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| Studio Display (again -- now with pictures!) |
Posted by: IPNixon on 2007-08-24 05:14:55
So, that CRT Studio Display I got basically crapped out on me. It had an annoying problem with tinting (it would always flicker a slight blue), but it never got too bad where it would annoy me.
However, last night, the screen turned a more-solid-than-transparent blue, and I couldn't see a thing out of it. It didn't fix itself like it usually does.
So, I started browsing eBay for another display, this time, LCD. I found one at a starting bid of $39.99 + 17 shipping. I bid $39.99, and waited the remaining hours left on the auction.
Lo and behold, I wake up this morning to find a win notice in my inbox. 😀
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120153618528
It does have a few blemishes on the LCD itself, but hey, I'm used to 'em -- they're on the PB G4 I own 🙂
I'll get pics when it shows up here.
EDIT: I just got this today! Added pics a few replies down 🙂
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Posted by: MacMan on 2007-08-24 07:08:01
Cool! Those "blemishes" in the photo kind of looks like the "stretching" effect you get when a CRT has just been turned on. Maybe it's the same with LCDs in which case they should dissappear after a couple of minutes once it's warmed up. Since it is a dealer selling the LCD I somehow doubt whether it has been tested for a prolonged period.
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Posted by: IPNixon on 2007-08-30 08:44:07
Hey all,
Got this today 😀
Here's some pics:
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2763/p0001479qm2.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9311/p0001480er9.jpg
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Posted by: MacMan on 2007-08-30 11:11:35
Nice! Goes very well with the Cube.
I've got a KVM switch the same as the one to the left of the first pic!
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Posted by: IPNixon on 2007-08-30 14:27:51
Haha...mine is 5 VGA, 5 AT...I got it for $1 at Salvation Army 🙂
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Posted by: funkytoad on 2007-08-30 14:43:25
I got it for $1 at Salvation Army 🙂 They never have any computer stuff here. |
Posted by: MultiFinder on 2007-08-30 16:38:00
All you need now is some of those nifty sound sticks and you'll have a complete, ad-ready Cube!
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Posted by: MacMan on 2007-08-30 16:40:30
Haha...mine is 5 VGA, 5 AT...I got it for $1 at Salvation Army 🙂 Mine's the same but it cost me more than that! About £10 or £15 on eBay IIRC.
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Posted by: meall on 2007-08-30 18:29:15
All you need now is some of those nifty sound sticks and you'll have a complete, ad-ready Cube! The cube came, as far as I remember, with the 2 transparent balls. That's what I have on mine. Cool!
I have the CRT 17" Studio Display. Huge, but great resolution, even at maximum pixels!!
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Posted by: IPNixon on 2007-08-30 19:03:18
I have the CRT 17" Studio Display. Huge, but great resolution, even at maximum pixels!! Yeah, that's the one I had before it started going wacky...
Oh, well. 🙂
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Posted by: tmtomh on 2007-08-30 21:45:02
$57 shipped for any 15" LCD, let alone an Apple, is a very nice buy!
The blemishes aren't visible in your pics, so it looks like they're not that noticeable.
Great conquest! [8D]
Matt
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Posted by: IPNixon on 2007-08-31 03:08:39
$57 shipped for any 15" LCD, let alone an Apple, is a very nice buy! It is a 17", not 15" LCD 😛
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Posted by: coius on 2007-08-31 05:02:17
i forgot, what was the resolution of that display?
Here, I my friend paid about $200 for his 17" LCD which he ended up giving me. He got it about 6 months ago!!!
How the heck can you get a deal so good?!?!
Oh, for the record, both my 19" and my 17" run at 1280x1024 😛
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Posted by: IPNixon on 2007-08-31 05:03:30
i forgot, what was the resolution of that display? This one is 1280x1024 🙂
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Posted by: iMac600 on 2007-08-31 05:15:22
Those 17" CRT Studio Displays seems to be flaky... they're Mitsubishi DiamondTrons inside, for the record.
Anyway, that is a VERY nice LCD you got there, and at such a cheap price. Incredible deal!
*goes to eBay.au with a hope for a cheap LCD*
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Posted by: tmtomh on 2007-08-31 08:08:23
$57 shipped for any 15" LCD, let alone an Apple, is a very nice buy! It is a 17", not 15" LCD 😛
Well in that case, it's absolutely killer - esp. since you got it off eBay.
Well done!
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Posted by: The Macster on 2007-08-31 08:22:08
$57 shipped for any 15" LCD, let alone an Apple, is a very nice buy! I won't tell you about the time I got two fifteen-inchers for nothing then... }🙂 (though they are only the very very old Apple ones)
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Posted by: aftermac on 2007-08-31 08:25:24
... or the 20" LCD I got for free, though it is a Dell.
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Posted by: MacMan on 2007-08-31 09:46:53
I once got a free 17" Formac CRT monitor that had a Mitsubishi DiamondTron tube in it. The picture on it was gorgeous and it gave me a year of reliable service before I gave it away to a friend and replaced it with my 19" LCD.
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