What local retail stores still sell CRT monitors?

Hello,

I live in Los Angeles, CA area. I'd like to know if there are any stores
that still sell new CRT monitors (17" size). I am still not impressed
with LCD monitors because I don't always use the native screen
resolutions, have accurate colors as CRT, refresh since I play games and
watch videos (especially action ones), etc.

Thank you in advance.
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Ant wrote:

Hello,

I live in Los Angeles, CA area. I'd like to know if there are any stores
that still sell new CRT monitors (17" size). I am still not impressed
with LCD monitors because I don't always use the native screen
resolutions, have accurate colors as CRT, refresh since I play games and
watch videos (especially action ones), etc.

Thank you in advance.

Good luck with that. No one wants to stock bulky and unfashionable
CRT monitors anymore. Fortunately you can still buy them online.

The bad news is that the models available are generally of mediocre
quality, as the high-performance models like the Sony F5XX and the
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro have been discontinued. Today's cut-rate 21"
CRT monitor is barely able to squeak-out 76Hz at 1600x1200.

On 1/31/2007 7:02 AM PT, chrisv wrote:

Ant wrote:

Hello,

I live in Los Angeles, CA area. I'd like to know if there are any stores
that still sell new CRT monitors (17" size). I am still not impressed
with LCD monitors because I don't always use the native screen
resolutions, have accurate colors as CRT, refresh since I play games and
watch videos (especially action ones), etc.

Thank you in advance.

Good luck with that. No one wants to stock bulky and unfashionable
CRT monitors anymore. Fortunately you can still buy them online.

The bad news is that the models available are generally of mediocre
quality, as the high-performance models like the Sony F5XX and the
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro have been discontinued. Today's cut-rate 21"
CRT monitor is barely able to squeak-out 76Hz at 1600x1200.

Thanks. That's a bummer about those higher ends. I don't need those big
ones and I can't even fit it on my desk. Heh. 17" is the maximum I can
go for its width. I wished SED was here so I can buy a LCD monitor.
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Ant wrote:


Good luck with that. No one wants to stock bulky and unfashionable
CRT monitors anymore.

Which is primarily because no one wants to make them anymore.
Not the monitors, so much - there are still any number of places in
Taiwan, China, etc., that could do that - but the CRTs themselves.
Samsung's still making desktop-monitor types of CRTs in Korea,
but outside of that the vast majority of monitor CRT product (what's
left of it, at least) is in mainland China and elsewhere in S.E. Asia,
and it's almost completely aimed at very entry-level products.

Bob M.

eBay is your only hope.

I live in Los Angeles

eBay is your only hope.

And buy Sony.

Assume you'll need to cart it to San Diego for refurb.

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Assume you'll need to cart it to San Diego for refurb.

Bob, I'm not even sure they still DO that in Sandy Eggo....
been quite some time since I was down there, though.


Bob M.

Chains such as Best Buy, Staples, OfficeMax, CompUSA, etc., typically
have CRTs in stock. If they do not, then it must be a local market
thing. Expect to pay $90-$120 for good 17" CRT.

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Chains such as Best Buy, Staples, OfficeMax, CompUSA, etc., typically
have CRTs in stock. If they do not, then it must be a local market
thing. Expect to pay $90-$120 for good 17" CRT.

Hmm, I don't see ANY in their retail stores. I only see them online.
This is in Los Angeles area.
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Guy <no (AT) spam (DOT) invalid> wrote:

Chains such as Best Buy, Staples, OfficeMax, CompUSA, etc., typically
have CRTs in stock. If they do not, then it must be a local market
thing. Expect to pay $90-$120 for good 17" CRT.

Hmm, I don't see ANY in their retail stores. I only see them online.
This is in Los Angeles area.

what's wrong with buying mail order?

my 22" and 19" Philips monitors came with
prepaid repair shipping both ways for the
1st 12 months. odds are it also applies to
the 17" Philips CRT that Newegg currently has

to confirm call Philips toll free support at
1-877-835-1838

fwiw, my prior response was intended to caution
you that getting an acceptable CRT monitor is
likely going to take one or two returns

afaik, buying a CRT monitor from a local source
(at a likely higher price) is unlikely to shield
you from having to return it

all ears

bill