Has anyone seen those huge 36" monitors from gateway?

[Cancer12]

I've seen these at school. They are 36 inches and only have a vga input. They have a crisp image and can go to about 800x600, or maybe 1024x680. If anyone has seen one of these, how do I get one and how much do they cost?

 

[Insane3D]

Aren't they just modified TV's?

 

[erikiksaz]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Aren't they just modified TV's?

Shore looks it.

 

[apoppin]

I got my Gareway 27 incher from ComputerGeeks (online and in Oceanside) for $300 a year or so ago. They also carry 36 inch refurbished.

I ended up returning mine before 30 days (I really prefer a 19" flatscreen). It was a "fair" display - best for gaming although text was (very) readable. I believe it ran 800x600 pretty well.

 

[HappyPuppy]

I've only seen two and the image quality was total crap. You can't hardly even read text on the screen.

 

[jkersenbr]

I've seen a 31" one from a "Destination". Only does 800x600. Display quality is acceptable from 10' away, but crap up close. Can't read small text unless you have a wireless keyboard. They'd be cool public displays. The later ones that will do 1024x768 would be OK for DVD's too.

 

[BurnItDwn]

I've seen the 27inch version ones before .... the picture quality on those lqqks just a bit sharper than on my old 27in RCA tv thru Svideo. It is cool on a big screen sometimes .... I should bring my PC to the living room more often and game on the 61in TV .....

 

[Cancer12]

I want it to be part of a multimedia center I'm thinking about. I'd get 5.1 speakers, a nice soundcard, a dvd drive and export it to the monitor. Then I would also use it as my main computer while my family uses the other one. I wanted to get wireless mouse and keyboard and just use it on the couch. Theres one for sale at a computer shop nearby, so does anyone know how much they sold for?