You should learn to be a good programmer first. If you want to get into game development quickly, then I would recommend you first learn, practice, and understand the C++ programming language as it is widely used in the game industry. It's not the best language for beginners, but if you are really dedicated and careful then you will be fine. I personally recommend Accelerated C++ over any free online resources. If it is impossible for you to come up with the small sum of $30 then you can read Thinking in C++ instead, but I have not read it. You can download Visual Studio C++ Express for free to start programming in C++ or pick another IDE (environment to write your code). When you are done with your first book, then you can move on to more advanced books and work on your own large projects. You may also want to check out Project Euler to practice efficiently implementing algorithms. After you've got a solid understanding of C++ and general computer science concepts, then you can start with game development using Ogre 3D, an open source 3D graphics engine. They have a ton of free resources to get you started creating your first game.

Just another case of gaming forums being so conceited as to think they know more than a developer does. Precisely why most developers ignore forums all together. Most people in gaming forums have no idea what they're talking about.UCF_Knight

Unfortunately they have to pay attention to forums because of online mast hysteria causing distorted perceptions of their products and loss of sales.

Bose and Beats by Dr. Dre are not bad, they are just mediocre and highly overpriced.

In general, Nox Audio headsets

+ look good

+ are compact

+ have good mics

- have too much uncontrolled bass

- have poor midrange audio quality (they are muddy)

- have cheap construction

They compare favorably with other gaming headset makers like Logitech and Razer but pale in comparison to audiophile-grade brands like Sennheiser, Audio-Technica, and Beyerdynamic. If you prefer to have a subwoofer in your head, go with Nox Audio. If you want to hear where your enemies are before you can see them, go with an audiophile headphone.

Skullcandy and Sennheiser and not comparable headphones. It's like comparing a Maserati with a Ford (Note: Skullcandy is the Ford).

Bozanimal

I would not associate Sennhesier with Maserati. Sennheiser has everything from the low end (HD280) to the high end (HD800). Sennheiser would be more like Volkswagen. Ford is actually a pretty decent car company. I would instead associate Skullcandy with a 90's used 2-door coupe Ford with a large muffler, spoiler, flames painted on the doors, and a subwoofer in the trunk. In otherwords, it is a gimmick.

When you get the U2311H, the first thing you should do is lower the brightness to 30-33~ and contrast to 75~ with color mode Standard. If you want a more accurate color you can switch to RGB mode and make finer tweaks.

Enjoy your monitor :)

LED is just the backlight for the monitor. The normal backlight that LCD monitors have is CCFL. Manufacturers use LED to save energy, make thinner screens, and inflate their dynamic contrast ratio measurements (LED is instant on/off full brightness). AFAIK, a "White" LED lowers gamut and usually has a blue tint.

The U2311H actually has very good black levels for an LCD monitor. One of the reviews measured 0.14 cd/m^2 black depth after calibration.

An alternative is the LG IPS231P (0.21 cd/m^2 black depth). It is slightly worse than the U2311H but is a better value. Do they have that in your country? I couldn't see the link you gave.

I use this screen cleaning kit on my monitors and TV: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10902&cs_id=1090201&p_id=5177&seq=1&format=2

$1.09 + shipping on monoprice.com

Generally people want the best for their money. Plasma is the best option by far for PQ and other things. Your situation wasn't looking for the best of the best apparently, and the environment wasn't suited for plasma use.

ChubbyGuy40

I think that for most people their environment is not suited for plasma use. Usually their home theater room is downstairs next to the kitchen or living room where there are a lot of windows. Plasmas are not very bright to begin with and the glass screens make it worse. Most people don't have a dedicated, light-controlled room for plasmas to shine. Also with a plasma, you can't simply leave a 4:3 picture on all day and not expect uneven phosphor wearing to occur over time (a.k.a. burning a square into the screen). And the issue of power consumption: http://reviews.cnet.com/green-tech/tv-consumption-chart/?tag=contentBody;nextPage. Plasmas dominate the power consumption charts.