New desk

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:01 am

Finally. I've been using an old, fairly cheap one for years now. It's so nice to have some space!

[lvlshot]http://www.perfunction.com/rook/desk1.jpg[/lvlshot]
[lvlshot]http://www.perfunction.com/rook/desk2.jpg[/lvlshot]

Nice to have drawers and storage space too, instead of just open shelves and ledges.

Post by **tnf** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:01 am

Hey, you are disrupting the drama...post the real shit tomorrow.

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:03 am

Huh?

*looks around*

Post by **BlueGene** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 4:13 am

Very nice, I like it :icon14:

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:54 am

not my style of desk, but i love that color. nice one.

Post by **Foo** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:07 am

Not bad.

Protip tho: Your monitor seems too high. The top of the monitor screen should be almost level with your eyebrows when you're sat up in your chair.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:31 am

Looks good olo@ all the storage

Post by **Ryoki** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:39 am

Why, that's a nice screen...

Post by **Denz** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:45 am

Oh, Common dude!! Butterflies on the wall?.........

Post by **Grudge** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:04 pm

great looking desk, that butterfly cloth is hideous though

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:34 pm

Haha, yea I knew somebody would say something about that.

There are two really tall windows right there that take up the whole wall. We got some nice looking blinds for them, but after we had them for a while, we discovered that when it's dark outside you can see straight into our office/livingroom, like there was nothing there at all.

We don't really want to spring for more blinds for this rented house right now, so our temporary solution has been a couple of quilts hanging over as drapes.

It's like dorm room engineering all over again!

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:41 pm

Foo wrote:Not bad.

Protip tho: Your monitor seems too high. The top of the monitor screen should be almost level with your eyebrows when you're sat up in your chair.

For some reason the monitor looks really tall in these pics. My chair sits high too though, so as I'm sitting here the top of the monitor is only about an inch and a half above my eyebrows.

I've never heard that rule of thumb before though - kind of anti-intuitive, because it seems like you'd want the center of the screen to be level with your eyes?

Post by **Foo** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:44 pm

R00k wrote:
Foo wrote:Not bad.

Protip tho: Your monitor seems too high. The top of the monitor screen should be almost level with your eyebrows when you're sat up in your chair.
For some reason the monitor looks really tall in these pics. My chair sits high too though, so as I'm sitting here the top of the monitor is only about an inch and a half above my eyebrows.

I've never heard that rule of thumb before though - kind of anti-intuitive, because it seems like you'd want the center of the screen to be level with your eyes?

nah. You always want to be looking slightly downwards to the bottom of the screen, and about level for the top of it.

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:56 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote:Looks good olo@ all the storage

Well I don't know if you remember seeing old pics of my other desk before, but I was in sore need of some storage space because there weren't any drawers, just one shelf:

[lvlshot]http://www.perfunction.com/rook/DeskOld.jpg[/lvlshot]

I never had any desk space free to do anything - I could barely find room to write a check on it.

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:59 pm

Foo wrote:nah. You always want to be looking slightly downwards to the bottom of the screen, and about level for the top of it.

Thanks for the tip - heck that might explain why my neck was sore yesterday. lol

Luckily it's completely adjustable - so I just lowered it about two inches.

edit: On my old desk, my monitor was up on a stand was noticably higher than this one was. TBH, when I started I was worried that this one might not be tall enough.

Post by **Foo** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:06 pm

R00k wrote:
Giraffe }{unter wrote:Looks good olo@ all the storage
Well I don't know if you remember seeing old pics of my other desk before, but I was in sore need of some storage space because there weren't any drawers, just one shelf:

[lvlshot]http://www.perfunction.com/rook/DeskOld.jpg[/lvlshot]

I never had any desk space free to do anything - I could barely find room to write a check on it.

That's the exact same desk as mik0rs has. His 19 inch mon plonked on the top shelf is waaay too high as well

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:11 pm

lol, nice. I've been staring up at it like that for 3 or 4 years now.

Come to think of it, that's probably why it was more comfortable to lean my chair back when I was using it - I always reclined back and scooted the chair right up under the desk anytime I was gaming or working.

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:13 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:not my style of desk, but i love that color. nice one.

The color and the ceramic-like top on it are what really sold me - and the nice brushed-looking knobs.

Don't have to worry about coasters anymore, and it's piss easy to clean. :icon32:

Post by **booker** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:15 pm

Camel Cigs

Post by **R00k** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:15 pm

Ryoki wrote:Why, that's a nice screen...

Thanks. For less than 400 bucks, I feel like I ripped off Dell nicely.

Post by **primaltheory** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:16 pm

Wow, that protip was hella helpfull...My eyes hurt less after playing from this angle...(idk why, these are flat crts.) And its generically more comfortable

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:15 pm

Nice desk....

Those butterfly drapes are awesome. :icon32:

Post by **Scourge** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:32 pm

The middle of my monitor has been at eye level for around three years or so. Do you move your whole head when you change where you're looking at on the monitor? I just keep my head level and move my eyes. Haven't had any neck pain or anything like that.

Post by **BlueGene** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 7:45 pm

I would agree middle of monitor should be at eye level not above, otherwise you need to look down with your neck.

This site however suggests what foo says.

http://www.healthycomputing.com/office/setup/monitor/

The ideal viewing height is to have your eyes level with an imaginary line across the screen, about 2"-3" below the top of the monitor. This can be accomplished in one of two ways - either by either lowering your monitor or raising your chair. If your screen is too low, you'll find yourself tilting your head forward to view the monitor (a common cause of neck pain). If it's too high, you may have to tilt your head back, leading to neck and shoulder pain - and increasing the likelihood of glrae from overhead lights (a common cause of headaches).

* Exception: If you wear bifocals or trifocals while using your computer, it may be appropriate to position your monitor a few inches lower than otherwise recommended to accommodate comfortable viewing through your lower lenses.

* Exception: If you use a large monitor (20" or larger), position your monitor so that the top of the viewing area is about 3" above eye level.