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So I got my huge 21" monitor back

Chaotic42

Chaotic42

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I have my IBM P260 21" CRT that I gave to my job a few years ago. They're migrating to LCDs, so they gave it back (a little worse for the wear).

What the heck should I do with this thing? It's like the largest class of 21" monitors available. It weighs 80lbs.

Has anyone ever used an LCD and CRT side-by-side? I guess I could use it as a space heater if I didn't live in the deep Gulf South.

Any thoughts?
 
i tried using a 17in crt next to my 19in lcd and it was just a pain in the arse. I say find a nice closet for it and forget about it. LCD ftw!
 
was running LCD and CRT. "upgraded" to 2x15" LCDs a couple few years ago. just about to buy a 20+" WS LCD to replace the 15" ers
 
Originally posted by: George P Burdell
Donate to charity?
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Hmm... Now there's an idea. It's not quite charity, but I know the physics department at my old community college had *horrible* computer equipment.

 
I gave mine to my mom. She's sporting a 21" Trinitron with a Dell 4600 :laugh:
 
Originally posted by: Kaido
I gave mine to my mom. She's sporting a 21" Trinitron with a Dell 4600 :laugh:
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Yeah, my dad hasn't taken his DVD player out of the box since he got it five years ago. He doesn't even use his Pentium 2 Celeron eMachine. 😛

 
I have a 5 year old NEC 19 inch CRT monitor now just sitting around ever seen I got my new 20" NEC LCD monitor. Should I keep my old CRT monitor around so if my LCD monitor dies or needs repairing I don't have to be without a monitor ? There is no lcd company, that I know of, that will send you a replace lcd monitor by cross shipping after 30 days. Repairs can take a week or more.
Has anyone else kept their CRT monitor just for this reason ?
 
Originally posted by: pcslookout
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: secretanchitman
dell 2407WFP 24" LCD baby. cant go back to CRT/4:3 screens!</end quote></div>

Are you a heavy gamer ? Notices your sig.
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I asked because I notice you have a eVGA Geforce 8800GTS 320MB @ 625/2000 video card and for a 24" monitor and gaming that can be a little difficult with only 320 MB of memory even with FSAA and AF totally off. I guess you lose some and win some. You can't always afford the best of everything.
 
Huh. I've got a P202 (really similar looking). I'm too poor to afford an LCD, and outside of a cheap Black Friday special, wouldn't really buy one, but consider using it as part of a media center PC with a cable card for high-def viewing, spare computer rig for running a gaming server, etc. At the very least it's nice to have a backup in case your main monitor goes down, and a 21-incher has more real estate space than a 15-incher.
 
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