Re: [Nolug] Monitor problem

Thrift City on Carrolton and Tulane has some pretty cheap monitors too
as long as you don't need anything fancy. I got a 15" for $5.95 about
a year ago. -Mike

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:06:06 -0600, dane reugger <dane@downtownpc.com> wrote:
> I get confused about who own who etc....
>
> But years ago - I loved my Princeton Monitor (forgot the Model #) -
> Princeton and Mag became 1 - bought a new mag and sold several Mag's to
> clients - all short lived - I was upset as were my clients.
>
> Maybe it's changed but I've been selling Viewsonic, NEC, Samsung, and
> Benq. Once burned twice shy - I guess. I still have a dead 17" MAG
> sitting in my home office... very ...very sad :( - I've got a guy in my
> office that could possibly fix it (he can fix just about anything
> electrical or mechanical - Xbox's, LCD projectors, Laptops, printers,
> even elevators!) - but I haven't bothered to ask him.
>
> -Dane
>
> PS happy holidays!
>
> -ray wrote:
> > I have a 17" Mag that is 9 years old. It still runs fine but got darker
> > and darker over the years...even with brightness at 100%. I replaced it
> > with another 17" Mag ($99 at BestBuy, didn't wanna spend $$$ on LCD) but
> > still use it on a 2nd machine.
> >
> > Agreed AOC and KDS are garbage....haven't had any problems with Mag's
> > though. Also agreed that CRT's are not worth fixing...if you could even
> > find someone willing to fix it.
> >
> > ray
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, dane reugger wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Mag, AOC, and KDS are garbage but for $70 - why not :)
> >>
> >>Fixing CRT monitors is generally not cost effective - replace it.
> >>
> >>-Dane
> >>
> >>-ray wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, John Tiedeman wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> The monitor for my alternate box now has an image that takes up only
> >>>>the middle half of the screen. There are bands where it isn't compressed,
> >>>>and bands where it is compressed and much brighter. It's a used monitor for
> >>>>which I paid $65 and I wonder whether to try to get it fixed or junk it.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Junk it. I was at Best Buy on Vets yesterday, they have brand new 17" Mag
> >>>monitors for $70 (after rebate).
> >>>
> >>>ray
> >>>
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