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Cheap, Decent CRT

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GJSNeptune

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Since I just built a new computer, I'd like to get a cheap CRT for my old one to clean it up and test things on it. Newegg has some seemingly decent flatscreen CRTs, but I was wondering what you guys might recommend.

Flatscreen is a must though, 'cause I can barely stand bowl-shaped screens. A 15" is all I would need, but 17" wouldn't be a problem.
 
There are some 17" CRTs that can do 1600x1200 but things will look really small. As long as the monitor has a dot pitch of 0.25mm or lower it should be ok. Most monitors are flat screen now a days.
 
the samsung crts arent great but they will do for $200 bucks. ig you can save a little more go for the Mitsubishi 930SB its the best 19" crt available and kills any of its competitors. I currently have one and its just great
 
I was looking at this monitor on newegg. It's $160 shipped and only 32 lbs. It only has a dot pitch of .20mm though. I'm not lookin' to spend a whole lot a secondary monitor to use with my old computer. I won't be playin' any games on it.
 
Oh yeah. I don't need anything over 1024x768, and on cheap monitors, the refresh rate sucks anyway, so 1024x768 at 85Hz is fine.
 
The smaller the dot pitch, the better. The image will look sharper. The measurement indicates how small a pixel can be before it gets blurred.
 
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