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Title: trying to find a 17 - 19 inch non - widescreen lcd monitor at good price.
Post by: rlemmon on January 01, 2009, 01:18:38 am

Hi guys, Im looking for a 17 or 19 inch lcd monitor. The catch is it has to be a 4:3 (non widescreen) ratio.

I want to put it in a vertical bartop cab and dont want to pay alot.

Thanks

Title: Re: trying to find a 17 - 19 inch non - widescreen lcd monitor at good price.
Post by: briktop11b on January 02, 2009, 06:58:09 pm

I am also looking so any input from anybody else would be great! Here are a few i found on ebay last night.  ;)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=400020544938 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=400020544938)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170290510670 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170290510670)

Title: Re: trying to find a 17 - 19 inch non - widescreen lcd monitor at good price.
Post by: cmoses on January 02, 2009, 10:59:24 pm

Check your local craigslists, a lot of people sell theirs cheap when they get a new widescreen.  With the holidays just passing I am sure there should be some on there.  Plus you can actually see it in person before you shell out any money.

Title: Re: trying to find a 17 - 19 inch non - widescreen lcd monitor at good price.
Post by: rlemmon on January 05, 2009, 01:28:18 am

Thanks guys  :)

Title: Re: trying to find a 17 - 19 inch non - widescreen lcd monitor at good price.
Post by: Blanka on January 05, 2009, 01:43:05 am

Well, you might be looking, but they DO NOT EXIST!
17 and 19 inches are all 5:4 as they are 1280x1024 pixels (or 16:10/16:9 since recently)
You need 20 or 21.3 inch. Those sizes are available in 1600x1200. Big plus: they are all S-IPS or S-PVA so better image quality.
15 inch was available in 1024x768, so that is another 4:3 option.
Cheap-ass solution: there are 4:3 TV's with 20 inch LCD's with 640x480 or 800x600 resolution, but O BOY there is bad TN panels in them.

Forgot to read you post very well: You talk about VERTICAL placement. That makes things even worse. There is no escape! You have to spent more bucks on a SPVA or SIPS panel. TN looks ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- mounted vertical. Check out a second hand DELL 20 or 21 inch (http://cgi.ebay.com/20-DELL-2001FP-LCD-MONITOR-CHRISTMAS-SALE_W0QQitemZ390020656990QQcmdZViewItemQQptZComputer_Monitors?hash=item390020656990&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50) with 176/176 or 88/88 viewing angles or better, or a Samsung 213T or a 214T. HP also has some old nice 1600x1200 displays. And there is the Eizo S2000 and S2100. This segment is probably your only hope.

Well, now I look at it, the Dell is a good deal. You won't regret that panel.