Dell P1130 21" CRT Monitor


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This is my first review. I don?t know much about monitors but do I need to know much? The answer is no. I don?t need to know anything all I need to know is that it looks clear and that its big.

The monitor has a shipping weight of 70lbs, most of it packing material. However I cannot show the packing material because it would not fit in my car. The monitor is a ?off lease monitor that I picked up for around $260cnd, not bad for a 21? flat screen CRT. The screen is very pleasing to the eye, no dead pixels and no scratches. But I bet your wondering why did he buy used and why didn?t he buy LCD. Well A) I can?t afford an LCD monitor being 14 years of age, and B) I liked the look of this monitor, it dwarfs my 17? CRT?

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The monitor it?s self is huge. But I dot not mind that. It gives it some character. Here are the The Screen Dimensions as well as Screen dimensionseen dimensions

? 4:3 (preset image size)

? Diagonal 19.09 inches (485 mm)

? Horizontal 15.28 inches (388 mm)

? Vertical 11.46 inches (291 mm)

? 5:4 (preset image size)

? Diagonal 18.35 inches (466 mm)

? Horizontal 14.33 inches (364 mm)

? Vertical 11.46 inches (291 mm)

? Viewable Image Size (VIS):

? Diagonal 19.86 inches (504 mm)

? Horizontal 15.90 inches (404 mm)

? Vertical 11.90 inches (302 mm)

? Aperture Grille Pitch: 0.24 mm

? Deflection angle: 90?

? Phosphor type: P22Resolutionting: AR Coating

Resolution

? Horizontal scan range: 30 kHz to 130 kHz (automatic)

? Vertical scan range: 48 Hz to 170 Hz (automatic)

? Optimal preset resolution: 1280 x 1024 at 85 Hz

? Highest preset resolution: 1600 x 1200 at 85 Hz

? Highest addressable resolution*: 2048 x 1536 at 80 Hz

The monitor is very pleasing to the eye while watching DVD?s. It may seem odd at first sitting to close to a monitor while watching a DVD. But it really isn?t that hard to see anything.

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Yes the monitor may go back 19.8? but that?s just about an inch more then my old 17? monitor. So it really doesn?t take up to much desk space.

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The coolest feature of the CRT is it has dual display inputs for two computers. Its kind of like on onboard KVM but with out the K and the M. To switch back and forth between the two inputs you just have to push a button located next to the power button.

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There are two little lines that go across the screen, but apparently this isn?t a defect but it isn?t noticeable until you try to look for them. How ever with the rest of the monitors how can two barley noticeable lines ruin the over all rating of the monitor? It doesn?t. This monitor had met my needs and it will do so until it dies on me at which point I will buy another one. I give it 10/10. No I?m not being to nice with the rating out of ten, it is the biggest monitor that I have had and it is also the best monitor that I have ever had. Do I recommend this monitor? Yes I wouldn?t buy something I wouldn?t recommend to one of my friends or family.

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My college had some of those in 19". The two lines are typical of all trinitron tube monitors. I personally can't stand them. :)

Sounds like you got a pretty good deal. I remember when I got my 21" Viewsonic for 200 US shipped. I'm starting to lean towards LCD if I can ever justify the cost. :)

My college had some of those in 19".  The two lines are typical of all trinitron tube monitors. I personally can't stand them. :) 

Sounds like you got a pretty good deal.  I remember when I got my 21" Viewsonic for 200 US shipped.  I'm starting to lean towards LCD if I can ever justify the cost. :)

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I dont really notice the lines any more, they stood out when i first got it. But not any more. Ya the 19" is what i was going to get untill i found this.

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The pictures don't work when clicked on.

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Managed to make working links to most of the images, the first 2 seem to have been removed.

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Nice monitor :rofl:

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i like my monitor.... my 19' crt dell (sony basically) trinitron flatscreen that i got for 50 bucks with my case.

notice my cluttered wheres waldo look alike desk

monitor

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CASE

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i got em both for 50 bucks from a friend who just didnt need it anymore and the case came with the cold cathdones

I've got almost the same one, mine is biege. I got it off lease for $95.00 and it still had 15 months on the warranty, also got two 20", one almost new when a customer bought two LCD's from work and said what will you give for my crts. I told him used about $50.00 apiece and he said ok. I almost fell out but paid him real quick before he changed his mind. Made my daughter and wife real happy as they had 17s.

Cody

I bought one of the P1130 beauties but the HP Silver version :D for ?65:rofl::

I'm VERY happy with it.

It was used for about a year and has been in storage ever since in anti-static wrap. Its immaculate with no scratches anywhere.

Manufacture date is Feb 2003 so its still under HP's 3 year warranty:laugh::

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i like my monitor.... my 19' crt dell (sony basically) trinitron flatscreen that i got for 50 bucks with my case.

notice my cluttered wheres waldo look alike desk

i got em both for 50 bucks from a friend who just didnt need it anymore and the case came with the cold cathdones

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You sir need to clean :laugh:

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I hate to bring something back from the grave, but...

I may be able to pick up one of these tonight for dirt cheap. It's more screen space then my 17" LCD provides and a lot cheaper then upgrading to a larger LCD.

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