Source for used/refurb 21" CRT?

[Afterburner]

I moved my upright cab from the 3rd floor of my house to the 1st floor and thus had to mildly disassemble it.  In the process I decided to make a few upgrades like finally installing built-in speakers, mounting a dedicated 4-way, coin door, etc.

I had originally built the cab to hold a 21" TV that we've had for 15 years.  At the time we were still using that TV, so I started with a 17" monitor and later a 19" monitor.

I finally dragged the 21" TV and dropped in the cab, it fits awesome.  Problem is the performance is terrible.  The TV only has an RF input, so I've got an S-video out from my graphics card connected to an RF converter and then going to the TV.

Normal windows text is unreadable.  I've tried a few different S-vid cables, but the blurry-ness and bleed over is too much.  But now I've done it....I an finding it hard to go back to the 19" CRT monitor I had been using.  Soooo....I'm in the market for a used 21" CRT.  Any good sources that someone can recommend?  Looking for one ~$100 shipped.

[yotsuya]

Where are you located?

[not_so_handy]

If your in North America you should easily be able to find something on Craigs List or Kijiji.

[alfonzotan]

Check Goodwill and other thrift shops.  They should have a ton of CRT TVs and or monitors (people dump them there to get away with not paying recycling/waste disposal fees).

[Afterburner]

I'm on the east coast in Georgia...right on the coast.

I've tried Craigslist and local eBay....a few TVs and several 21" monitors for $200+.

I've found a couple of places that sell them for $50 + $25-$30 shipping, but they are both out of stock.

There is a Goodwill store close to me....I could wander in there this week and look around, but I'd be surprised to find a 21" CRT PC monitor in there.  Smaller ones perhaps, but not a 21".

I have a co-worker that has one he may be willing to part with for free.  He's unsure of the size though...he thinks it's 21" but I bet it is 19".  Will keep my fingers crossed.

My company used to have hundreds of the IBM 21" CRT displays for CAD work.  They had to have gone *somewhere*.  I was asking around to see if there was a local company that sold them off or something.  Heck, even the local schools here won't even take CRT monitors as donations anymore!

[alfonzotan]

I'm on the east coast in Georgia...right on the coast.

I've tried Craigslist and local eBay....a few TVs and several 21" monitors for $200+.

I've found a couple of places that sell them for $50 + $25-$30 shipping, but they are both out of stock.

There is a Goodwill store close to me....I could wander in there this week and look around, but I'd be surprised to find a 21" CRT PC monitor in there.  Smaller ones perhaps, but not a 21".

I have a co-worker that has one he may be willing to part with for free.  He's unsure of the size though...he thinks it's 21" but I bet it is 19".  Will keep my fingers crossed.

My company used to have hundreds of the IBM 21" CRT displays for CAD work.  They had to have gone *somewhere*.  I was asking around to see if there was a local company that sold them off or something.  Heck, even the local schools here won't even take CRT monitors as donations anymore!

There's a company in Marietta that recycles computer gear by the pallet-load.  Probably something like that in Savannah (that where you are?) too.

You also could well find a more recent TV than the one you've already tried out... certainly you should be able to land one with direct RCA (and probably S-video) inputs instead of having to go through a converter.  That'd be a huge improvement right off the bat.

[yotsuya]

Damn- I got a 19 inch and 21 inch CRT here in Arizona last year for $5 each.

[Afterburner]

I looked a few local places and ended up ordering a 20" LCD 4:3 refrb for $75 shipped.

I modded my cab and took a full 12" off the depth since I don't need it for the crt anymore.  Glad I did...its so much less of a monolith now.