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True... if I really wanted one though I'd be willing to pay a bit more...
And I'll bet LCD technology will improve to the point where it beat out the FW900... or maybe that's wishful thinking
Did you accidently post the same memo twice? My FW900 suffers from a bright screen during warmup (weak black levels) but it seems to be very common for most users in this thread. On mine the black levels are actually green'ish for the first couple minutes then it remains a medium gray until fully warming up.
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I saw them on eBay, but it's easier to link to that then to find their eBay store.
so are you saying that high end CRT is still superior than high end LCD such as Eizo or NEC 2690? In terms of IQ, color, and black level?
what is the better resolution for FW900 to use with Xbox 360,¿ 1280x720p o rescale 1920x1080p ?
Thanks you.
So, to finish this up now that everything is resolved. . . my monitor arrived. Unfortunately, it had a chip in the glass:
As you can see, that second one is blurry because my arms don't make a good tripod. It's not the monitor, it's me.
The chip isn't terrible, but I'm pretty a. retentive about such things and I would notice it quite a bit with certain backgrounds. Over time though, I might have gotten used to it (like when there's dirt or smudges on your monitor). Looking at the back, it also had a MFR date of 2000 rather than 2002 as the auction indicated. Now, I can understand this since this monitor was sent out over a month after my initial payment (after the first two were "lost" by DHL). So, by then, they were apparently running very low on the genuine Sony models (no auctions up and somebody here posted that they had been told by Lou that they were out of the Sonys).
So, anyways, realizing that there was little hope of getting another Sony from Lou, I emailed them to see what they would like to do. I didn't expect a response before the end of the week. . so I went looking on eBay and snapped up this beauty which was within driving distance! I wish it had been there a month earlier!
After a tense 100-mile drive with this monitor in the trunk of my fiance's Jetta (darn doors wouldn't open wide enough to easily get it in the front seat). . . I now have an un-chipped screen and a perfect bezel (the one from Mainstream Global does have some marks on it). It looks like a brand new monitor!
Just now, I spoke to Lou. After talking things over and considering that neither of us really wanted to deal with shipping the chipped monitor again, he offered me a price adjustment and I accepted. It wasn't a lot. I'd call it "fair" considering the low price he's already offering for these monitors. In the end, I really can't blame Lou or Mainstream Global for DHL's problems. And, whenever I contacted them, they did the right thing. Though the monitor wasn't exactly as described, that may be due to the fact that they were sending me one of their last ones more than a month after the original purchase.
So, I now have a spare 24" monitor with a tiny chip in its screen on the floor behind me while I use my "perfect" FW900. Sadly, my desk isn't big enough for both of them (and then I'd have to try to ignore the "chip" on one of them). I must say, though, that other than the chip on the screen and the older manufacture date, I was happy with the "chipped one." The convergence and focus are nearly as good as my "perfect" other one (the blue gun is a little off on the right according to the grid, but it doesn't show up in text or images). I'll probably put it on Craig's List eventually. But, I'm really only interested in selling it to someone who won't need it shipped. I don't wanna ship this beast, and I want them to see the chip first and be sure that it's something they can tolerate (probably about 80% of the population won't mind it).
So, fifty days later, I finally have my perfect Sony FW900. And I have another one to sell or to use for spare parts/experimenting.
Best,
Hurin
Nope, no screen scratches.
What should I look for with IQ, anything special? I haven't seen any problems so far, I've run through EVEREST's screen diagnostics thing and done some gaming, so far so good.