[plug] [OT] 21" CRT Free to good home

Tim weirdit at gmail.com
Thu Apr 30 08:48:07 WST 2009


And the monitor is Kevin's!

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Kevin Shackleton
<kevins at reachnet.com.au> wrote:
> I'll put my hand up.  Currently have a CRT 19" @ 1600 * 1200 now (was
> Really Good for "cutting edge" GIS work).  Still can't see why wide
> screens aren't called "squat screens".  Mostly my maps are just as big
> N-S as E-W.  Most paper is bigger N-S . .
>
> My experience is that CRTs get out of focus, can be adjusted after
> taking the back cover off (avoiding the EHT).  Then in the end the EHT
> transformer breaks down and then it's 20 kg of pollutants.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin.
>
> On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 13:26 +0800, Tim wrote:
>> 21" CRT VGA Monitor. Hitachi Accuvue HM-4820-D (I think). Built July 1994.
>> Picked it up 5 years ago or so 2nd hand then. It still works great,
>> decent resolution too, just can't remember the max off the top of my
>> head. Weighs heaps though. I've replaced it with a LCD, so have no
>> need of it anymore. If no one wants it, it'll go on freecycle.
>>
>> Works with linux of course!
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
>
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Timothy White - Somewhere in Australia



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