Well...Kinda. I've been getting problems with the screen bending down showing the top half of the screen stretched to the bottom. Hitting it does solve this problem. Weird. I took off the plastic shell and dusted it out, beat it up a few times and put it back together. It works fine now, but I don't trust it and have never liked it. I'm looking at a 21" Sony Trinitron on craigslist.org I want a huge monitor and it's only like $60! only thing is the monitor weighs 80 pounds! My desk's 'max. recommended weight' is 75. It's glass I have a small nightstand that's wood and would support it no problem. I can't afford a new desk. Any ideas?
As much of a steal as that is, 80lbs is awfully heavy, and unless you happen to be particularly brawny, you're gonna need help handling that sucker. 60lbs is about the max weight I can really lug, but 50 is more about the usual I'd handle. My Dell 17" Trinitron's aren't fun to get out of the car and I don't think they're over 50lbs. I'd see if you can find other 19" that are below the 75lb mark. While I don't think a small drop would break the monitor's glass, I really wouldn't want to risk having the electric gun in the CRT tube zap me.
haha no I don't happen to be particularly brawny it all ^_^ If I can find a 19" that weighs less and I like it may happen. If not, I'm thinking about removing the glass top and tacking some various wood pieces together.
yeah look for a smaller monitor, I'm not sure what my desk can handle as my dad made it, it wraps around my wall...hmm interesting I dont trust glass desks anyway, they just never seemed sturdy enough for me.
so i got the 21" one. put my nightstand behind my desk, not much of a problem. I was able to lug it upstairs and into my room and I've got it running 1600x1200 right now at 120hz so i'm happy has a fairly clear picture with great colors. I'm sure i can get the picture better by messing with settings.
awesome, i'd love a giant CRT monitor but I havent got the space so i may just use my widescreen TV in my room sometime.
