The CRT is dead - so very dead

Chris Beard · 24 May 2007 at 11:23

I just bought a pallit of 6 22", 21" and 19" CRTs for £2.20. Some of these used to cost £600 odd 4 years ago. That's quick devaluation even for electronics.

Plasmoid · 24 May 2007 at 13:20

Sounds like a good deal, i picked up 5 21" crt's from my nearby college the other year for €4 each... i feel robbed.

Noto · 24 May 2007 at 14:10

with the new WEEE directive, it costs more for companies to get rid of their IT gear. So its cheaper to give away (if they cba to clear the data properly) or sell some parts of it for peanuts

iCraig · 24 May 2007 at 14:58

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=17&catid=66

£82 for a 17" CRT? :confused:

Fireskull · 24 May 2007 at 15:42

iCraig said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=17&catid=66

£82 for a 17" CRT?

and dont forget the probably £15 postage for the weight in delivery

snowdog · 24 May 2007 at 16:59

Got my crt dell 17'' for free, originally was going to by it for 20€ after a bid, but once i came there i saw a scratch on it, while in advert it said perfect condition, so i said I dont really need it then, after wich they told me that they want to get rid of it and gave me it for free

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Still happy with it, although i have 1 tft now too, using the crt as 2nd mon is nice

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Hedge · 24 May 2007 at 18:52

Man , i would happily take a monster CRT . i have been using this old 17" for years

*Chris · 24 May 2007 at 19:57

Spare me one?

I feel robbed tbh, i payed nearly £100 for this CRT only a year ago!

bfar · 25 May 2007 at 00:01

TFT's are generally better quality, but I do miss not being able to have a choice of resolution.

fish99 · 25 May 2007 at 09:17

bfar said:
TFT's are generally better quality

That's debateable, but still I wouldn't have a CRT back.

*Chris · 25 May 2007 at 12:20

TFT's arent generally better quality, and you don't get the choice of resolution that you get with a massive CRT.

Its the sort of LCD vs Plasma argument, except CRTs are massive.

Chris Beard · 25 May 2007 at 20:06

Well, I got 'em... now I know why they were cheap - they're pants. Really really pants. The only one without too many annoying scratched (still has one small on dead center has two lines at 1/3 and 2/3s of the way up the screen... *sigh*.