Need CRT Monitor Recommendation

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Hey Craig,

I have the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB and am very pleased with it. Great
picture quality. The only negative point is that it has two very feint lines
that run across the screen about 3/4 from the top and bottom of the screen
but after a while you don't notice them. I may be wrong but I think all 19"
CRT monitors have this. I did a lot of research before buying a new monitor
and this one came top in most reviews. Mind you that was six months ago and
knowing how quickly technology changes you might find something better.

Otherwise I highly recommend this monitor.

Cheers.

Si


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"Craig Williams" <cwillyATE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'm planning to buy a 19" CRT monitor, and would like to get
> recommendations. My budget tells me to hold it under $300 if possible.
> Doing a little research, I have come up with the following list. (I do
> not mind the aperture grill style. That's what I'm using now - NEC
> MultiSync FE700 - it's been a great monitor.)
>
> The primary use will be normal home use, including digital photography
> (PaintShop Pro processing, for example). Gaming is not high on my list.
>
>
> Samsung DynaFlat 997DF
> Samsung SyncMaster 957MB
> NEC MultiSync FE991SB (if available)
> Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB
> Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454
>
> Any insights would be appreciated.
>
> Craig
> [to reply directly, change the VERB to a NUMERAL]
>

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For "Si"

The "faint lines" that you refer to are the damper wires used with aperture
grille monitors. (An aperture grille is a set of vertical parallel wires.
The damper wires are horizontal ones that prevent the grille wires from
excessive vibration or motion under temperature changes.) There are two on
19" monitors, like the Sony HMD-A440 I'm typing this onto. Smaller monitors
will only have one damper wire.

I believe that no shadow mask CRTs use anything like damper wires, so some
people prefer them.

For Craig:

I'd recommend the HMD-A440, but I believe that Sony no longer makes
CRT-based computer monitors.

I have zero experience with any of the makes that you mention. (Well, I once
had an NEC 4fg, but that was about 1990.) One recent review (on a gaming
site, but perhaps still good for your purposes) is:

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guide [...] 3435541__5

They recommend the Viewsonic E90FB or the Samsung 997DF. The Viewsonic is a
bit cheaper, but both are listed as about 200 US dollars. (The prices may be
a bit optimistic in terms of what you might actually have to pay, but the
recommendations are otherwise likely to be sound.) Samsung has a reputation
as providing good value.

For my own purposes, I'd probably try to find a local source. CRTs seem to
vary among individual units, and I'd like to be able to exchange the monitor
if I wasn't happy with it. (I see that Staples lists an NEC AS900 for $209.
It supports 76 Hz at 1600X1200, so it ought to have bandwidth adequate for
good performance at more appropriate resolutions.)

The Apple 30" LCD monitor (supports 2560X1600 pixels at 75 Hz, all for a
mere $3299) looks quite nice also. ;-)

HTH.

Bob Knowlden

Address may be scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

"Si" <si@munirs.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cnjko2$lrk$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hey Craig,
>
> I have the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB and am very pleased with it. Great
> picture quality. The only negative point is that it has two very feint
> lines that run across the screen about 3/4 from the top and bottom of the
> screen but after a while you don't notice them. I may be wrong but I think
> all 19" CRT monitors have this. I did a lot of research before buying a
> new monitor and this one came top in most reviews. Mind you that was six
> months ago and knowing how quickly technology changes you might find
> something better.
>
> Otherwise I highly recommend this monitor.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Si
>
>
> --
> I'd rather have a bottle in front of me then a frontal lobotomy.
> "Craig Williams" <cwillyATE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:NPbnd.4694$R24.4418@news01.roc.ny...
>> I'm planning to buy a 19" CRT monitor, and would like to get
>> recommendations. My budget tells me to hold it under $300 if possible.
>> Doing a little research, I have come up with the following list. (I do
>> not mind the aperture grill style. That's what I'm using now - NEC
>> MultiSync FE700 - it's been a great monitor.)
>>
>> The primary use will be normal home use, including digital photography
>> (PaintShop Pro processing, for example). Gaming is not high on my list.
>>
>>
>> Samsung DynaFlat 997DF
>> Samsung SyncMaster 957MB
>> NEC MultiSync FE991SB (if available)
>> Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB
>> Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454
>>
>> Any insights would be appreciated.
>>
>> Craig
>> [to reply directly, change the VERB to a NUMERAL]
>>
>
>