Thinking of one more upgrade; a monitor!

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Hi,

I've been thinking about moving from a 17" to a 19" monitor. There's
a semi-local Staples store that is offering a sale on a 19" CRT
monitor with a "flat glass" screen ($130 USD). I know nothing about
the manufacturer; Envision. Here are the details:

http://tinyurl.com/5ys9k

Does this look like a decent enough monitor? Naturally, I'm most
concerned with how it will handle fs9!

Thanks!

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Melissa

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I bought that monitor at a Staples in Iowa yesterday. Looks great, I
may buy another for my wifes computer. I don't know how long it will
last, but I'm very pleased with it's brightness and text detail.

Jason


Lawn Dart wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I've been thinking about moving from a 17" to a 19" monitor. There's
> a semi-local Staples store that is offering a sale on a 19" CRT
> monitor with a "flat glass" screen ($130 USD). I know nothing about
> the manufacturer; Envision. Here are the details:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5ys9k
>
> Does this look like a decent enough monitor? Naturally, I'm most
> concerned with how it will handle fs9!
>
> Thanks!
>
> - --
> Melissa
>
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Hi Jason,

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 21:54:22 -0500, you wrote:

> I bought that monitor at a Staples in Iowa yesterday. Looks great,
> I may buy another for my wifes computer. I don't know how long it
> will last, but I'm very pleased with it's brightness and text
> detail.

Thanks Jason! The sale only lasts a few more days, so I'll probably
go pick one up tomorrow. There is a three year warranty on it, and
that's about as long as I've had any monitor, so as long as it works
well, I should be happy with it.

Thanks again!

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Melissa

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I've got an Envision 19" on my wife's PC. Monitor is excellent and they're
tech support is great as well. We had a power surge take it out a year ago,
and they replaced it no questions asked. Advance replacement on top. I'd
recommend them.

"Jason Dodd" <jasondodd@netins.net> wrote in message
news:d3i1l3$p6e$1@news.netins.net...
>I bought that monitor at a Staples in Iowa yesterday. Looks great, I may
>buy another for my wifes computer. I don't know how long it will last, but
>I'm very pleased with it's brightness and text detail.
>
> Jason
>
>
> Lawn Dart wrote:
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been thinking about moving from a 17" to a 19" monitor. There's
>> a semi-local Staples store that is offering a sale on a 19" CRT
>> monitor with a "flat glass" screen ($130 USD). I know nothing about
>> the manufacturer; Envision. Here are the details:
>> http://tinyurl.com/5ys9k Does this look like a decent enough monitor?
>> Naturally, I'm most
>> concerned with how it will handle fs9!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> - --
>> Melissa
>>
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On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 17:16:56 -0700, Lawn Dart
<willkayakforfoodREMOVE_THIS@gmx.net> brought the following:
>
>Hi,
>
>I've been thinking about moving from a 17" to a 19" monitor. There's
>a semi-local Staples store that is offering a sale on a 19" CRT
>monitor with a "flat glass" screen ($130 USD). I know nothing about
>the manufacturer; Envision. Here are the details:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/5ys9k
>
>Does this look like a decent enough monitor? Naturally, I'm most
>concerned with how it will handle fs9!
>

you might want to save up a few more $$ and go for 21" tubes and run
at 1280x1024 (aspect ratio: 1.250) -- What res would the 19" run at?
1024x768 (aspect ratio: 1.333)?

Here's what dual 21" tubes look like.. with secondary video at left
(on PCI card).. tilted in slightly.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/flightsim/dual_Sim.jpg


The user can even make `monitor hangers'.. the left unit 1.5cm
laminated pressboard.. and on the right 2cm cabinet plywood.


-Gregory


p.s. how come so many Brit pilots are named Trevor?

 

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Hi,

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 17:16:56 -0700, I wrote:

> I've been thinking about moving from a 17" to a 19" monitor.

Thank you Jason, A-2 Xprt, and Gregory! I did go and pick up the
Envision unit a couple of days ago, and while it's not bad, there is
one small problem that I can't seem to sort out, and even the
Envision tech support person recommended that I return/exchange this
particular monitor.

The problem is a sort of "ghost-like" glow/shadow emanating from
objects (icons, menus, taskbars, etc.) when displayed against a black
background. Using all the recommended settings (resolution, refresh
rate, contrast, brightness, etc.), I still see this peculiar anomaly.

I've decided to return the Envision and go with a different monitor
altogether; a Viewsonic G90FB 19" "flat screen" CRT. At newegg.com,
I found this one for $219 USD, so it's a bit more expensive than the
Envision, but from all I've been reading about it, it sounds like a
good choice for me. By the way, here's the one I'm ordering:

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/crtmonitors/graphicseries/g90fb/

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-116-282&depa=0

Thanks again for your help!

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Melissa

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Somehow my ViewSonic P810 (-20"view) unsigned drivers [signed aswell]
are not picked up in my WindowsXP(SP1). Still it shows a Default
monitor. Iam having a AMD-Duron1.8GZ/233FSB/256MBDDRam/ AGP8X
GeForceMX4000 64MBCard. .

The CRT may be now 6-7 years old and showing some trouble displaying
picture. I probably go by another CRT monitor of 21" or a 19"LCD. But I
heard the CRT is better than LDC for games. Is that true?

Happy simming.

Sam