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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: AlanS17 on November 15, 2006, 01:36:45 am

Title: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: AlanS17 on November 15, 2006, 01:36:45 am
It's normally against my policy to post Ebay auctions since other people tend to be watching them. However, here's one I thought should be posted because it brings up a good point - presentation monitors make great SVGA arcade monitors for a fraction of the cost.

36" Gateway CRT presentation monitor (http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-Destination-36-inch-Monitor-DL36-Nice-Condition_W0QQitemZ180050193517QQihZ008QQcategoryZ41807QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: AlanS17 on November 15, 2006, 01:38:31 am
Holy crap! There are only three available on Ebay right now (two 36" and a 31") and they are all in the north Dallas area.
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: AlanS17 on November 15, 2006, 01:39:28 am
<tangent>Holy crap! I didn't know the curse filter would let me say crap!</tangent>
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: albert_c on November 15, 2006, 12:25:20 pm
Those are always on ebay.  I just can't seem to get one locally!
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: AwesomeAlbert on November 15, 2006, 11:01:35 pm
a 36" One sold on ebay in Allen Tx for 51 bucks on Nov 12. Im on the opposite side of the state  :hissy:
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: Raven.. on November 15, 2006, 11:24:50 pm
I ahve a 31" Destination monitor.  Works fine for playing movies and stuff. Well worth buying for $100 or less.

My personal monitor is a 37" NEC Multisync.  The big differences?  This one does much higher resolutions, has lots of inputs, and can have direct RGB hook-up at 15Hz (ie. running arcade boards).  I HIGHLY reccommend one of these if you can find one!
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: albert_c on November 16, 2006, 12:05:52 am
Whats the model number?  Sounds like that exactly what I'm looking for!

 :cheers:
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: SNAAKE on November 16, 2006, 09:55:42 am
these are TOO - EFFING - GOOD ! :notworthy:

i've had had my gateway 31 for like 2 years now and still works like now and I use it almost everyday >:D
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: tetsu96 on November 16, 2006, 01:06:24 pm
I ahve a 31" Destination monitor.  Works fine for playing movies and stuff. Well worth buying for $100 or less.

My personal monitor is a 37" NEC Multisync.  The big differences?  This one does much higher resolutions, has lots of inputs, and can have direct RGB hook-up at 15Hz (ie. running arcade boards).  I HIGHLY reccommend one of these if you can find one!

I definately recommend the multisyncs too if you can find one.  The Gateways are cool an all, great for low res PC use, but they don't have a wide enough scan range to really go balls out for emulation.  Unless you don't mind going non-native, then it's right up your alley.
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: AlanS17 on November 17, 2006, 02:26:21 am
I have a de-cased 27" Gateway in my newest MAME project. I love it. I'll tell you one thing, though. De-casing a monitor that size is a beast. Mounting it is even more of a beast. I imagine most people probably just stuff the whole thing into a cabinet.

I don't mind non-native resolutions so I don't need a multi-sync. I tend to run everything at 640x480 just to keep things simple for me.

The part that makes this things most attractive is the price.
Title: Re: FA: 36" gateway presentation monitor (DFW, TX)
Post by: Texasmame on November 18, 2006, 09:02:08 am
I've been keeping an eye on these but I'm just looking for a 24" or so.