Re: Montior Replacement??

Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx> · Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:48:52 -0500

Mine wasn't an Apple but one I'd had for many
years.  I went shopping and saw the Envision 17" that really looked
good at CompUSA.  PC Magazine or PC World rated it high.  Since I don't
buy toys unless I have the $$$$ I waited until the money was in my
hand.  In the mean time the price dropped drastically, I think $50! 
When I bought it I was gainfully employed.  I've been retired since the
end of July '06 and the Envision is still going strong.  

I Have to wonder how many actual makers there are even though there are
different brands.  One maker can make items for many "badges" to their
specs.  When I was working I saw things that we made with other
"badges" and things we didn't make with our "badge" on them.

Don Roberts wrote:
Word of
advice, maybe.  Three years ago I needed to replace my Apple CRT so my
first stop was Best Buy.  I could look at a wall of monitors and one
thing struck me.  There were about 3 sizes of LCD monitors to see and
they all had the same scene on the display.  In every size there was
one that stood out because of the brilliance and neutrality of the
whites.  That was Westinghouse, a brand not often referenced in general
conversation.  I finally bought one and have been very pleased.  It was
not the cheapest, about middle of the pack, but the image quality
seemed better than the others.  Just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Don

Bob wrote:

  LCDs not lasting as long as CRTs and being
less stable is news to me.  Since LCD displays were not available when
I started my career in field service for a major computer company in
1966 my experience is only the last 12 years or so.  We used LCD
displays for consoles on the mainframes and later on the Unix systems
and I saw may on desks.  I don't remember replacing more than one or
two.

CRTs, as any vacuum tube, age as time goes on so if you're buying a
used CRT display what kind of life and stability are you expecting or
being guaranteed?

BTW, the cheap caps are not limited to LCD displays.  They're
everywhere, displays and motherboards alike.

Bob

fotofx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

    I am going through the same issue except in
reverse. My gatewat @@" $700 LCD monitor died and needs repair. This is
after 3 years. Gateway will not touch it!! It was made with cheap
internal caps and the "50,000" is crap too!!

The LCD's do offer great features but do not last as long as the CRT
nor are they as stable. My repair will cost up 200 and that is very
close to what you can get a 20" for now. So I am seriously considering
a rebuilt CRT now. Yes it is more power, less space heavy as hell. But
there are good channces that it will last at least 5 more years over
two LCD's...

Just something to consider from the other side...  Oh with all the
electronics retaillers going under is that extended warr. going to be
worth the paper it is printed on?

Just my 000002.centavos worth

Les

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