Hi Brian,
You might want to evenually buy that LCD. I have a few graphic artists for
friends, and they swear that the CRT's don't last more than three years, after
that, the color issues are beyond repair (according to them...)
Boris
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:46:51 +1300
Subject: [OM] OT Computer CRT screen - Optiquest by Viewsonic
Hi all,
My old 12" DIGITAL (tm) crt screen died and I asked my repairman what
to
do for a replacement. I also had (have) a generic "Made in Taiwan"
screen
that I suggest he examine for repair - it was a victim of an
unsuccessful
Linux installation that seemed to wreck it..
The first thing I found is that CRT screens are now next to totally
unavailable
new in New Zealand now. He offered me a flat LCD 17" screen for
$(NZ)450.
I declined as I don't have the space for a 17" screen in my workspace,
and
anyway, I didn't want an LCD screen.
He then suggested I go to the city recycling shed, which I did, The max
price
for a CRT screen there is $6. I picked one up, then took my Taiwanese
screen to him for assessment. It had been a high end unit when
purchased,
with fine pitch and nice colour. (The DIGITAL (tm) unit was not all
that fine
pitch and the colour always was a bit off. In addition apparently it
takes
repair technicians 2 hours just to open up these units)
While it is being looked at he offered me an OPTIQUEST CRT unit made
by
Viewsonic. It is also for sale for $60. It is one he picked up at the
recyclers
for $6, knowing hidden gold when he saw it.
So I am using it right now. What a unit !! It is VERY fine pitch, and
the
colour is extremely nice. Looking at Graeme Battison's shots is an
even
greater pleasure with it, and Johan Malmstrom's Flickr images seem to
have
been etched under a microscope, they seem so fine.
I am to collect my Taiwan unit tomorrow (apparently it works OK without
repair - we'll see about that - it didn't 2 years ago when I
disconnected it),
but it will probably sit un-used as a backup unit, since I plan to buy
the
Optiquest 1570DC unit. It is a real eye-opener. With a view to the time
when
I put together a computer just for images, I will probably grab one or
two
larger Optiquest screens while they are available from
people"upgrading"
their machines.
I donated my recycling shed CRT unit back to them on the way home. Just
walking through there was worth the $6 for education and entertainment.
Brian
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