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Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 05 February 2011, 19:17:40

I got my hands on another Trinitron monitor today. It's a 14" one from 1996. It had a little magnet damage, but after a few de-gaussings, it gets great picture.

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: Pylon on Sat, 05 February 2011, 21:30:10

What's it's refresh rate?

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 05 February 2011, 21:50:55

At 1024x768, it recfreshes at 75Hz. Not too bad for an older monitor. But it gets very good picture and color. Nice and sharp.

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: NamelessPFG on Mon, 07 February 2011, 00:20:31

No geometry or convergence problems?

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: instantkamera on Mon, 07 February 2011, 06:21:43

Quote from: ripster;291076

Look at the line.

Once you see it then it never goes away.

It depends on the person, I have no trouble spotting them, but I can also ignore them.

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 07 February 2011, 14:08:19

Quote from: NamelessPFG;291071

No geometry or convergence problems?

Nope. The whole thing works just fine. The colors line up great. The monitor's a little rough on the outside, but no scratches on the screen either.

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: blackjudas on Mon, 14 February 2011, 23:30:25

I have a 17" Mitsubishi Diamondpro that can do 1600x1200 non-interlaced.  For some reason I'm really having a hard time giving it up.  Thing weighs a ton though, maybe that's my problem.  Lazy.

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: speakeasy on Wed, 16 February 2011, 01:23:06

^lmao, that spam was actually pretty entertaining if you imagine the text happening in real life

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: slueth on Wed, 16 February 2011, 01:51:10

lol way to ruin peoples fun.

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: typo on Thu, 17 February 2011, 21:05:15

the thing is, well they are free. go spend 8 grand on a lcd it will be bigger and better at this point. so what exactly is my point? i don't know lol.

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: Lenny_Nero on Thu, 24 February 2011, 15:13:55

I have no problem with the wires,
sometimes I can see them but most of the time not.

I also like to have some spairs...
Top one second hand,
bottom was one of a pair of NOS I got 5~6 years back.

(http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/9019/spairmonitors001.png)

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: pm_ on Thu, 24 February 2011, 19:01:10

I got a Viewsonic P220 from a friend a few weeks back.  Does 150Hz at 1024x768, great for games (also does 1600x1200 @ 75 Hz I think). Do to fulltime work and school, I had stopped playing games when I made the transition from CRTs to LCDs and didn't realize what I gave up by downgrading to crappy 60Hz refresh rates.  120Hz is a world of difference when it comes to FPS games.  I do have 2 20" panels next to my CRT though, and use those for everything else.  The LCD market really needs some innovation at the lower end, as almost all the inexpensive ones look like crap, have poor mounts (e.g. no VESA mounts), and might do 75 Hz if your're lucky.  Oh, and that 1080p thing on LCD monitors, I want to kill the marketing **** that made that decision...

It's all Microsoft Windows fault...he got me ranting. :p

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: Pylon on Thu, 24 February 2011, 21:03:25

I have an old NEC FE700+ that does 1024x768 @ 85Hz. Hurts my eyes faster than an LCD, though the blacks are stunning.

It does up to 1280x1024 @ 60Hz.

Title: Got another Trinitron
Post by: Artillery on Thu, 24 February 2011, 22:39:50

Quote from: ripster;291076

Look at the line.

Once you see it then it never goes away.

Oh thats not true, I have a 21" P1130 and you only ever notice it on an all white screen.  Its unnoticeable under other situations.

I love that monitor though, does 1600x1200@100hz really well.  It was worth the $15 it cost me for it 3 years ago.  No problems with convergence or geometry.