billege

Well shit.
I've had this KDS monitor for about 2-3 years. It's dying, because it's a POS.
My dad's still got a 10 year old 15" generic running on my mom's email box, but my 19" is losing a gun. The screen keeps flickering between the correct colors, and a sickley yellow hue. Okay, it's "been drinking too much coffee" piss yellow. What a wonderful shade to look at, you know?

So, I start looking at monitors. I can buy another 19" ("flat tube," of course)for right around $177 (sticking with safe "I know the brand name" types).

I can get a 17" LCD for about $270. I see 19 inchers around $375.

Complicating matters, is the fact that I can get a 21" refurbished Trinitron for $228, locally even, so no shipping cost. Warranty is good to go. Basically, it's a failed corporate model that sat on a guy's desk, acted up, was fixed, and is being sold for residual value, with a decent warranty.

Desk space isn't so much an issue as I'd just be happier without a massive freakin' monitor. I'd like the compact "el Neato" size of the LCD. What I don't like is the size reduction in screen area.

I'd LOVE to have 21" of screen space to play with.

I understand that the viewable image on a 17" LCD is not far from that of a 19" monitor. I'm understanding that if I did pay $100 extra for the 17" LCD, I'd be paying to save the on the bulk size of a CRT. Is that right? The trade off is simply cash for space? What kind of picture quality am I giving up/gaining?

I don't harldy play games, so pixel response time isn't much of an issue. I do occasionally watch movies on the PC, so I'd be happy if the picture was good. I'm stuck on the cash/mass equasion. Who can convince me to pay an extra hundred dollars for a smaller screen? Or, fifty dollars in the case of the 17" LCD vs. the 21" Trinitron.


Edit: On the off chance anyone's interested, it's the blue gun that took a crap.

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