[CUBE] displays follow-up

[Meirion Roscoe]

I bought mine used on e-bay 2 months ago for $680 and had it shipped to 
the UK.  (Watch out for import tax!!) Works great but make sure you 
insure it in transit as it is a very long way and it is glass/lucite 
after all!

Rossi


On Thursday, Feb 13, 2003, at 02:57 Europe/London, Kenneth Strain wrote:

> There is no reason to buy a new one.  I bought mine used, and I made 
> sure it
> had no stuck or dead pixels.  If you buy a new one, and it has one to 
> three
> dead pixels, Apple shrugs its shoulders and says "too bad".  I say 
> always
> buy LCD panels used.  You can be sure that it works, and save some 
> money to
> boot.
>
> -Ken
>
>> From: "Christopher Hack" <cjhack at onetel.net.uk>
>> Reply-To: "Cube List" <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:59:01 -0000
>> To: "Cube List" <Cube at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Subject: [CUBE] displays follow-up
>>
>> a similar question on displays.
>> I have decided to buy a 17" studio display for my cube. My option at 
>> the
>> moment seems to be to get a recent used one from ebay for about £400 
>> ($600)
>> or buy a new one for £560 ($870). Money is tight so I am tempted to 
>> buy a
>> used one. Before taking the plunge I thought I would check with all 
>> you wise
>> owls on the cube list to see if you had any thoughts.
>> Has the quality changed in the last few years? Do the LCD screens 
>> have a
>> comparatively short life span? Any really convincing reason why I 
>> should get
>> into debt for a new one? Any suggestions gratefully received. Chris
>>
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