FAREWELL, SWEET FRIEND. I refer to the ViewSonic VP3881, a ridiculous 38in widescreen monitor that I would never have contemplated buying – until it landed in my office for review (see p73). For one thing, it’s huge, dominating even the 1.8m-wide desk I paid almost £1,000 for last year. Second, it costs more than that desk: £1,200 including VAT.
But now, having been apart from that beautiful monitor for four days, I’m rethinking my priorities. It’s all about productivity, that terrible and overused word. I found I could sit in front of the ViewSonic for two solid hours without losing concentration. Every piece of information I needed was there, on tap. There was no barrier between my brain and the final result; nothing to get in the way.
That’s in…
