Quote Originally Posted by smooth View Post
fyi: the monitor i'm using right now (as i type this post) is almost 11 years old its connected to a dual-core cpu. that time i brought home the cpu, i was thinking, "gee, i wonder what will this cpu's mobo think when it finds out its being mated to an 11-year-old monitor?" in fact, the sticker on the monitor (which i haven't removed all these years) still says "designed for microsoft windows 95"
The very first Packard Bell* 17" crt monitor had a very nice picture tube. It's main shortcoming was a max refresh rate of 75 hz. But, I considered its picture quality superior to the Samsungs I have here and even to some aperture grill crt monitors like the Sony Trinitrons. I bought one in 1995 and is still being used by my nephew to this day. Yup, you just don't throw good stuff away.

*Packard Bell switched to an inferior picture tube a year or two later.