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Title: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: Jakobud 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").

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QrPRRYWGZgY/UE6dDhHg67I/AAAAAAAADiM/PdcwhRAu6Xg/s800/IMG_20120910_200734.jpg)

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3zhGUeGBYyA/UE6ega05IUI/AAAAAAAADiY/uMLJH23XcQ4/s800/IMG_20120910_201400.jpg)

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: yotsuya on September 10, 2012, 10:17:07 pm

 :cheers:

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: 05SRT4 on September 10, 2012, 10:49:53 pm

LUCKY!!!! :o :o :o :o

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: Well Fed Games on September 10, 2012, 10:50:45 pm

Yep, nice find!

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: drventure on September 10, 2012, 11:11:54 pm

Very nice!

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: 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

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: drventure on September 11, 2012, 07:44:26 am

Guilty.

But no luck.

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: dekar24k 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. :)

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: HaRuMaN 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:

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: dekar24k on September 11, 2012, 02:56:36 pm

BTW, this is a great tool for comparing monitor sizes:

http://www.displaywars.com/ (http://www.displaywars.com/)

Title: Re: I found the holy grail: 23.1" 4:3 LCD monitor
Post by: capsule 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 (http://www.planar.com/products/docs/cbu/archive_manual/mn-planar-ws231.pdf)