Re: Montior Replacement??

[PhotoRoy6@xxxxxxx]

    My secondary monitor is a Viewsonic CRT mid range graphic series I bought in Dec 1998 My primary monitor is a value line Viewsonic 2 year old LCD which replaced my Gateway monitor LCD which lasted three years. 

     I bought a higher grade, larger Viewsonic Graphic CRT monitor made in 1999 with a computer except for the hard drive on Craig's List for $40.00. It is at my uncle's place now so I have a computer for email. I think quality control in manufacturing is probably the most important thing that contributes to longevity.

Roy

 

 

 

 

In a message dated 12/17/2008 6:48:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, w8imo@xxxxxxxx writes:

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

 

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