Bad News for CRT users...

[mysticfm]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just ordered a NEC 2141 form Dell for $594 shipped. The 2070 is $610 shipped.. Amazon also has the 2141 for $599 shipped free.

That's another thing about LCDs ... the price really needs to come down before I can bring myself to consider one. I got a high-quality 19" CRT (Mitsu DP930SB) for $269 a few months ago, and can't even fathom the idea of spending more than twice that much on a display that wouldn't serve me half as well.

LCDs have a long way to go, both in price and capability, before I'll be comfortable with the idea of buying one.

 

[carage]

It all depends on what you are willing to pay for and what are your needs.
I paid close to $2000 to get my Apple 23inch LCD, and I have NEVER seen any CRT that comes even close to it. Paying this much for a monitor may sound like overkill for a lot of people, but I could hardly fit a 17inch CRT on my desk because it is attached to the wall. If I wanted a bigger screen, my only choice would be getting a LCD or PDP.
My friend has a Viewsonic P255F, even he agrees he would much rather have mine if only he could afford it.

 

[mysticfm]

Originally posted by: carage
It all depends on what you are willing to pay for and what are your needs.
I paid close to $2000 to get my Apple 23inch LCD ...

All I will say about that is that something is wrong with the marketplace when people have to pay nearly twice as much to get a high-quality display as what they have to pay to get a high-quality rest-of-the-computer-combined. Oh, and let me add ... lucky you.

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: mysticfm

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just ordered a NEC 2141 form Dell for $594 shipped. The 2070 is $610 shipped.. Amazon also has the 2141 for $599 shipped free.

That's another thing about LCDs ... the price really needs to come down before I can bring myself to consider one. I got a high-quality 19" CRT (Mitsu DP930SB) for $269 a few months ago, and can't even fathom the idea of spending more than twice that much on a display that wouldn't serve me half as well.

LCDs have a long way to go, both in price and capability, before I'll be comfortable with the idea of buying one.

NEC 2141 and Mitsu 2070 are both diamondtrons FYI.

 

[ponyo]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just ordered a NEC 2141 form Dell for $594 shipped. The 2070 is $610 shipped.. Amazon also has the 2141 for $599 shipped free.

It was either the 2001FP, 2005FPW, or the NEC 2141, and the 2141 made the most sense to me.

Great choice but I hope you also used $40 stackable coupon that expires today.

 

[mysticfm]

Originally posted by: VanillaH
NEC 2141 and Mitsu 2070 are both diamondtrons FYI.

I didn't notice that. I just saw the prices and jumped to the wrong conclusion. Sorry about that.

Anyway, it does support my other point. These 22" monitors are still only a fraction of $2000. And I imagine both of these CRT models are being terminated as well, since Mitsubishi is telling people that ALL CRTs are being discontinued. Hopefully my 19", which I love, will last a few years, but I'm now concerned about what options there will be for replacing it when that day comes.

 

[Pocatello]

I loved my 19' Samsung monitor, it had it usefullness, especially during the cold winter months, until I bought a Dell 2001FP, this thing is gorgeous.

 

[Zebo]

nm

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: Naustica

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Just ordered a NEC 2141 form Dell for $594 shipped. The 2070 is $610 shipped.. Amazon also has the 2141 for $599 shipped free.

It was either the 2001FP, 2005FPW, or the NEC 2141, and the 2141 made the most sense to me.

Great choice but I hope you also used $40 stackable coupon that expires today.

Nope, I was waiting for one too...:|