[X-Newbies] Insignia C170 17-inch Flat Screen CRT Monitor (cross listed)

[Richard ramsowr]

Randy

Thanks for the feed back - liked your choose and the
Sony has just shot to the top of the list, thanks -
sadly these day cost is always a factor - I had always
wanted a 21" but through the cost was way out of my
range - I had a AppleVistion 20" till it gave up and
dies. thanks again

rich

--- "Randy B.Singer" <randy at macattorney.com> wrote:

> Richard ramsowr said:
> 
> >Does anyone out their have any experence using a
> >Insignia C170 17-inch Flat Screen CRT Monitor with
> a
> >Mac G4 such as a QuickSilver? Overstock has them
> for
> >under a $100.00
> 
> 
> The model of Mac that you have is more or less
> irrelevant. You can use a 
> VGA monitor with your G4, it is an industry standard
> and your Quicksilver 
> has a VGA connector.
> 
> Insignia make some fine monitors, they have been
> highly rated in PC 
> World's ratings of monitors.  
> 
> The gotcha is in the shipping.  CRT monitors are
> heavy,  If Overstock 
> wants to charge you normal UPS rates to ship you the
> monitor, this deal 
> can quickly become a bad deal.
> 
> Here is a monitor offer that might be about the same
> price, but the 
> monitor is bigger, and better, though in this case
> it is refurbished:
>
http://www.surpluscomputers.com/store/main.aspx?p=ItemDetail&item=MON10142
> 
> I purchased my wife one of these for work, and it is
> so nice that all of 
> her co-workers are jealous! 
> 
> 
> 
> Randy B. Singer
> Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th
> editions)
> 
> Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
> http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html 
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