CRT suggestions under $200

[gouda96]

I am building a comp for a friend, and he wants a crt. I haven't bought a crt in like 2 years, so I don't know much about them. I would like to get him a 19" for about $200. Any suggestions would be realy helpful :)

[Inceptor]

Well I'm looking for a new monitor as well and I actually found one that fits in with my current rig's color scheme.

It's a KDS 19" flat screen at (get this) wal-mart. I just saw it today so I'm looking around for some reviews but it's $118 USD , Flat screen and has max reso of 1280 x 1024 @72hz which is my preferred resolution. I didn't see what the pitch was but it's a nice clean looking monitor.

Only reference I have so far is my parent's 22" KDS which works great, saw no replies to your thread so figured I'd chime in with what I'm considering.

[DooLocsta]

You can pick up that monitor at Office Depot this weekend for their 18 anniversary for $98 USD just get there early it is a great monitor for the money, that way you can use the other 100 for a better vid card if needed.

edit: Sorry this is for the Xtreme Flat version 197.00 in store or online
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=558866
after rebate it will take it down to 98.00 that is a sweet deal on that monitor. Max Res is 1600x1200 so it should run 1280x1024 at a nice refresh.

[N1vek215]

I too have been shopping around for a 19" or bigger monitor around the same price range. I remember though, when 15" was the standard and when I saw a 19" monitor playing Quake 3 demo1 I was like DAMN THATS THE SWEETEST THING IVE EVER SEEN!

[gouda96]

You can pick up that monitor at Office Depot this weekend for their 18 anniversary for $98 USD just get there early it is a great monitor for the money, that way you can use the other 100 for a better vid card if needed.

edit: Sorry this is for the Xtreme Flat version 197.00 in store or online
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=558866
after rebate it will take it down to 98.00 that is a sweet deal on that monitor. Max Res is 1600x1200 so it should run 1280x1024 at a nice refresh.

Where is the info on the rebate? $98 for that monitor would be a great steal.

[Nero]

Ebay for a used Trinitron/Diamondtron. You should be able to get a 19" in great condition for ~120 shipped, and you might be able to get a 21" model for ~200. Both of which will be *significantly* better than anything you can find on sale at your local big box stores.

[pronoob]

I think the Proview one is cheap
dunno if its available in the uS

[ManOman]

Seeing as how I've been looking at getting a new monitor myself I decided to look at Ebay like Nero suggested.
I can't believe the prices compared to places like Best Buy.
Here's a 21" Sony Trinitron (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41807&item=5128502149&rd=1) for a Buy It Now price of $179!! Dear god how can I pass that up hehe...
The seller also has a 98.9% positive feedback rating out of 8056 transactions.
Hopefully this'll help some in your search :)

[gouda96]

Yeah, he was deffinately right about ebay, which realy surprised me because ebay doesn't usually seem to have good deals unless there is something wrong. My friend picked up a sweet 19" sony trinitron for ~$100 shipped, and it is in almost perfect condition and works great.

Thanks for the advice Nero!