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My house is now all laptops.....I have just obtained a Dell tower for free, but I have no monitor to plug into it to even see if it works


Prefer something very cheap, as I stated not even sure if this thing works? Would pick up if it was a heavy monitor and in the southern Ohio area.........

Wish it was possible to hook the tower to a laptop and use this screen, but I dont think it is possible?

You're best bet might actually be yard/rummage sales.

By the way, it never hurts to have a spare monitor around...never know if you will need to test the display of one of your Thinkpads.

In no particular order for finding cheap CRTs:

Yard/garage sales, Flea Markets, Goodwill sales outlet, Salvation Army Sales outlets, local St. Vincent DePaul outlet, my basement!

Regards,

James

I've checked all but your basement and haven't been happy with the selection. What time is your house open for shopping untill?

AlphaKilo470 wrote:I've checked all but your basement and haven't been happy with the selection. What time is your house open for shopping untill?

We're never closed to friends.

Unless they were on the wrong side during the late unpleasantness!

Regards,

James

You may have for free, my as-new 17" CRT monitor(all black housing), about 5 years young, rarely used. I live west of Cleveland, Ohio
I am remote today, exact specs later.

Wow, excellent deal, even if you have to travel for it! (The one from no_man, not JHEM's basement)

I have purchased from no_man on more than one occasion and have been happy....free is even better.

GREAT!

I would like to check shipping rates if you dont mind.....Perhaps it will be less than my gas charges to travel there?

I am about 4-5 hours south of Cleaveland....


-Thank you again for speedy response!

I would also check craigslist. I have sometimes seen CRT monitors for free.

vendor in my area was just selling 21" trinton CRT's for $60 canadian apiece.

At that price, I would've picked up two!!

People here in the middle of nowhere would just salivate over a 21" display....my wife included.

tonepaq wrote:I would like to check shipping rates if you dont mind.....

Shipping for a CRT??? Usually far more than it's worth.

Check your local sources first.

Regards,

James

Agreed. Shipping will kill everything.

tfflivemb2 wrote:At that price, I would've picked up two!!

People here in the middle of nowhere would just salivate over a 21" display....my wife included.

21" refurbed monitors, $89 FOB Dallas, TX, $124 shipped to lower 48.

Regards,

James

I just moved from Cincinnati. I bought all my stuff at microcenter. I got a 21" IBM CRT with dual inputs for 150$ I would check with them, but most certainly I would look in the tradin post. Shipping will be outrageous probably, especially if you want it to get to you in one piece. You said you only needed it for testing and what not. Check out garage sales and stuff like that. Check around businesses as they might be getting rid of some old comp stuff. Your possibilities are endless for cheap stuff, too bad you dont live near cleveland though. Hope that helps

i just picked up a 17" gateway crt for $8 at a thrift shop. works like a charm, but i dont even need it. the price was too appealing!

dsigma6 wrote:i just picked up a 17" gateway crt for $8 at a thrift shop. works like a charm, but i dont even need it. the price was too appealing!

Most of the thrift shops near my home are so awash in old computers, monitors, printers, etc. that they have stopped accepting them.

I have a great deal of difficulty getting rid of a lot of the outmoded equipment we are often stuck with as part of the donation of usable equipment.

As I sit here I can see seven 15", three 17" and two 19" CRTs looking for homes. I'm confident I can place the 17" and 19" ones, but the rest will probably wind up going out for recycling.

Regards,

James

I will give you and old, beat up, blurry 15" HP monitor for the cost of shipping and some candy (a pack of spree or sweet-tarts).

It works, but it does get blurry after its been on for a while. Has a built in microphone. I'll give you a model number after i get home

that will end up being a $50 blurry crt..

On Craigslist Philadelphia are some cheap displays for sale right now.

Orevin wrote:On Craigslist Philadelphia are some cheap displays for sale right now.

That's great, but the member looking for one (tonepaq) lives in Ohio!

Regards,

James

LOL, sorry for the confusion.