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Nice! FD Trinitron too.
Everyone knows and always knew robots in the future will use CRT for a head.
A crt is a meager thing when compared to the best things in life.Hehe…I lurk around once in a while. My FW is still fine but dread the day needing to find a replacement. OLED seems to be catching up, though.
I don’t have my GDM’s anymore but I know WinDAS very well and have calibrated my screens many a time so I like to hang out and help when I can.
Added this and other info to the list
Funny answer.
Every time I look at the price of my 21" Diamondtrons on ebay, they've gone up by another $100
They can ask whatever they want, but I doubt actual payers exist. Until now some people still prefered CRTs because of the superior uniformity, colors, black levels, display lag and motion clarity. But now that OLED monitors offer similar benefits barring motion clarity (which should just be a matter of time), what reason is there for CRTs to command such prices?
Doubt it. CRT still has its place and its fans will be fanning away, baby. That being said I'd get one.
Agreed.
Take. Your. Time. Really. Relax and take your time. You're not going to get it the first go round. Congratulations though!So, i finally have it. 830 mile trip
As promised, i wanted to update.
I will abstain from pictures, they would just be pictures of a FW900 with a different flavor of desk and room than other FW900 pictures
The unit seems flawless externally. Every square inch of antiglare is pristine, except from a finger smudged corner i will not wipe down until i got some good quality microfiber. Housing is pristine too.
It runs over: DP to miniDP > Delock87685 > VGA cable
which seems... fine? I can display max resolution at 80 FPS, however with periodic trembling that becomes most apparent on thin lines. It's not continuous, but happens in a "pulsating" manner every 10 minutes or so.
During this phenomenon, the perceived jitter seems to come from the picture moving up and down by a very small amount, before coming to a rest. When moving down, it leaves a white line at the top.
I cannot source this disturbance, however, running at 1920x1200@96FPS made it less frequent, and it has completely gone away at 1920x1200@92FPS (-4 FPS).
At high brightness+contrast (happens with either, probably to do with total display brightness), the middle of the screen "selectively" gets out of focus in a strange manner. If you look at a thin horizontal line, it starts to "split" into two parrallel lines
as it goes from the sides into the central field of vision, before merging again as it approaches the other side of the monitor. It is only noticeable with dark lines on bright backgrounds, with the effect not happening with bright lines on dark.
The space between the split lines increases with increasing brightness setting, and starts to disappear when decreasing. Fortunately, there is a point (27 bright, 66 contrast) where it's gone. It doesn't affect verticals.
The entire effect is only visible on very thin lines, can be countered, and seems negligible in itself. First and foremost, it is still strange.
This aside, i am amazed at what i see coming from a lifetime of LCD use. Amazed at how even low resolutions simply look good. The motion clarity.
And at last, the colours. This thing needs calibrating. I run it at 25 brightness to have good black, if i go brighter i see a red / green tinge i can only combat so much with visual tuning.
Image restoration and a little eye measurement has left me at a point that looks good. Stunning, even.
I have a DTP94, TTL cables + adapter on the way and i am stoked to suffer through WinDAS.
All in all, when it comes to the FW900, i can see what you guys are all about. You're onto something, big time, with this monitor
All in all, when it comes to the FW900, i can see what you guys are all about. You're onto something, big time, with this monitor
Good info! Thanks. I'm running the HP1230 @2880x2160@60hz just for a couple of sessions of Metro Exodus. Very nice!
1920x1200 @ 96Hz is the most I was able to get out of the FW. 97Hz was out of scan range. It sounds like your FW was simply crying for help at 96 which is why it is behaving better at 92. With all the different resolutions I've tested at, I finally settled at 2235x1397 @ 83Hz using Custom Resolution Utility which still works fine with Nvidia. I run mine with the Startech DP2VGAHD20, but I also have the Delock 87685 sitting in a box. I bought a spare Startech just in case because I am paranoid these will eventually stop existing lol.So, i finally have it. 830 mile trip
As promised, i wanted to update.
I will abstain from pictures, they would just be pictures of a FW900 with a different flavor of desk and room than other FW900 pictures
The unit seems flawless externally. Every square inch of antiglare is pristine, except from a finger smudged corner i will not wipe down until i got some good quality microfiber. Housing is pristine too.
It runs over: DP to miniDP > Delock87685 > VGA cable
which seems... fine? I can display max resolution at 80 FPS, however with periodic trembling that becomes most apparent on thin lines. It's not continuous, but happens in a "pulsating" manner every 10 minutes or so.
During this phenomenon, the perceived jitter seems to come from the picture moving up and down by a very small amount, before coming to a rest. When moving down, it leaves a white line at the top.
I cannot source this disturbance, however, running at 1920x1200@96FPS made it less frequent, and it has completely gone away at 1920x1200@92FPS (-4 FPS).
At high brightness+contrast (happens with either, probably to do with total display brightness), the middle of the screen "selectively" gets out of focus in a strange manner. If you look at a thin horizontal line, it starts to "split" into two parrallel lines
as it goes from the sides into the central field of vision, before merging again as it approaches the other side of the monitor. It is only noticeable with dark lines on bright backgrounds, with the effect not happening with bright lines on dark.
The space between the split lines increases with increasing brightness setting, and starts to disappear when decreasing. Fortunately, there is a point (27 bright, 66 contrast) where it's gone. It doesn't affect verticals.
The entire effect is only visible on very thin lines, can be countered, and seems negligible in itself. First and foremost, it is still strange.
This aside, i am amazed at what i see coming from a lifetime of LCD use. Amazed at how even low resolutions simply look good. The motion clarity.
And at last, the colours. This thing needs calibrating. I run it at 25 brightness to have good black, if i go brighter i see a red / green tinge i can only combat so much with visual tuning.
Image restoration and a little eye measurement has left me at a point that looks good. Stunning, even.
I have a DTP94, TTL cables + adapter on the way and i am stoked to suffer through WinDAS.
All in all, when it comes to the FW900, i can see what you guys are all about. You're onto something, big time, with this monitor
So, i finally have it. 830 mile trip
I’ve bought a few in the last 8 months. Paid between 1000 usd and 2500…. Going off recent eBay listings, pristine ones or near enough have sold around 2800.
Thanks sir! I am not versed as well as I'd like in this subject so always good to pick up a bit of knowledge from someone like yourself.
