Best affordable external monitor for HD video editing? [more inside]
posted by timshel on Aug 24, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm using Terminal (Ubuntu 8.04x64) right now to overwrite a 500g external hd with random information. There's been no action aside from a blinking cursor (by itself on a line, not in front of any prompt) since I entered the command yesterday afternoon:
[sudo dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sdc bs=8m]

I understand it's going to take a while to finish. In the meantime, is there any way to monitor the progress of the operation?
posted by carsonb on Nov 8, 2008 - 18 answers

Can I use my computer monitor as an HD production monitor? [more inside]
posted by UnnotciedTypo on Feb 21, 2008 - 5 answers

which HD TFT/LCD monitor to get? [more inside]
posted by complience on Apr 14, 2007 - 4 answers

What should I hook up to my 22" widescreen HD monitor? [more inside]
posted by matkline on Jan 18, 2007 - 7 answers