My experience with LCD's right now is that the ones that really are decent, and good enough for image processing work, are still expensive. I am probably going to stick with my 21" CRT (Mitsubishi DiamondScan) for a while longer.
CRT monitors are available used, in fact, I've seen decent 19-20" trinitron screens going for $100 or so. It's a matter of looking around, and trying out a monitor before you buy it. Something like http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=MON10136 might work nicely, if you have the space for such a behemoth, and don't mind paying shipping (or driving? Are you in California?). -Mat On 11/19/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a HP Pavilion, with a 17" quite decent monitor (actually I am not sure > it's a 15", but not quite sure how to measure it). Only I've had both for > about, hmmm, four years. I've been told/read the HP monitors are actually > Trinitron. > > I've been quite happy with the monitor. Only now the horizontal hold is > going. Actually, not sure what it is called. It's not exactly vertical hold, > but > sometimes boxes coming up on the screen (dialog box type of things), the right > side of the box it is not always straight. It curves in and out a bit. I keep > adjusting the horizontal stretch part of my monitor and that straightens it up > for a bit. > > But it means it is going to get worse. No point in having it fixed, since > some monitors are really cheap now. Only I was looking on the Net and LCDs are > selling better. > > Personally, for extended use, not just doing photography, but programming, > using word processing/spread sheets, I prefer a CRT. It seems much easier on > my > eyes. LCDs, to my eyes, don't have enough "depth." > > And a lot of LCDs are expensive. The ones that may be easier on the eyes are, > anyway. > > This CRT at Circuit City seems okay. > http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Monitor-MX705-/sem/rpsm/oid/126673/catOid/-1 > 2965/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do > > But I also want to get something decent for processing digital photographs. > It would probably be fine, because my current HP monitor is fine. And I use my > monitor for a lot more than processing photographs, photography probably works > out to only 10-20% of my use. Or less. > > Just wondering if anyone has that particular model, or has some other > recommendation. > > Also looks like if I want a CRT I better move quick, because they seem to be > disappearing. > > Marnie aka Doe > >
