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I have 3 extra displays, now what?

by TheJawn Aug 25, 2007 3:21AM PDT

Simply put, what should I do with my spare monitor? I have 3, all of them are CRT monitors, and pretty heavy. 2 are Viewsonic, one is 19inch the other is 17, the 19inch has built in speakers. The other monitor I have is 17 inches, not sure on what type, its been sitting in my basement for a while. All have standard VGA cables.

I use a laptop, so dual monitors won't really work.

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Mine are being gifted out.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 25, 2007 4:11AM PDT

DO NOT ASK ME FOR THEM since I've put them on freecycle.com

The issue I came down to was space (they're big) and power. My old 17 inch sucked over 100 Watts and the new 19 inch sips less than 1/2 that. Now that I've removed all the old CRT units I see our electric bill will pay for the changeover in less than 2 years.

Bob

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