Warm deal, specific to Denver, CO region, 20" Sun monitors, $49!

[Krakn3Dfx]

I picked up a Sun 20" 20D10 at Name Brand Computer Outlet at their Santa Fe and Oxford location behind Red and Jerry's in Englewood. At first you're thinking "What? a Sun monitor? What can I do with a Sun monitor on my PC?" Well, for $20 give or take, you can buy a converter that will allow you to hook it up to your PC, running at 1024x768@85Hz or 1280x1024@75Hz (Note that the monitor will not run at any resolution lower than 1024x768 properly without a special video card that's designed for it. I'm providing a link for anyone that would like to check out possibly doing this. I did it, and I gotta tell you, these monitors, even after spending an extra $20 on the adapter, cannot be beat for the price. They're vertically flat and from what I'm told have .31 dot pitch. Having said that, it is a Sony Trinitron monitor, and the depth of color this monitor produces is pretty stunning, even by today's standards. The model I got was produced in 1995, and the line of 20D10s were all from the 1994/95 period, but we have several Sun monitors here at work that date back to 1990 that are still running great, they are really built to last. So for $70 +tax you get a really nice looking 20% monitor that won't run at any rez lower than 1024x768, but up to 1600x1200@60Hz. This own't work for some people, as alot of games run their menus at 640x480 or 800x600. Luckily, I have a Radeon 8500 with a dual head display, so when I'm gaming, I mirror the same desktop to a 2nd 19" PC monitor that I can see the menus and everything on.

I dunno, this might seem kinda weird, but I thought it was a good enough deal to post on, as I've been using mine for almost a week and I'm loving it. My second monitor is a Samsung 19" 955DF, and I gotta say I think the Sun monitor does a little better when it comes to color reproduction. Oh well, here's the link to a site that'll help you set one of these up on your PC:

How to connect a SUN 20" Premium (Sony) GDM-20D10 monitor to a PC

You can probably pick these monitors up cheap in other cities as well, but I'm only aware of this location. When I called yesterday, the guy said he had about half a dozen of these monitors. I might pick up a 2nd for my other PC, haven't decided yet. Anyway, enjoy!

 

[Jdog]

.31 pitch on a 20" screen at 1024x768 isn't going to look too astounding. But the price sure is right!

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

<< .31 pitch on a 20" screen at 1024x768 isn't going to look too astounding. But the price sure is right! >>



I thought it would look crappy at .31 too, but I guess being a Trinitron tube saves it, because it has a very clear picture, better than most .26 units I've seen.

 

[GnatGoSplat]

Ugh, fixed frequency monitors. It gets annoying as hell having to haul the computer to another room to change BIOS settings.
I only got about $35 for my Sun monitor on Ebay and considering I had to hunt down a box big enough for it, track down enough packing materials, and borrow a truck to haul the damn thing to Fedex... it was NOT worth the hassle. Wish I never bought it. They weigh a TON too.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Works great as a second (third? fourth?) monitor on a multi-monitor setup, though...

 

[gover]

I use the same monitor for about an year. I have no complaints whatsoever. I've got it for free
Though I did not find the adapter for less than $35 at the time.

For low resolution windows modes I use Entech Powerstrip
It allows to set up custom frequency settings for every mode. So I've got 640x480 and 800x600 modes
working as well (they appear shrinked though).