Studio Display (again -- now with pictures!)

[IPNixon]

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

 

[MacMan]

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.

 

[IPNixon]

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

 

[MacMan]

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!

 

[IPNixon]

Haha...mine is 5 VGA, 5 AT...I got it for $1 at Salvation Army

 

[funkytoad]

I got it for $1 at Salvation Army

They never have any computer stuff here.

 

[MultiFinder]

All you need now is some of those nifty sound sticks and you'll have a complete, ad-ready Cube!

 

[MacMan]

Haha...mine is 5 VGA, 5 AT...I got it for $1 at Salvation Army

Mine's the same but it cost me more than that! About £10 or £15 on eBay IIRC.

 

[meall]

All you need now is some of those nifty sound sticks and you'll have a complete, ad-ready Cube!

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!!

 

[IPNixon]

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.

 

[tmtomh]

$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

 

[IPNixon]

$57 shipped for any 15" LCD, let alone an Apple, is a very nice buy!

It is a 17", not 15" LCD

 

[coius]

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

 

[IPNixon]

i forgot, what was the resolution of that display?

This one is 1280x1024

 

[iMac600]

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*

 

[tmtomh]

$57 shipped for any 15" LCD, let alone an Apple, is a very nice buy!

It is a 17", not 15" LCD

Well in that case, it's absolutely killer - esp. since you got it off eBay.

Well done!

 

[The Macster]

$57 shipped for any 15" LCD, let alone an Apple, is a very nice buy!

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)

 

[aftermac]

... or the 20" LCD I got for free, though it is a Dell.

 

[MacMan]

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.