togerland Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I like the ability to change my resolution especially with older games.... Is possible to buy them new somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 You're kidding, right? New? No way. Used? Look in your local computer shop. Also, it should be said that graphics cards can adjust the resolutions of LCD monitors automatically, but it needs to be set up in the settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 What he said but more politely.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanMarston Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 CRTs really are better than LCDs in every way besides size and power consumption. I tried playing Thief 2 on an LCD recently...not nearly as immersive due to the constant glow that LCDs give off... :/ And graphics cards cannot "adjust" the resolution of LCDs. All they do is scale the image up or down before sending it to the LCD, blurring the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrentthief Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 yes... in a time machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Matthew S. Subscriber² Posted May 31, 2012 Subscriber² Share Posted May 31, 2012 Umm CRT's give a constant glow too, actually it's worse the LCD's oh and lets not forget the fact that CRT's are actually worse for your eyes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandPC Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 They still manufacture 1280x1024 19" LCD's. You'll still have to suffer the poor resolution scaling but at least it hopefully won't be as bad, and you won't have to worry about the aspect ratio issues anymore. That's the best you're likely to be able to do though, nobody is manufacturing consumer CRT monitors at all anymore so low resolution 5:4/4:3 panels are the best solution you're going to find, you'll be paying a definite price premium as their pretty low volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilt090 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 have a couple of sony trinitron in box brand new 21" crt but manufactured in 2000/2001 and shipping will cost a bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_rh Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I have two providers Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown, call them and I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for Odom 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Did you try ebay or craigslist or such sites? You should really try and find a new LCD monitor, imo, but hey it's your money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelxin Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 If you're worried about the "glow", get an OLED Monitor since they don't use backlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted May 31, 2012 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2012 If you're worried about the "glow", get an OLED Monitor since they don't use backlights. every time someone brings up "I want a CRT" we go down the OLED route just to find out they are extreamly rare in larger sizes (greater then 15") and cost a TON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelxin Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Heh, I never said it would be cheap, or big :D lol Edit: But it looks like they might release a 55"er in July!!!! http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/23/lg-55-inch-oled-tv-gets-official-design-possible-9-000-price/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protocol7 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 New is probably going to be tricky but see if you can find one on ebay/CL etc for local pickup. They do weigh a ton, so shipping would hurt. I got a nice 21" Trinitron one with an old Mac I bought a year or so ago. Wasn't one of these, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=shop&q=CRT+Monitor#q=CRT+Monitor&hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&ei=dJ7HT_yZKqqq2QWbt52ECw&ved=0CFgQpwUoAA&tbs=cat:305%2Cpdtr0%3A718885|718887%2Cnew%3A1%2Cprice%3A1%2Cppr_min%3A15%2Cppr_max%3A&tbm=shop&tbo=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=3ee34915041b0a8&biw=1280&bih=871 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelxin Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Btw, If you would have been more specific, such as Size, color, what country, etc I would have posted exactly where to buy what you want ... Here's some 17" black dell's for example. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=CRT+monitor&hl=en&prmd=imvnsr&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1842&bih=868&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=1478517088860178428&sa=X&ei=DZ7HT6epA5Oo8gSB8LS9Dw&ved=0CL8BEPMCMAI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.XXIV Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I just checked out a Sony BVM model when you guys mentioned OLED. I flipped silently. Lord. $12,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon H Supervisor Posted May 31, 2012 Supervisor Share Posted May 31, 2012 isn't this like the third thread in the last couple months you made asking the exact same question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted May 31, 2012 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2012 I just checked out a Sony BVM model when you guys mentioned OLED. I flipped silently. Lord. $12,000. Oh comon, the average person can easily afford that! oh wait I thought that was in pesos :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelxin Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Come on now, the 55" LG supposedly will be only around $8k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted May 31, 2012 Veteran Share Posted May 31, 2012 Come on now, the 55" LG supposedly will be only around $8k lower quality panel to save costs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/Dell-E773c-17-CRT-Monitor/dp/B00005MO2M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars77 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Craigslist, seriously. Here in NYC companies are constantly trying to get rid of their old CRTs, as long as you're OK lugging the thing back to your apt or whatever it's yours for free. Hell you can pick up more than 1 & set up a dual-CRT monitors! They won't be new, but if you're looking for CRT monitors it's definitely the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanboy89 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I got a 19" Dell Trinitron in a box lot at an auction last year with a few PCs and accessories for $5. When I first got it, I thought it was cool that it could run 2048x1536, but at that point text becomes too small to the point that it's nearly unreadable. 1600x1200 is the highest practical resolution it can run. I think since I've gotten the monitor, I've used it maybe 8 or 10 times with older PCs that I have laying around. For the most part, it's a relic of the past that sits on my floor collecting dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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