News Bamboo monitor mod

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  1. WilHarris

    WilHarris Just another nobody Moderator

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  2. Solidus

    Solidus Superhuman

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    but surely they can get chipped or dented easier than standard materials? i dunno....im still gonna have to stick to the plastics i think
     
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  3. TheoGeo

    TheoGeo What are these goddamn animals?!

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    looks nice. The mouse looks really uncomfortable to use though. and the keyboard still seems to have plastic keys

    monitor seems like a good idea. doubt it will take off though.
     
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  4. greensabbath

    greensabbath Got Wood?

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    It reminds me of Ikea... i hate Ikea although the monitor does look alright. It'd be nice to just figure out how they did it so i can do it myself with better wood
     
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  5. bloodcar

    bloodcar Minimodder

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    The PCB ina normal monitor is more harmful then the the material the casing is made out of. :sigh:
     
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  6. DXR_13KE

    DXR_13KE BananaModder

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    this is odd, and very flamable, and in a way interesting.
     
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  7. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    Well, you'd need your monitor at combustably hot temperatures to worry about anything, in which case a plastic casing would have melted. Wood also has the nice side effect of not emitting toxic fumes when burned, unlike plastic.
     
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  8. FeRaL

    FeRaL What's a Dremel?

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    Actually, bamboo flooring is considered quite durable. Here is a link, you can also google it...

    http://www.bambooflooring.biz/
     
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  9. Veles

    Veles DUR HUR

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    Bamboo is generally quite a durable material, I do like the look of the monitor. Although i'm not sure why chopping down trees to make the monitor surround is much more environmentally friendly than plastic. Also, as bloodcar said, it's not just the plasic surround that isn't good for the environment.

    That being said the monitor looks well cool.
     
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  10. XLGlobetrotterXL

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    looks real goood! would go with a wodden desk too.
     
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  11. FeRaL

    FeRaL What's a Dremel?

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    When you cut down bamboo, the bamboo re-growes from the same stalk, where as a tree needs to be replanted.
     
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  12. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Are you suggesting we start using bamboo PCBs then? :D Come to think of it, an oak motherboard would be quite nice...

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  13. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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    Happy Panda lol :D

    I'm sure I've seen a mod on here that's similar, i.e the monitor or monitor surround made out of wood..
     
    kenco_uk, 2 May 2006
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  14. greensabbath

    greensabbath Got Wood?

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    Are you thinking of Zapwizard's? Redwood 3.0 i think
     
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  15. kenco_uk

    kenco_uk I unsuccessfully then tried again

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  16. yahooadam

    yahooadam <span style="color:#f00;font-weight:bold">Ultra cs

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    doesnt bamboo suck up quite alot of nutrients and such out of the ground

    theres no such thing as a free lunch in this world

    and also, as said by other people, plastic isnt the most enviromentally harmful bit in your moniter :duh:

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    Oh yeh and planting alot of bamboo to make stuff, well if its so hard to get rid of (ie you have to get rid of the roots) surely if it spread (which it most likely would) then you would have a bamboo epidemic

    Im sure the panda's would love that but .... :wallbash:
     
    yahooadam, 2 May 2006
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  17. Washfordmonkey

    Washfordmonkey What's a Dremel?

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    hmm would be quite nice for a corperate office.. looks fairly professional :)
    any idea of the costs of these.. or did i miss that?
     
    Washfordmonkey, 2 May 2006
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  18. yahooadam

    yahooadam <span style="color:#f00;font-weight:bold">Ultra cs

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    its at the end of the review ....
     
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  19. zr_ox

    zr_ox Whooolapoook

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    Interseting but it does not get my vote....unless I decided to do a Miami Vice inspired mod!
     
    zr_ox, 2 May 2006
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