Now I've seen to Sonny's burning.
Aug. 13th, 2005 05:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
reddragdivaI may have foolishly muttered something about having nearly finished gadgeting up. There is a computer store in Walthamstow that has IBM 18" flat panels (1280×1024, equivalent to a 21" CRT) with two DVI inputs (and a VGA adapter cable) for £85. I forget the name, but it's on Hoe Street just down from the corner with Forest Road (just near the Bell). ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
d_floorlandmine just swung by there in the Minebringer and got two for himself, one for wechsler and one for me.
They're ex-J.P. Morgan. Mine's a bit beat-up (there's light patches on the screen, probably from someone picking it up with their fingers on it), but will do just fine for my desktop. If you could do with a flat panel, they're well worth a spin. All I need now is a video card that will do 1280×1024 ... it's currently displaying to a 1024×768 bit in the middle of the screen!
So my 21" Sun monitor is now looking for a good home. First to come and get it, it's yours. It weighs 35kg, so you're going to need a car or cab.
We are now a CRT-free household, on our computers at least. Liz is looking to get a TV adapter for her laptop, so we might free ourselves of that one too ...
Update: The Sun 21" CRT does have the VGA adapter as well as the 13W3 Sun connector, so will fit any PC, any Sun and most Macs!
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Date: 2005-08-13 05:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-08-13 05:40 pm (UTC)I have two sun monitors currently (19" and 17") so a third one would not be good (I say to myself ...)
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Date: 2005-08-13 07:15 pm (UTC)grrr .... hmmmn .... damn ....
I have six monitors in my room already (and two more above the fridge in the hall) - I'm not sure I could justify another! On the other hand *if* I was able to get it up the stairs it might let me replace the tv ... how heavy / outside dimensions is it?
(I don't believe I just asked that ...)
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Date: 2005-08-13 07:42 pm (UTC)(I'm not helping any, am I?)
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Date: 2005-08-13 10:56 pm (UTC)(It wouldn't fit through my doors either, so far as I can work out ...)
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Date: 2005-08-13 11:35 pm (UTC)I did once work in a chilled goods warehouse where I had to chuck 40kg cheeses around all night. Certainly kept me very fit, and you should have seen the muscle definition in my arms....
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Date: 2005-08-13 08:13 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-08-13 08:22 pm (UTC)(I can only last out so long ...)
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Date: 2005-08-13 09:38 pm (UTC)A flat-screen for £85 however is entirely another matter, and I am extremely inclined to acquire one. What time/day would they be likely to be open next do you think? (as although your offer is most gracious I wouldn't like to stretch your available cashflow ...)
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Date: 2005-08-13 05:44 pm (UTC)Just the excuse for me to come visit Walthamstow again after I get back from Canada, too.
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Date: 2005-08-13 06:02 pm (UTC)It frightens the fish
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Date: 2005-08-13 06:28 pm (UTC)It is quite bemusing to watch, mind you. :-)
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Date: 2005-08-13 06:56 pm (UTC)But it's so much fun finding obscure or shiny tech which you can use.
There's a reason we own a 4'6" rack and a UPS which runs half our computer room for /at least/ an hour. My dad swiped it out of skips at work (with permission) and they were going to be otherwise destroyed.
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Date: 2005-08-13 06:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2005-08-13 06:55 pm (UTC)Want O;-P
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