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Is there a reason why you want a CRT over an LCD?
Ebay or Amazon would probably be your best bet. Good luck finding a new one and used ones tend to crap out within a few years from my own experience.
Is there a reason why you want a CRT over an LCD?
The >100Hz rate is a big request -- what resolution were you hoping for at 100Hz?
LOL why wouldn't he?
If I could find a BRAND NEW, unused, Sony FW900 -- I'd happily pay ~2500 USD for it!
I mean, come on...
Good luck finding used CRT in good condition, it probably won't happen. But then if you only need it for FPS then maybe it won't matter so much that text is hard to read, etc...
i dont like widescreen, also i want 100+hz refresh rate.
If you get ahold of an FW900 you don't have to use it in widescreen, of course... You could just set a 4:3 res and then tweak the settings so that it displays as 4:3. Or if you want slightly wider than 4:3, you could make a custom res that's somewhere inbetween 16:9 and 4:3 and then adjust the monitor accordingly.
Wow thats a nice find.
Note to anyone considering getting GDM-F500/F500R/F520...
I've only seen (and owned) a GDM-F500, but the F500R seems to be almost identical except having extra stuff (sRGB mode, 170 Hz instead of just 160 Hz).
The GDM-F520, however, seems to be more like the GDM-FW900, in that it probably has the same worse screen controls (forces you to control horizontal and vertical centering in separate menu items (same with size), whereas the F500 has a single menu item that intuitively lets you use the joystick to control horizontal and vertical together). I'd be willing to bet the GDM-F520 also has the paler gray black level in ambient light like the FW900, too.
A Google Products search turns up this.
well i play counter-strike at 600x480. and My desktop res is usually 1020x768.
I found four interesting CRT's on eBay. Thoughts on which one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-P992-19-Fl...ter_Monitors&hash=item3a652bec06#ht_500wt_960
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-MultiSync-F...er_Monitors&hash=item4cf6d597aa#ht_500wt_1193
http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Syncmas...r_Monitors&hash=item2eb49e1499#ht_4341wt_1178
http://cgi.ebay.com/Viewsonic-G90fb...er_Monitors&hash=item2a1039df05#ht_576wt_1442
Please keep in mind I want 100+ hz at 1024x768. Thanks guys!
I found four interesting CRT's on eBay. Thoughts on which one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-P992-19-Fl...ter_Monitors&hash=item3a652bec06#ht_500wt_960
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEC-MultiSync-F...er_Monitors&hash=item4cf6d597aa#ht_500wt_1193
http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Syncmas...r_Monitors&hash=item2eb49e1499#ht_4341wt_1178
http://cgi.ebay.com/Viewsonic-G90fb...er_Monitors&hash=item2a1039df05#ht_576wt_1442
Please keep in mind I want 100+ hz at 1024x768. Thanks guys!
Out of those options, going by the specs alone, I would go with the Dell P992. It has the best maximum horizontal sync frequency (meaning it'll have the highest maximum resolution at any given vertical refresh rate), and uses an aperture grille.
The Dell P992 will be able to do 1344x1008 at 100 Hz and has a fixed stripe pitch of 0.24 mm.
The NEC MultiSync FE950 has a variable stripe pitch, 0.25 to 0.27 mm. It will do 1208x906 at 100 Hz.
The Samsung Syncmaster 955DF will only do 880x660 at 100 Hz (not even within your requirements), and it's a shadow mask (aperture grille is much better).
The ViewSonic G90FB will do 1228x918 at 100 Hz, but it's also a shadow mask.
It doesn't. The F520 is superior all-around compared to the F500 & F500R (which were more limited in frequency range), unless you are really hung up about the menu controls.I'd be willing to bet the GDM-F520 also has the paler gray black level in ambient light like the FW900, too.
Another feature I wish the FW900's had was the Picture Effect button found on the 21" Sony G520P CRT.
From what I understand the G520P wasnt introduced until after the FW900 was discontinued (not to be confused with the older G520,without the P), It makes me wonder what other features current CRT's would have had if they were still in production.
The F520 has that feature as well, and it was introduced in the same time-frame as the FW900, so it was a clear choice by Sony not to include that on FW900.
I personally find Dynamic mode pretty useless, since it really messes with your display gamma, basically being a torch-mode for the CRT. Standard and Professional on the other hand are very nice to have and don't have the unpredictability of Dynamic.
Well that might be subjective, but I like an aperture grille much better. A shadow mask's image looks more fuzzy to me and less aesthetic.so is a shadow mask bad?
It doesn't. The F520 is superior all-around compared to the F500 & F500R (which were more limited in frequency range), unless you are really hung up about the menu controls.I'd be willing to bet the GDM-F520 also has the paler gray black level in ambient light like the FW900, too.
What makes you say the F520 has tinted glass? This wouldn't make much sense, as it would tint the output from the phosphors, darkening the overall output.I believe it has to do with the FW900 having normal glass with an anti-glare film while the F520 (and it sounds like F500 as well) has tinted glass with an anti-glare coating.
I've been aginizing over these for the past week. I have three HP 1230's sitting on my desk right now. Beautiful in every way, but it seems almost against nature to not hop on at least two of these. LOL! He also has some 22" NEC's that are sweet!
Ebay or Amazon would probably be your best bet. Good luck finding a new one and used ones tend to crap out within a few years from my own experience.
Is there a reason why you want a CRT over an LCD?
what's a shadowmask?
What makes you say the F520 has tinted glass? This wouldn't make much sense, as it would tint the output from the phosphors, darkening the overall output.
I have two minty GDM-F520s in boxes with everything originally supplied. Both were used by me personally in dim (i.e. brightness and contrast were not cranked) environments from new (2002 IIRC) until taken out of service in 2006 and 2008. No burn, no scratches, calibrate nicely. The catches are:
1/ they aren't widescreen, but have finer dot pitch than the FW900
2/ I'm in Canada - shipping...
Where in Canada are you?
Out of those options, going by the specs alone, I would go with the Dell P992. It has the best maximum horizontal sync frequency (meaning it'll have the highest maximum resolution at any given vertical refresh rate), and uses an aperture grille.
The Dell P992 will be able to do 1344x1008 at 100 Hz and has a fixed stripe pitch of 0.24 mm.
The NEC MultiSync FE950 has a variable stripe pitch, 0.25 to 0.27 mm. It will do 1208x906 at 100 Hz.
The Samsung Syncmaster 955DF will only do 880x660 at 100 Hz (not even within your requirements), and it's a shadow mask (aperture grille is much better).
The ViewSonic G90FB will do 1228x918 at 100 Hz, but it's also a shadow mask.