Deanna: If your budget is really tight, and I don't know where you are, take a look at getting a used monitor. Where I am, in West Virginia (Charleston area), there's a government surplus property warehouse, and each Friday, they have a closed auction on everything, including a ton of office furniture and computer equipment. I picked up a really good 21" monitor for $75, and also some old computers, servers and a whole bunch of other stuff. You may look at something like that - it won't be new, but it may help you save some money until you can afford something better.
Another possibility are the computer shows. Again, I don't know if there are ones in your area, but you may be able to pick up a used monitor there. This is one of the companies that organizes computer shows: http://www.marketproshows.com New 19" CRT monitors are pretty cheap these days. CompUSA, Circuit City, BestBuy, Staples and OfficeMax have them on sale regularly, although you usually have to mail in a rebate. As always, get a good dot pitch and screen resolution. LCDs are the way to go, but you still can't get even a 15" LCD for $200. >Hey folks, >Since we've been talking about screen res.... I thought I'd ask about decent >monitors. Kevin built a new 'puter for me, but I'm still using my old 15" >monitor at home. Gak. I want to upgrade to a 19", but the budget is tight. >(I'm giving the old puter to a friend and she's going to buy us a new >monitor.) I think I can get something for around 200 bucks. Thoughts on what >to get? > >-Deanna > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------- >Deanna Schneider >UWEX-Cooperative Extension >Interactive Media Developer > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
