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MonMotha:
I bought a total of 6 NOS Sanwa 29PFX monitors last year from a somewhat local seller.  I kept 3, and a total of 3 went to friends.  I should have bought more since the seller is out, now :(

At this point I'm hoarding all my CRT gear and attempting to recondition it as it breaks.  You basically can't buy it anymore, and when you can, the shipping will kill you.

I also have 3 Sony GDM-FW900 CRT PC monitors for gaming.  1920x1200 @ 85-96Hz?  I'll take it!  Just need a REALLY good video card and cable.

There is an eBay seller right now with 29" CGA/EGA in Cali (local pickup available in TX and PA for a small group shipping fee).  I think Rick of Nieman displays still has some tubes available, too.  Betson has some Makvisions laying around, but I think they're out of Korteks.  I'm not sure if Bilabs still has any CRTs.  I think WG is basically out.
Epyx:

--- Quote ---Is it possible to use a crt tube out of an old computer monitor?
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There are quite a few (albeit aging now) presentation style crt monitors that run at 15khz etc, even those that don't make a nice alternative to LCD.
Creeper:
I have a D9800 as well which stresses me out to think of it breaking down. I've read lots of comments about people saying they have like a one year life expectancy due to poor quality, is there any truth to this? I had an old RCA tv that was going strong since like 1993, needed a degauss but it still worked great. Why would an industrial grade monitor like the D9800 be so much worse, and why would huge gaming franchises such as Golden Tee use them if they are so unreliable?
MonMotha:
Wells Gardner has apparently had quality issues for years.  I think they kept getting spec'd since they had a reputation for quality and reliability early in the 90s.  The D9800 is supposedly decent.  The D9200 was plagued with problems, mostly due to the fact that minor, relatively common failures have a tendency to take out lots of components on the board as a result.  Combined with poor solder joint quality and the thermal cycles CRT arcade monitors inherently undergo, this is bad.  The D9800 and D9400 is supposedly better in both of these departments.

As to reliability compared to old, these digital multisync monitors are a lot more complicated than the old analog fixed frequency monitors.  That's a tradeoff for the additional functionality.  I think people often look at these old monitors with rose colored glasses, though.  Plenty of them have kicked the bucket or required semi-major repair through the years.  What really hurts is that replacement parts are less available, and monitor techs have gotten kinda expensive.
mgb:

--- Quote from: keefyboy on December 21, 2010, 08:59:51 am --- for almost every application, an LCD is a far superior option.
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I'm not sure I would say LCDs are superior.
But hey they're cheaper to ship
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