p1130

[KingofFah]

Tomorrow I am going out to check out 5 of these monitors. All are priced at 109 each and supposedly in grade A condition.

Anyone with this monitor know the signs of aging for it?

I'm going to be checking the brightness/contrast settings to see if they are at the extremes. If they'll let me, I will also be checking the max band settings (2048x1536@75hz -- near max band, 1600x1200@105hz -- near max horizontal freq).

Anything else anyone can think of that I can check?

Does anyone happen to know the hr lifetime of these? 10k-20k?

I'm going to ask them what they've used them for.

My CTX PL9 is starting to age, but it also has a lot of use -- the bandwidth and horizontal frequencies are still performing to max, but it shakes and shows visible scanning in 2d sometimes.

Thanks

 

[VIAN]

Look at the corners and sides for convergence issues. I had a refurbished one and it was horrible compared to a decent one.

 

[KingofFah]

Thanks for the tip -- I am now taking a few more tools, since the convergence test reminded me of some other ones I can do.

 

[OnEMoReTrY]

Dunno about the aging, but I have one of these monitors and it is absolutely beautiful!

 

[JRW]

Also look for a washed out picture, these models are notorious for developing poor black levels over time (black looks grey even with monitor brightness on 0) .. But apparently its fixable by replacing a certain Resistor as shown here. The website mentions P1110 but it applies to the P1130 as well.

 

[KingofFah]

Interesting link, JRW. The wash out was what I was refering to when I said checking the contrast/brightness settings.
I got two for 200, and they are both decent. One has a slight convergence problem in a small area in the bottom left, and the other has slightly more noticeable "wires" than a brand new aperture grille montor would. The guy had 5 and the other 3 were alright but had more pronounced problems in convergence or clarity.

1280x960 @ 120 is pretty cool

 

[KingofFah]

I have a question now, and the topic says p1130.
Does anyone know why I can't use frequencies like 110 105 80 90 130, or, more blatently, 119? When I set the frequencies in the registry, it disables the resolution in display settings regardless of whether the monitor is able to run it or not. For instance, if I tried something like 1024x768 @ 84, 89, it would take away that resolution. Why is that? Are monitors unable to run at certain frequencies, period?
Is there no possibility for 1280x960 @ 125 or 130?

 

[mastertech01]

P1130 specs

The video card issues the refresh signals, thus controlling the refresh rate. Thus, the video card has to match the monitor, so the two units can interface with a suitable electronic signal.

So even if monitor supports a given rate the video card may not, or visa versa. The higher the resolution the more restricted the refresh rate to prevent overload.