17" CRT - Worth Keeping?

[Teo Zenios]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Lanning" <brianlanning at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: 17" CRT - Worth Keeping?


> On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> 
> wrote:
>> 2) It does something that modern monitors don't (supports a particular
>> scan rate, for example)
>
> I much agree.  A few monitors out there support scan rates down to
> 15khz.  These work on amigas and are highly sought after.  The NEC 3D
> was an example iirc.  So check the specs before you trash them.
>
> brian

I spotted a NEC 3Ds at the recycler last weekend, too bad it didn't work or 
I would have snagged it in a minute (turned on but screen stayed dark). 
Those old monitors are starting to die out.