Dead CRT

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Yeah, but you can have the same picture quality in an LCD monitor for
$500.
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depending upon what you want to do.

for color critical applications, like graphic design, photography,
most of the reports I've read, indicate LCDs cannot be properly color
calibrated, in the manner CRTs can.

that will probably change in the future.

I just bought a LaCie Electron Blue 19" CRT that is truly wonderful.
About $350.
 
depending upon what you want to do.

for color critical applications, like graphic design, photography,
most of the reports I've read, indicate LCDs cannot be properly color
calibrated, in the manner CRTs can.

that will probably change in the future.

I just bought a LaCie Electron Blue 19" CRT that is truly wonderful.
About $350.
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Viewsonic P95f+ 18 inch flat, with three intensity levels; normal,
image work, and "lets watch a DVD movie". $250 Gorgeous.

18" is a nice size. It fits on my desk which os more than can be said
for any 19 inch monitor I've seen.
 
Viewsonic P95f+ 18 inch flat, with three intensity levels; normal,
image work, and "lets watch a DVD movie". $250 Gorgeous.

18" is a nice size. It fits on my desk which os more than can be said
for any 19 inch monitor I've seen.
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I dont know about the P95f+.... I had a big viewsonic 21" P815 for
years, that eventually got too old to be realistically color
calibrated. Pretty nice monitor for its time tho.

It was replaced with a Viewsonic 19" E90f+ which is not all that good,
certainly in comparison to this LaCie. And it has the superbright mode
for DVD. Unfortunately its green cannon is fixed, making it useless
for color calibration. Its black is not very rich either.
 
Gary said:
hehehehehe. yeah .. $7
And then consider city and state taxes v's shipping, it's a wash!.




I've read about that monitor before in a value upgrade content.




Exactly, and to save a few inches on the desk.

All my life I wanted MORE inches, not less :-)
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I think the ideal desk if you have the room is a nearly full semi-circle
with space in the center for you to operate. That way you can have your
3-4 displays in a nice panoramic, printer/copier/fax, phone, and it's
all within reach without having to get up out of your chair. A few
custom holes to run the wiring & power out of sight and it's home office
nirvana.
 
Timbertea said:
I think the ideal desk if you have the room is a nearly full
semi-circle with space in the center for you to operate. That
way you can have your 3-4 displays in a nice panoramic,
printer/copier/fax, phone, and it's all within reach without
having to get up out of your chair. A few custom holes to run
the wiring & power out of sight and it's home office nirvana.
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I don't know about home-office Nirvana, but home recreation
Nirvana is lying on a Coleman airbed** with one large monitor
angled downwards hanging directly over my belly and another
monitor just right of that. A cordless mouse resting on a thin
flat square piece of plastic/wood on either side and a
cordless/split keyboard lying on my belly (you do have to touch
type). Also a cordless game pad and a cordless joystick which
securely attaches to the mouse platform.
 
John Doe said:
I don't know about home-office Nirvana, but home recreation
Nirvana is lying on a Coleman airbed** with one large monitor
angled downwards hanging directly over my belly and another
monitor just right of that. A cordless mouse resting on a thin
flat square piece of plastic/wood on either side and a
cordless/split keyboard lying on my belly (you do have to touch
type). Also a cordless game pad and a cordless joystick which
securely attaches to the mouse platform.
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What about the cordless ice bucket for the cordless beer?
 
DaveW said:
Be VERY Careful!!! CRT's have large value capacitors in them that continue
to hold LETHAL volatages long after the monitor is shut off. I'd take it in
to a shop, myself. Your life is worth too much.
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It's the TUBE which is the greatest danger. Even when discharged
correctly they can regenerate a hefty dose of electricity just from
common static, over time.

How does 10 to Thirty THOUSAND volts or more in your own personal
lightning bolt grab ya?


The answer has already been given, if you are posting here you don't
know enough to avoid trouble.


TBerk
 
T said:
It's the TUBE which is the greatest danger. Even when discharged
correctly they can regenerate a hefty dose of electricity just from
common static, over time.

How does 10 to Thirty THOUSAND volts or more in your own personal
lightning bolt grab ya?
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I don't know ... will the erection last longer than 4 hours, like Viagra
does in some cases?
 
T said:
It's the TUBE which is the greatest danger. Even when discharged
correctly they can regenerate a hefty dose of electricity just from
common static, over time.

How does 10 to Thirty THOUSAND volts or more in your own personal
lightning bolt grab ya?
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I once read that the discharge when touching a TV set can easily be in
the Megavolt range. The main reason for people not dying from touching
their TVs is that the amperage is minute.
The answer has already been given, if you are posting here you don't
know enough to avoid trouble.
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No argument there. IMO, unless it is a very fine device, it is hardly
worth having it repaired, much less risking life and/or limb by doing it
oneself.
 
It's the TUBE which is the greatest danger. Even when discharged correctly they can regenerate a hefty dose of electricity just from common static, over time.
How does 10 to Thirty THOUSAND volts or more in your own personal lightning bolt grab ya?
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Yowsa! Do it again.
 
Yowsa! Do it again.
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Back in the day when TVs were large, went to the repair shop once in a
while, and I was a kid, our set died and, becuase the cabinet was too
large to get in the car Pop pulled the chassis out and put it in the
rear seat and we drive to the shop with me riding in the back. At some
point I touched the CRT and got a shock that I'll never forget. I'll
not open a CRT without taking _all_ the discharge and other safety
steps. (As an adult I've worked on open bussbar 440V systems that
would kill instantly.)
 
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