</p>
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    Aug 18th, 2008 (8/18/2008 12:53pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>Nice article Billy. U guys rock!</p>
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    Aug 18th, 2008 (8/18/2008 4:30pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>Well written. Thanks. I would add one point about monitors. 1600 x 1200 monitors (I have multiple Samsung 214t's) allow 4 games to fit on the screen almost perfectly in a 2x2 arrangement. Wide screen monitors, which are definitely the trend now a days, give what for me is wasted space on the side of 4 games. In other words, to optimize the used area on a screen 1600 x 1200 is best. Now buy the biggest you can afford and avoid having to buy reading glasses at 35 like me. These resolution monitors are probably also the cheapest per square inch as this is no longer the sought after resolution in monitors but I don't know as I haven't bought monitors for a few years.</p>
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    Aug 18th, 2008 (8/18/2008 7:00pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>so what type of processor is required and how much RAM do you think would be legit?</p>
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    Aug 18th, 2008 (8/18/2008 7:32pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>I have the Dell 1720 Inspiron too with the 1920 x 1200 resolution and it rocks.  I just got  it before the WSOP.  I got some extras including the best "intel" wirleess card and more RAM so you can run several programs at once without lag.  I have an apple airport router and and an alltel "wireless phone" card ($60 month) but worth every penny if you lose your connection. </p>
    <p>Nice article and very informative.  Well done.</p>
     
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    Aug 18th, 2008 (8/18/2008 9:14pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>anyone know info about processors and Ram needed???</p>
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    Aug 18th, 2008 (8/18/2008 9:44pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>a 2ghz core 2 duo is WAY WAY fast for poker</p>
    <p>Vista isn't really happy without 2GB or ram though.</p>
    <p>a 1.6ghz pentium dual core E5xx0 (the new ones) would be plenty sufficient. As low as a single core 2ghz Athlon  or 1.5ghz core solo chip would be fine.</p>
    <p>24" monitor should all be easy to install and work well I have no idea what that crap about samsung being good is (BTW their image quality is very mediocre for the price).</p>
    <p>BTW I'm the IT manager of a mid-sized web based company feel free to PM me with any technical question, computer geekery is my first love.</p>
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    Aug 19th, 2008 (8/19/2008 4:49pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>don't forget a mouse with a cord...you don't want these wireless ones dying on u in a bad spot (i know this from experience....even the kind that goes into a charger)</p>
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    Aug 22nd, 2008 (8/22/2008 6:47pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>well done bill, i promise ill have my article up soon! = slacker!</p>
     
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    Aug 26th, 2008 (8/26/2008 2:42am) in reply to billywestom

    <p>Well if you are looking for a laptop, they are going to come with Windows Vista and you'll want atleast 2-3gb of memory and the better processors are Intel's Core 2 Duo series.  AMD's Turion X2 is also acceptable.  A dedicated graphics card such as an Nvidia 8 or 9 series card will work or the ATI 3000 series (3450-3650) will work great.  Also get the N wireless card because its not only a speed difference, but better range because of a technology called "MIMO".  And if your doing a desktop, get a video card with 2 video outputs, but try and get one with 2 DVI outputs which are both digital and give you a little bit better picture quality to your monitors.</p>
    <p>Hope this helps.</p>
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    Aug 26th, 2008 (8/26/2008 7:09am) in reply to billywestom

    <p>Had bought this brilliant piece of hardware (work space) a couple of weeks, ago switching over from a powerful desktop pc with a 24" Dell widescreen 1920*1080 ... 10/10 from my point of view as it features everything you need to play properly even multiple tables... </p>
    <p>Every new product needs an angle and the more superfluous, the greater the alarm bells. Happily, for Acer at least, its range of "Gemstone Blue" laptops has a very simple selling point, they're the only 16:9 screen ratio laptops currently available. Why is this important? Because DVD and Blu-ray movies are mastered to anamophically fit a 16:9 aspect ratio screen, rather than the 16:10 ratio that most notebooks and PC desktop monitors favour.</p>
    <p>Available in both 16in and 18.4in varieties, we're taking a look at the 18.4 version, the 8920G, today and it's no shrinking violet. Measuring 441mm across, 300mm deep and 44.2mm thick it weighs 4.1 kilos and strikes an imposing figure on any desktop. Portable it certainly isn't and it's unlikely to move from one spot in the house, making it a genuine desktop replacement.</p>
    <p>It has all the features for this role, too. We've got the top of range model for review and it's available for between £1,300 and £1,400 depending on where you shop. Not a small amount no doubt, but you do get a lot for that money and there are other no less capable options coming in at the £1,000 mark and some even less.</p>
    <p>At the heart of things is an Intel Core 2 Duo T9300. It has two cores running at a brisk 2.5GHz with an 800MHz Front Side Bus and 6MB L2 Cache, the latter of which is particularly advantageous when processing a large number of images. You'll also benefit from an ample 4GB of RAM, though with 32-bit Windows Vista Ultimate OS installed, not all of this will be used.</p>
    <p>Headline features don't end there. For storage you get two 320GB hard drives, 640GB total, graphics are powered by a 512MB nVidia 9650M GS, there's Wireless-N Wi-Fi for seamless high definition content streaming, an HDMI output and let us not forget about the Blu-ray reader and DVD writer drive nestled in there.</p>
    <p>This works in tandem with the 18.4in screen which, as previously noted, has a film friendly 16:9 aspect ratio and an even more film friendly 1,920 x 1,080 Full HD resolution. To round off the full multimedia experience the latest Dolby Home Theatre technology is included, adding a new and very pleasant Natural Bass mode and new sound expander. In addition there's support for a multitude of surround sound modes, including perennial favourite Dolby Headphone - its superb virtual surround headphone technology.</p>
    <p>Read more... <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/07/17/Acer-Aspire-8920G-18-4in-Blu-ray-Notebook/p1">www.trustedreviews.com/.../p1</a></p>
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    Aug 27th, 2008 (8/27/2008 5:24pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>Thanks for the replies guys. You definitely helped the content of the article!</p>
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    Oct 8th, 2008 (10/8/2008 5:19pm) in reply to billywestom

    <p>at 1920x1200 resolution on pokerstars, does anyone know how many windows i can have open at one time without any overlap when the windows are at their min size using the tile table option?</p>
    <p>on my 19" widescreen running at 1440x900 im able to have 9 windows open at once with just a little overlap. if i could do 12 windows at 1920x1200 with little or no overlap then i would like to upgrade to a 24" wide monitor. </p>
    <p>can anyone running at 1920x1200 please help out and check for me? u just have to open 12 windows (no need to sit in at the table, just open it), real money or play money, and once 12 windows are open then click on the tile table option.</p>
    <p>thanks.</p>
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