Looky what i found!

[Spawn-Inc]

i was putting my dads car away and i decided to drive around my block (driving is still fun ATM) so as i driving around i spot a CRT monitor. i stopped and wondering if i wanted to take it or not. after a minute or two i decided sure, i'll take it. as i was loading it into the car the guy who lives there was at the door, Charles. so i asked him if it still works and he said yes! its a 21" ViewSonic Graphics Series G810 and man is it heavy.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZDEJ8KWVL._AA280_.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/8606/01100001mo7.jpg


after using it for 30 minutes its really hurting my eyes though. i'm hoping that will go away in 2 days or so. after i went from 1024x786(17") to 1600x1400(21")! and i also had that happen when i went from my dads 19" LCD to 17" CRT.

[Zephik]

Saweet! Even if it is CRT, the size of the screen totally makes up for it!

Man, I never get lucky like that. Everyone around here blows their old stuff up or shoots it full of holes. lol

[Drum Thumper]

What are you doing when your eyes start hurting? I'm guessing that this monitor has a really crappy dot pitch, especially given the size.

However, free is always good!

[Spawn-Inc]

whats dot pitch?

i think its mostly reading when my eyes hurt, though i haven't gamed much.

i actually have to move my head now and not just the eyes to see it all.

[jdbnsn]

Nice grab dude!

[Computer-Geek]

Nice thats how I got my second monitor lol

[Scotty]

See i pay for stuff and then wonder why im always poor and you lot aren't, therefore you can mod. It's all because you all go grabbin' stuff of street corners!

But a nice find, none the less :D

[Luke122]

Dot pitch is the distance between pixels.

If your eyes are hurting you, try turning up the refresh rate a bit.. 80hz or better should help. :)

[xmastree]

Try sitting further away from it.

[Luke122]

Try sitting further away from it.

Thank you captain obvious. ;) hehehe

[Spawn-Inc]

can't, with the way things are setup. i'm about 2+ feet away.

as for the hertz thing it was at 60Hz so i set it to 70Hz and it seems to be clearer and sharp. then i went to 75 and it got a bit worse so i have left it at 70Hz. will having a higher hz kill the life of it?

the neat thing is i can now see my 250mm fan spinning slowly :P

[Spawn-Inc]

new colour! i didn't have enough paint for the base though.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8328/01140001wd2.jpg