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I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« on: September 10, 2012, 10:13:21 pm »
Recently on Craigslist I happened upon a ViewSonic VP230mb.  A 23.1" 4:3 LCD.  I have never ever heard of this bad boy until I came across it.  I snagged it for $75.  It's in excellent condition and the picture is great.  Really looking forward to using this in my planned cabinet.

Apparently these things cost $4500 back in the day... Crazy.  Up until now I always assumed the Samsung 213t was the biggest LCD out there (21.3").



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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2012, 10:17:07 pm »
 :cheers:
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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2012, 10:49:53 pm »
LUCKY!!!! :o :o :o :o
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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2012, 10:50:45 pm »
Yep, nice find!
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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2012, 11:11:54 pm »
Very nice!
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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2012, 11:43:41 pm »
How many of you guys immediately typed that model number into eBay and your local Craigslist? C'mon, raise your hands! :w00t
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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2012, 07:44:26 am »
Guilty.

But no luck.
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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2012, 01:54:23 pm »
Wow. Congrats on finding such a huge 4:3 LCD. I had to settle for a 28" Hannspree 16:10 LCD as a replacement for my 27" Makvision. I'm pretty happy with getting a brand new 16:10 LCD of that size though, as they are all out of production. :)

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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2012, 02:55:22 pm »
Quote from: yotsuya on September 10, 2012, 11:43:41 pm
How many of you guys immediately typed that model number into eBay and your local Craigslist? C'mon, raise your hands! :w00t

Shtop taking my monitors.  :timebomb:
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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2012, 02:56:36 pm »
BTW, this is a great tool for comparing monitor sizes:

http://www.displaywars.com/
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Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2012, 05:14:36 pm »
Looks like there are some other 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitors... At least this one:
http://www.planar.com/products/docs/cbu/archive_manual/mn-planar-ws231.pdf
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