NIB IBM ThinkVision C170 17" Color CRT

[cesarioFL71]

17" crt monitors usually don't get me excited but I have always wanted to pick up a black Trinitron with zero hours. I love the sleek look and just the overall aesthetics of this model. Back in 2007 I played Call of Duty 4 for the first time on the 21" inch version of the monitor and I loved the hell out of that thing. Sadly, I sold it two years later when I made the jump to a new LCD I am just a sucker for these Trinitrons! I love the look of the new QD-OLED's but I just prefer the mighty Trinitron!

 

[XoR_]

I had black IBM P275 circa 2005 and it was the nicest looking monitor I ever owned. Still my father have it and its actually running fine.

I'd like to have new black 17" IBM CRT for retro stuff.

 

[cesarioFL71]

I had black IBM P275 circa 2005 and it was the nicest looking monitor I ever owned. Still my father have it and its actually running fine.

I'd like to have new black 17" IBM CRT for retro stuff.

I also had the P275. I loved that monitor. Like an idiot I sold it to "upgrade" to a Dell LCD in 2008.
Just realized this unit is not a Trinitron but a shadow mask tube. Still, glad I bought it though.....

 

[jbltecnicspro]

I also had the P275. I loved that monitor. Like an idiot I sold it to "upgrade" to and Dell LCD in 2008.
Just realized this unit is not a Trinitron but a shadow mask tube. Still, glad I bought it though.....

Was gonna point out that it’s not a Trinitron but you already know that.

Don’t be taken by Sony’s marketing. At the end of the day each mask has its pros and cons. Most of the pros and cons are irrelevant for users today, though I’d give the slight edge to shadow mask as they seem to be a tad sharper. But we’re splitting hairs here.

Trinitrons aren’t inherently the “best”. Some of the finest monitors were shadow mask… and some of the other finest were aperture grille.

 

[cesarioFL71]

In my experience I prefer the shadow mask for text and web browsing and the Trinitron for gaming. The shadow mask to my old eyes have a slight dimness to them but it truly is splitting hairs. I love them both!