You know standards have shifted when...

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...you notice that SVP are selling refurbished 16" widescreen LCD monitors for 34 and 35 quid and your first thought is that they're too small to be useful.

I started out with a ZX81 on a 12" TV, I think I was on my third computer when I got a 14" monitor, didn't get to 17" in the late nineties. Now I'm thinking that my 22" widescreen is possibly a bit too small...

Anyway, may be useful to someone who wants a cheap small screen for some reason

http://svp.co.uk/product/tft_16_wscren_monitor_1619swa_lcd_blk_silv_refub_aoc003

http://svp.co.uk/product/tft_16_wide_monitor_cmv_633a_lcd_black_refurb_chimei001

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The current generation of educational screens / projectors seem to be solving the shadow problem by using a VERY wide angle specialised projector mounted on a boom above the screen and only three feet or so away from it. Presumably there are special optics to handle keystoning etc. Trouble is they only seem to be available as packages costing 1K plus.

Our labs are about to be refurbished and new ones opened, and its possible we may end up with something like this in the new labs if not the old ones. Remind me in September-ish and I'll let you know.