Monitors and resolution

**stretch0069** · 04-07-2005, 12:42 AM

Ok...I just found out that I have 19" CRTs and not 17". Hey...my eyesight is so bad anyway.

Anyway....I've been running at 1024x768 for ever. Tonight I just changed it to 1600x1200.

DAMN!

Its a bit weird, but I'm thinkin' I like it.

So...what are y'all runnin'?

EDIT

I just realized.....hi-res porn.....

uh-huh...can ya feel it??

now back to our regularly scheduled

**Topcat** · 04-07-2005, 12:51 AM

1920x1200 @ 85Hz Refresh (16:10 aspect ratio) on a 24" Sony truflat CRT. It's GORGEOUS!!

No replacement for real estate on a monitor!!

**stretch0069** · 04-07-2005, 08:03 AM

DAMN! 1920x1200??? I bet that looks cool as hell on a 24" CRT.

Ya know....now that I look at those LCDs...1280x1024 just doesn't cut it.

Maybe I'll keep dragging these CRTs around for a while longer.

**willawake** · 04-07-2005, 10:27 AM

1280x1024 on a 17" tft at home and in the office. i prefer to run tfts at their default resolution. it is dissapointing to see the sammy tfts with 1280x1024 default resolution also for 19". should really move up a step.

it took some getting used to though moving from 1024x768.

big problem in the office though with the old guys. nothing more than 1024x768 and large fonts on their tfts or they complain.

need better glasses?

Chris1992 · 05-23-2005, 09:38 AM

1280x1024 on a 19" crt Dell crapmonitor. M992 not P992. ~18mos old and probably has bad flyback already judging from the intermittent whine. And I ran it at 1600x1200 for a year with no problems....

AK0R · 05-23-2005, 08:50 PM

1024x768 on my 15" Nanao CRT. I'm thinking it might be time to upgrade. Actually, I know it is. The monitor has been getting flaky lately (intermittent wavy horizontal lines, and occasionally collapsing down to a single horizontal line in the middle of the screen), but after all, it is 13 years old. Not too bad, considering it started life on my 386 system, then my 486, then my P1, and now finally, my new(er) P4.

Chris1992 · 05-24-2005, 06:07 AM

yes... it's time to upgrade.... I would suggest any Samsung CRT

**willawake** · 05-24-2005, 06:33 AM

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yes... it's time to upgrade.... I would suggest any Samsung CRT

so would i....never look back (and i was highly against tfts for a long time)

**kc8adu** · 05-24-2005, 10:20 AM

actually samsung cant make a good crt to save their life.
the chassis is good but their tubes are crap.2 years max and going soft.
google blue label samsung and see.

**willawake** · 05-24-2005, 10:41 AM

fuck...i read samsung TFT....see what 1280 x 1024 is doing to me.....

Gimpmaster3201 · 05-24-2005, 01:19 PM

1280 x 1024 on a 19" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB, very nice monitor.

Chris1992 · 05-25-2005, 09:29 AM

Ah. I've not had bad experiences with Samsung Crt personally, and their chassis is great. In that case, get a Mitsubishi Accusync LCD9V. I've read they're good but no $$ ATM.

bushytails · 05-25-2005, 09:50 AM

I tend to go through monitors about once a year... either they fade to black over a couple months, or they start making pretty crackling noises and promptly let the smoke out.

Current monitors are a Viewsonic PS775 (17", with bnc inputs) on the left and a Gateway EV700 (also 17") on the right, both running at 1024x768.

Previous monitors... sony trinitron, faded to black. Princeton graphics something-or-other, crackling noises and died. Another gateway EV700, faded to black. older than that I don't remember.

In my spare monitor pile in the living room, a 17" trinitron with the anti-glare coating fucked up, and some other 17" monitor I don't remember and I'm too lazy to walk out there and check what it is.

I like both monitors of a dual-head setup to be the same size; hence why they're all 17", as that's what I can get cheaply usually...

--Randy

Chris1992 · 05-26-2005, 06:13 AM

Man, Bushy, some bad luck! I have a crappy 15" crt that is aroung 7yrs old and still going strong. Need to put the new HSF on my m810lmr machine if I want to use it though...

**willawake** · 05-26-2005, 06:40 AM

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Man, Bushy, some bad luck!

bad luck?

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I tend to go through monitors about once a year...

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as that's what I can get cheaply usually...

Chris1992 · 05-26-2005, 09:36 AM

His monitors fail annually, which is why I said he had bad luck. His size decision was for price.

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I tend to go through monitors about once a year... either they fade to black over a couple months, or they start making pretty crackling noises and promptly let the smoke out.

VILE DISRUPTION · 07-17-2006, 05:21 PM

my res:
Comp w/ 21'': 2048*1536 75hz or 1600*1200 85hz (monitor is 7 years old)
Comp w/ 17'': 1024*768 85hz (monitor is 4 years old)
sometimes these ultra high resolutions take a bit of getting used to.

Quote:

I tend to go through monitors about once a year... either they fade to black over a couple months, or they start making pretty crackling noises and promptly let the smoke out.

check your line voltage? because i had 4 lightbulbs blow within 1 day and found my line voltage was at 249VAC instead of 240VAC. now i use a line regulator and it has been
+|- 1 VAC ever since.

Shroomie · 07-17-2006, 06:09 PM

EV700s are great. They're only OK monitors but there's a massive flow of them since they've been around since the Gateway 2000 era and are still used today. Two cabinets, a few colors, same insides I believe.

I've got dual 17" CRTs here, 2304x864. (I can't run 2560x1024 at higher than 60 Hz, which gives me an awful headache!) Left one's an IBM C71 (2237) from 1998, the right one's a ViewSonic E70 from...2001 I think, that has a blue tint whenever the colors are manually adjusted. Both of them were free.

moddolicous · 07-17-2006, 06:17 PM

On my dad's comp, we run 800x600 w. 120 refresh rate and my brothers and I both run 1024x768 (for now) with 85refresh rate. All three are crt's (2 sony trinitrons, and mine is some envision garage sale thing). All 17". I'm getting a new screen (lcd) for my desk as there is no room with my current screen.

Spacedye69 · 07-18-2006, 04:45 AM

Just got my first LCD. HP vs17. 1280 x 1024 @ 60hz. So much better than my 17" crt, even if it is cheap with boring specs.

04-07-2005, 12:51 AM	#2
Topcat The Boss Stooge Join Date: Oct 2003 City & State: Salem, MO My Country: United States Line Voltage: 120VAC 60Hz I'm a: Professional Tech Posts: 6,363	1920x1200 @ 85Hz Refresh (16:10 aspect ratio) on a 24" Sony truflat CRT. It's GORGEOUS!! No replacement for real estate on a monitor!! __________________ <--- Badcaps.net Owner & Forum Administrator!! Badcaps.net Services: Premade Capacitor Kits Badcaps.net Capacitor Master List Motherboard Repair Services If you've come here in search of replacement capacitors or repair services, please use the links above. ---------------------------------------------- Badcaps.net Forum Members Folding Team http://folding.stanford.edu/ Team : 49813 Join in!! Team Stats

04-07-2005, 10:27 AM	#4
willawake Super Modulator Join Date: Nov 2003 City & State: Αθήνα Posts: 7,973	1280x1024 on a 17" tft at home and in the office. i prefer to run tfts at their default resolution. it is dissapointing to see the sammy tfts with 1280x1024 default resolution also for 19". should really move up a step. it took some getting used to though moving from 1024x768. big problem in the office though with the old guys. nothing more than 1024x768 and large fonts on their tfts or they complain. need better glasses? __________________ capacitor lab yachtmati techmati

05-23-2005, 09:38 AM	#5
Chris1992 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 City & State: Michigan, USA Posts: 557	1280x1024 on a 19" crt Dell crapmonitor. M992 not P992. ~18mos old and probably has bad flyback already judging from the intermittent whine. And I ran it at 1600x1200 for a year with no problems.... __________________ The great capacitor showdown!

05-24-2005, 10:41 AM	#10
willawake Super Modulator Join Date: Nov 2003 City & State: Αθήνα Posts: 7,973	fuck...i read samsung TFT....see what 1280 x 1024 is doing to me..... Last edited by willawake; 05-24-2005 at 10:43 AM..

07-17-2006, 06:09 PM	#18
Shroomie Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 City & State: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 356	Re: Monitors and resolution EV700s are great. They're only OK monitors but there's a massive flow of them since they've been around since the Gateway 2000 era and are still used today. Two cabinets, a few colors, same insides I believe. I've got dual 17" CRTs here, 2304x864. (I can't run 2560x1024 at higher than 60 Hz, which gives me an awful headache!) Left one's an IBM C71 (2237) from 1998, the right one's a ViewSonic E70 from...2001 I think, that has a blue tint whenever the colors are manually adjusted. Both of them were free. __________________ You know there's something wrong when you open up a PSU and are glad to find Teapos. Why I don't buy cheap cases!

04-07-2005, 08:03 AM	#3
stretch0069 Screwed Up Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 City & State: OKC My Country: oooo ess aaaaaaaaa I'm a: Forum Junkie Posts: 2,458	DAMN! 1920x1200??? I bet that looks cool as hell on a 24" CRT. Ya know....now that I look at those LCDs...1280x1024 just doesn't cut it. Maybe I'll keep dragging these CRTs around for a while longer.

05-23-2005, 08:50 PM	#6
AK0R Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Mar 2005 City & State: Hiawatha, IA Posts: 203	1024x768 on my 15" Nanao CRT. I'm thinking it might be time to upgrade. Actually, I know it is. The monitor has been getting flaky lately (intermittent wavy horizontal lines, and occasionally collapsing down to a single horizontal line in the middle of the screen), but after all, it is 13 years old. Not too bad, considering it started life on my 386 system, then my 486, then my P1, and now finally, my new(er) P4.

05-24-2005, 06:07 AM	#7
Chris1992 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 City & State: Michigan, USA Posts: 557	yes... it's time to upgrade.... I would suggest any Samsung CRT

05-24-2005, 10:20 AM	#9
kc8adu Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 City & State: dayton ohio Posts: 6,433	actually samsung cant make a good crt to save their life. the chassis is good but their tubes are crap.2 years max and going soft. google blue label samsung and see.

05-24-2005, 01:19 PM	#11
Gimpmaster3201 New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4	1280 x 1024 on a 19" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB, very nice monitor.

05-25-2005, 09:29 AM	#12
Chris1992 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 City & State: Michigan, USA Posts: 557	Ah. I've not had bad experiences with Samsung Crt personally, and their chassis is great. In that case, get a Mitsubishi Accusync LCD9V. I've read they're good but no $$ ATM.

05-25-2005, 09:50 AM	#13
bushytails Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 217	I tend to go through monitors about once a year... either they fade to black over a couple months, or they start making pretty crackling noises and promptly let the smoke out. Current monitors are a Viewsonic PS775 (17", with bnc inputs) on the left and a Gateway EV700 (also 17") on the right, both running at 1024x768. Previous monitors... sony trinitron, faded to black. Princeton graphics something-or-other, crackling noises and died. Another gateway EV700, faded to black. older than that I don't remember. In my spare monitor pile in the living room, a 17" trinitron with the anti-glare coating fucked up, and some other 17" monitor I don't remember and I'm too lazy to walk out there and check what it is. I like both monitors of a dual-head setup to be the same size; hence why they're all 17", as that's what I can get cheaply usually... --Randy

05-26-2005, 06:13 AM	#14
Chris1992 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 City & State: Michigan, USA Posts: 557	Man, Bushy, some bad luck! I have a crappy 15" crt that is aroung 7yrs old and still going strong. Need to put the new HSF on my m810lmr machine if I want to use it though...

07-17-2006, 06:17 PM	#19
moddolicous New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 18	Re: Monitors and resolution On my dad's comp, we run 800x600 w. 120 refresh rate and my brothers and I both run 1024x768 (for now) with 85refresh rate. All three are crt's (2 sony trinitrons, and mine is some envision garage sale thing). All 17". I'm getting a new screen (lcd) for my desk as there is no room with my current screen.

07-18-2006, 04:45 AM	#20
Spacedye69 Badcaps Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 City & State: Greenville, OH My Country: US Line Voltage: 120VAC 60Hz I'm a: Hobbyist Posts: 673	Re: Monitors and resolution Just got my first LCD. HP vs17. 1280 x 1024 @ 60hz. So much better than my 17" crt, even if it is cheap with boring specs.

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