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Studio Display (again -- now with pictures!)
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
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
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.
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
Got this today
Here's some pics:
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2763/p0001479qm2.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9311/p0001480er9.jpg
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!
I've got a KVM switch the same as the one to the left of the first pic!
Haha...mine is 5 VGA, 5 AT...I got it for $1 at Salvation Army
They never have any computer stuff here.I got it for $1 at Salvation Army
All you need now is some of those nifty sound sticks and you'll have a complete, ad-ready Cube!
Mine's the same but it cost me more than that! About £10 or £15 on eBay IIRC.Haha...mine is 5 VGA, 5 AT...I got it for $1 at Salvation Army
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!!
Yeah, that's the one I had before it started going wacky...
Oh, well.
$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
The blemishes aren't visible in your pics, so it looks like they're not that noticeable.
Great conquest! [8D]
Matt
It is a 17", not 15" LCD
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
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
This one is 1280x1024
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*
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*
Well in that case, it's absolutely killer - esp. since you got it off eBay.It is a 17", not 15" LCD
Well done!
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)
... or the 20" LCD I got for free, though it is a Dell.
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.
Dell's LCDs are fine. They actually use the same panels as Apple, and you get additional connection options.
Why are second-hand Apple panels so expensive, I wonder? The later ones (G4-matched, like the one at the top of this thread) seem to often sell for as much as a new non-Apple display, despite most people saying that the Apple ones are no better!
Mine, for example has 4 input sources. I don't have a problem with the monitor at all... it just hurts my Apple fanboy image a bit when people come over and see Darth Vader's monitor on my desk. No one used to comment on my 20" Mitsubishi DiamondTron, but EVERYONE has something to say about the Dell.
You're paying for the brand. It's a bit like clothing really, people will shell out hundreds of pounds for the latest thing from Gucci or CK when you can buy the same things (without the label) from your local ASDA for a fiver. This is may be an extreme example, but Apple is certainly a "fashionable" brand these days and some people will pay over the odds for something with the Apple logo on it, even if there are better alternatives available for less.
In a lot of people's cases, you're also paying for the look of the brand too. It's funny, because as I get older I can tell that my priorities are changing.
Back in college, I'd spend a couple grand on a nice home theater system, just to spend twenty bucks at Home Depot to buy cinder blocks and wood for a makeshift entertainment unit to house it in. These days I'll spend a couple grand on a nice entertainment unit, and then think about the electronics to go in it.
Anyway, although a black LCD looks better on my current desk than an Apple display would, you better believe that I'd shell out a few hundred extra for the Apple if I thought the reverse were true.
Back in college, I'd spend a couple grand on a nice home theater system, just to spend twenty bucks at Home Depot to buy cinder blocks and wood for a makeshift entertainment unit to house it in. These days I'll spend a couple grand on a nice entertainment unit, and then think about the electronics to go in it.
Anyway, although a black LCD looks better on my current desk than an Apple display would, you better believe that I'd shell out a few hundred extra for the Apple if I thought the reverse were true.
Wow, that beats me. Best I ever got was a 15" Envision LCD for $2. It was a great monitor, though, and after using it for a few months I sold it for $60. [8D]I won't tell you about the time I got two fifteen-inchers for nothing then... }
Matt
Matched pair of Compaq 21" CRTs with VGA in and 5 x BNC in: free on hard rubbish day. Max 1900xsomethin