Posted by Igor on 11/06/07 19:02

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:57:43 -0000, Eric <tonsofpcs@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Oct 31, 2:59 pm, Igor <donotre...@nospam.com> wrote:
>> I've been shopping for a CRT monitor and have been finding that they
>> are thin on the ground. I suspect that within a year or two, it will
>> be impossible to buy a brand-new CRT monitor.
>>
>
>> What are graphic designers, professional photographers, pre-press
>> people, etc., using (or planning to use) now that CRTs are on the way
>> out?
>
>Video production: A very nice 21" or larger multi-sync CRT, but what
>makes you think all the CRTs that I have now that meet my requirements
>will die? <snip>

I have no idea what the life expectancy is for a CRT monitor, but I
know they don't last forever, and I imagine there are only so many
times you can send them off somewhere to be refurbished before it's
time to kick them to the curb.
--
"Those of us whose brains did not die in college are
actually stunned by just how stupid academic ideas
are." -- Robert W. Whitaker, http://readbob.com/

[Back to original message]