New Display Technology

Were you fooled ;-) ?

Published on March 28, 2005 By Chris TH In Personal Computing

Some interesting display effects that Mac users seem to be fond of, as an example: http://files.macbidouille.com/transparent/pages/gallery_29767_11_13892.html

There're more here: http://files.macbidouille.com/transparent/

Comments (Page 1)

Bichur

on Mar 28, 2005

Pretty cool.

Double Zero

on Mar 28, 2005

That is cool, but I wonder how practical?, not to mention distracting?..
You could watch TV through your monitor..LoL..other than having the TV card turned on..

Akoloutheo

on Mar 28, 2005

While I agree that it is pretty cool, who wants to see the wall behind the moniter? Who wants the person sitting opposite you on the train to see all your files as you work? And what about Desktop Customisation!? No wallpaper apart from the stuff on the walls. Argh! No, i'm happy with mine thanks. But it is cool.

Chris TH

on Mar 29, 2005

effects that Mac users seem to be fond of

Just realised my first link shows an XP system!

Posted via WinCustomize Browser/Stardock Central

Jafo

on Mar 29, 2005

One assumes these are just quaint manips...

My plan once was to have my wall be a photo of the inside of the monitor case...as if it had no CRT in it at all....

on Mar 29, 2005

Hmm I could do it. I think. Just put lid down, take picture and hopefully cat stayed the whole time I transfer the picture and set it as wallpaper and take another picture.

With static area it's much easier, I would think.

thomassen

on Mar 29, 2005

Hm.. I seems that people don't realise that the screen isn't actually transparent. Nor is this a photoshop effect. They have taken a photo of their room without the monitor, (prolly in a tripod or something else that makes the camera stay still) then they cropped the picture and applied it as their background. Then taking a new photo of the room with the screen in place, giving the effect of a transparent screen.

Double Zero

on Mar 29, 2005

LoL..Well if thats the case there sure are ALOT of bored people out there...

I was thinking somewhere along the lines of just having a web-cam or something relative set up to loop the image back to the screen..but really..whats the point?

Zero.

NightTrainthedark

on Mar 29, 2005

..whats the point?

They fooled you didn't they? LOL They did it because they can.

Double Zero

on Mar 29, 2005

Oh noooooooo..they didnt fool me ::cough, cough:: I knew it all the time! ::firm nod:: LoL

Yeah, they got me, along with a couple others.. I did just think it was cool, wasnt anything that I would want to get or even use..Kinda like your girl having a Pink Harley..cool bike, her bike, nothing you would want to have yourself..LoL

Should have waited chris and posted this on the 1st..LoL

Zero.

KeithMacDonald

on Mar 29, 2005

lol, i got it. i use those kinds of effects alot.

thomassen

on Mar 29, 2005

I suppose it's just one of them thoughts that, when they hit you, you think "That'd be funny. But I won't do it. It's quite silly really. ... Right,... where did I put my camera?"

ZubaZ

on Mar 29, 2005

Jafo > there's a widget by _Martin_ called desktop crack that I thought would look great with some CRT hardware behind it. Just never got around to finding some.

A photo of what was behind the monitor as that background would be interesting too.

Chris TH

on Mar 29, 2005

My plan once was to have my wall be a photo of the inside of the monitor case...as if it had no CRT in it at all....

Heh! I like it!

craeonics

on Mar 30, 2005

They may be fakes, but I do plan on breaking out the back of my TFT screen, 1) but I need to get one first; and 2) after the warranty expires. Or should I do it while I still have warranty?

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