FYI for any diehard CRT fans

[FrankDC]

NEC is currently selling some reserve stock of their FE2111SB CRTs. These are brand new -- not refurbished -- 22" (20" viewable) Diamondtron tube monitors and come with NEC's standard 3-year warranty. The units have been stored in a warehouse since 12/05 for warranty support, and are no longer needed.

According to Travis Russell at NEC, these will likely be the last new 22" Diamondtrons available from their company. He said NM-Select will start filling orders and shipping them on or around 3/19/07 (their website is currently showing "In Stock: Pre-Order"):

http://www.nm-select.com/product.asp?sku=1947106

Frank

 

[ScrewFace]

CRTs are far from dead. Most games only support non-widescreen modes like 1280x1024.
LCDs are great for anything else besides gaming.

 

[craftech]

NEC monitors were GREAT when they were made in Japan. However, that hasn't been the case for years and as a result their monitors tend not to last very long. Overstock had that model (refurbished) awhile ago. Read the reviewer's comment on that page:

http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1045549

And the comments from those who said it didn't last long on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/custom...5354440?ie=UTF8&n=172282&s=electronics

John

 

[fierydemise]

I have a Dell branded Diamondtron and its a great monitor. If I hadn't bought my current Dell I would definitely jump on this.

 

[CP5670]

NEC monitors were GREAT when they were made in Japan. However, that hasn't been the case for years and as a result their monitors tend not to last very long. Overstock had that model (refurbished) awhile ago. Read the reviewer's comment on that page:

Yeah, these are almost certainly from the last production runs, which means they're likely to have a host of problems. You would be better off looking for a lightly used one on ebay that was manufactured earlier.

 

[DeadlyFreeze]

haha damn I would love to grab one but can you imagine shipping on something that weighs 77 pounds lol, even the best deal in the world shipping pretty much kills it.

 

[FrankDC]

Originally posted by: craftech
NEC monitors were GREAT when they were made in Japan. However, that hasn't been the case for years and as a result their monitors tend not to last very long. Overstock had that model (refurbished) awhile ago. Read the reviewer's comment on that page:

http://www.overstock.com/?page=proframe&prod_id=1045549

And the comments from those who said it didn't last long on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/custom...5354440?ie=UTF8&n=172282&s=electronics

The first review was about a reconditioned unit, and the second set of reviews are generally very favorable.

All I know is, I've had a Diamondtron running nearly 24/7 for OVER 7 YEARS now, and the only adjustment it has ever required is a slight bump up on the brightness every year or two.
John[/quote]