[FRIAM] Computer Monitors now?

[Gillian Densmore]

COOL!! thank you! I hadnn't thought about small TVs.  We did that back in
the day. a CRT  was a CRT back then.

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 7:45 PM Carl Tollander <carl at plektyx.com> wrote:

> Best Buy,  Wall in back of the computer sales desk, to your right as you
> come in the front door.   See them in action.  There's often a sale.
> Viewsonic is still good.  There are some small TVs that can be monitors.
>   Make sure your computer can drive the thing.   Just because the
> connectors fit doesn't mean the cable is compatible.  There's HDMI and then
> there's HDMI.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 7:27 PM Gillian Densmore <gil.densmore at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> lol this is Murphy's law or something? I have a ridiculously old Dell
>> 15-20 inch computer monitor. It's stupidly old and just about
>> falling apart. I need to replace it because it's got a crack. The crack has
>> been there since I got it years ago., it started as a small dink in the
>> monitor. I'd guess from shipping. this Monday it turned it's growing. And
>> turning into the grand canyon. It's created a zone of dead pixels
>> or however LCDs work.
>> Either way, now in the market for a Frugal AF monitor. Reviews for budget
>> monitors say Viewsonic. (I didn't know they were still in business).It
>> doesn't need to be a "gamer monitor" with 200pica-second refresh rates or
>> anything. I only ask that it just fucking work. The GPU I have does HDMI.
>>
>> Sigh. Fuck.
>> Where do I look for cheep AF, but won't fall apart instantly monitors?
>> Googling lead me to Wally World. I am beyond lost for what to look for, and
>> genuinely don't know what in 2021 is considered Budget or sanely priced.
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