which 20 - 22" CRT

[louise]

I have a Sony G520 which has begun going fuzzy - they are no
longer made.

I'm looking for 20 - 22 inch CRT which will be used for both
text and graphics. My present use is about 75% text and 25%
graphics (photo work with Photoshop etc.).

Looking for the best monitor - easiest to read text while
still providing rich color pallette. I would also hope for
a lot of adjustability, especially in the brightness and
contrast areas as I find that necessary for good text reading.

My Sony has a separate button for "picture effect" which
allows for three settings of brightness/contrast, just by
pushing the button. They refer to it as "Professional" good
for reading text, "standard" and "dynamic" - each of these
automatically providing more brightness and contrast. I
love this feature but I realize I may have to do without it.

Price is not a primary consideration.

Suggestions and recommendations greatly appreciated.

Louise

 

[chrisv]

I'm looking for 20 - 22 inch CRT which will be used for both
text and graphics. My present use is about 75% text and 25%
graphics (photo work with Photoshop etc.).

There's not many choices left. You'll just have to go to NewEgg or
whatever and take what they'll sell you.

 

[sycochkn]

I just bought a 24 inch Samsung wide screen LCD monitor, 1920 by 1200. I do
not think I will ever go back to a CRT. The monitor cost about 1750 out the
door.

Bob

 

[jdgill]

I thought that Sony stopped making the smaller CRT
monitors (17" and less). I believe that they are still
making the larger ones (19" to 24").
John

 

[rjn]

(e-mail address removed) wrote: >

I thought that Sony stopped making the smaller CRT
monitors (17" and less). I believe that they are still
making the larger ones (19" to 24").

As of a year or more ago, they'd dropped all the CRTs but the
GDM-C520K Artisan, and it appears that's gone now too.

A quick google on [price "GDM-C520K"] wasn't encouraging.

 

[louise]

I just bought a 24 inch Samsung wide screen LCD monitor, 1920 by 1200. I do
not think I will ever go back to a CRT. The monitor cost about 1750 out the
door.

Bob

My problem is poor eyesight.

Therefore, I want to be able to change resolution. I'm now
working at 1024x768 with large fonts. My system could
manage a much higher resolution, but my eyes cannot.

Louise

 

[J. Clarke]

My problem is poor eyesight.

Therefore, I want to be able to change resolution. I'm now
working at 1024x768 with large fonts. My system could
manage a much higher resolution, but my eyes cannot.

A friend of mine with poor eyesight just got a 37" Sceptre HDTV with native
1920x1080 resolution--likes it _very_ much--considers it a great
improvement over both the 21" Samsung LCD that he had been using previously
and the 21" Hitachi CRT that he had been using before that. While there's
a little bit of degradation at off-design resolutions it's not so much as
to render the display unusable--it just degrades down to about the best
that a decent CRT can do.

Westinghouse and Benq are making similar displays for about the same price.

 

[Sean Cousins]

I have a Sony G520 which has begun going fuzzy - they are no
longer made.

I'm looking for 20 - 22 inch CRT which will be used for both
text and graphics. My present use is about 75% text and 25%
graphics (photo work with Photoshop etc.).

Looking for the best monitor - easiest to read text while
still providing rich color pallette. I would also hope for
a lot of adjustability, especially in the brightness and
contrast areas as I find that necessary for good text reading.

My Sony has a separate button for "picture effect" which
allows for three settings of brightness/contrast, just by
pushing the button. They refer to it as "Professional" good
for reading text, "standard" and "dynamic" - each of these
automatically providing more brightness and contrast. I
love this feature but I realize I may have to do without it.

Price is not a primary consideration.

Suggestions and recommendations greatly appreciated.

Louise

You can buy refurbished grade A CRT's from http://www.tigerdirect.com/
Only problem is that shipping is quite expensive for CRT monitors.
Look for something with a Trinitron (Sony) or Diamondtron (Mitsubishi,
NEC) tube. The Dell monitors are good as they use these tubes.

 

[Sean Cousins]

I just bought a 24 inch Samsung wide screen LCD monitor, 1920 by 1200. I do
not think I will ever go back to a CRT.

If you were a gamer or graphics pro you would.

The monitor cost about 1750 out the
door.

Sucker.

 

[rjn]

Sean Cousins wrote: >

You can buy refurbished grade A CRT's from http://www.tigerdirect ...

Anyone contemplating a buy from TD needs to do some
googling, and maybe even read the FTC case(s?).

I'd sooner buy a run-out Artisan on eBay and send it
to Sony San Diego for refurb myself.

 

[Sean Cousins]

Anyone contemplating a buy from TD needs to do some
googling, and maybe even read the FTC case(s?).

I'd sooner buy a run-out Artisan on eBay and send it
to Sony San Diego for refurb myself.

Well, I've never bought from Tiger Direct myself but I have a freind
who has bought from them many times and he has never had an issue. He
even bought a refurbished Dell 22" CRT from them, no problems. He
deals with tigerdirect.ca, same outfit though.

 

[louise]

You can buy refurbished grade A CRT's from http://www.tigerdirect.com/
Only problem is that shipping is quite expensive for CRT monitors.
Look for something with a Trinitron (Sony) or Diamondtron (Mitsubishi,
NEC) tube. The Dell monitors are good as they use these tubes.

thanks - that's a good thing to know. I'm really perfectly
happy with the one I have if it weren't going fuzzy.

Louise

 

[rjn]

Sean Cousins wrote: >

... I have a freind who has bought from them many times
and he has never had an issue.

I've bought from them as well, but in retrospect feel
like I dodged a bullet.

Tiger Direct Reseller Rating
<http://www.resellerratings.com/seller1983.html>

Old, but may still be relevant:
FTC DOCKET NO. C-3903
<http://www.ftc.gov/os/1999/11/tigerdirectcmp.htm>

A few too many hits here looking for
"2005 problem OR complaint OR fraud "tiger direct" -apple"
<http://tinyurl.com/aw75l>

 

[chrisv]

If you were a gamer or graphics pro you would.


Sucker.

Hehe. I know I wouldn't trade my F500R for anything out there
today...

 

[graphics_pro]

I am not sure if you still have the monitor, I had mine send to Son
for warranty repair. It was packed by mailboxes etc. and wit
shipping to San Diego was $90. You can't buy any monitor this qualit
for that price

I am a graphics professsional and use a CRT because of the wide colo
gamut ( Means the range of color reproduction) is only available i
CRT's unless you are willing to spend $2200 or so for a pro graphic
LCD display. NEC has one out for 5 or 6k that has en even wider rang


If you are handy, you can take the cover off and if its out warrenty
then it won't matter if you screw it up. There will be 2 small hole
in the high voltage metal cage. Those are the focus adjustments
Don't worry, use a plastic screwdriver and turn them very little. On
adjusts the focus in the center and the other around the edges.
friend gave me Mitsubishi Diamond Pro I tweaked that way. His loss
my gain. On that one you dont even have to remove the back cover

Both monitors are sharp enough to use at 1600 x1200 all day long

 

[louise]

I am not sure if you still have the monitor, I had mine send to Sony
for warranty repair. It was packed by mailboxes etc. and with
shipping to San Diego was $90. You can't buy any monitor this quality
for that price.

I am a graphics professsional and use a CRT because of the wide color
gamut ( Means the range of color reproduction) is only available in
CRT's unless you are willing to spend $2200 or so for a pro graphics
LCD display. NEC has one out for 5 or 6k that has en even wider range


If you are handy, you can take the cover off and if its out warrenty,
then it won't matter if you screw it up. There will be 2 small holes
in the high voltage metal cage. Those are the focus adjustments.
Don't worry, use a plastic screwdriver and turn them very little. One
adjusts the focus in the center and the other around the edges. A
friend gave me Mitsubishi Diamond Pro I tweaked that way. His loss,
my gain. On that one you dont even have to remove the back cover.

Both monitors are sharp enough to use at 1600 x1200 all day long.

Interesting - the monitor was once returned to Sonly and
this is a refurbished replacment. It is now out of
warranty. Will Sony fix it even though it's a model they no
longer make and a model that is now out of warranty after
having been replaced once?

I may golooking for those screws.

Louise

 

[louise]

I am not sure if you still have the monitor, I had mine send to Sony
for warranty repair. It was packed by mailboxes etc. and with
shipping to San Diego was $90. You can't buy any monitor this quality
for that price.

I am a graphics professsional and use a CRT because of the wide color
gamut ( Means the range of color reproduction) is only available in
CRT's unless you are willing to spend $2200 or so for a pro graphics
LCD display. NEC has one out for 5 or 6k that has en even wider range


If you are handy, you can take the cover off and if its out warrenty,
then it won't matter if you screw it up. There will be 2 small holes
in the high voltage metal cage. Those are the focus adjustments.
Don't worry, use a plastic screwdriver and turn them very little. One
adjusts the focus in the center and the other around the edges. A
friend gave me Mitsubishi Diamond Pro I tweaked that way. His loss,
my gain. On that one you dont even have to remove the back cover.

Both monitors are sharp enough to use at 1600 x1200 all day long.

Being a graphics professional, if you really had to purchase
an LCD......what would you choose?

TIA

Louise