You said you bought 3 refurbed P810's? But your are still looking for another one? Don't know what to tell you with respect to master repair. I have bought items from them for a couple of years now, but having the luxury of living locally makes it easy to check in real often. There doesn't seem to be any set schedule for them to get monitors. I've been in there when you can hardly walk because of Viewsonic boxes, and other times they don't have any. If you can wait, I'll bet they'll get some at some point.
While we are on the monitor topic I'll comment on my Comdex findings. I spent alot of my time during the week looking at monitors, both conventional and the new flatscreens. In the CRT arena the only manufacturer that really seemed like they had something that was a marked improvement was Sony. Their new FD series 19" and 21" monitors are awesome. They are absolutely flat, incredibly sharp and very clear. I sat and played with a 21" at 1200 x 1600 for quite a while. Even though they are expensive, if I were buying a new 21" I would find a way to buy one of these. They also said it is a .22 pitch all the way across so it is just as sharp on the edges as the middle. Best price on shopper.com is $1615 for the 21" GDM-F500. Not bad for this monitor as good as it is.
I then had the good fortune to run across Silicon Graphics upstairs in a small conference room. They opted not to be on the show floor, as did many vendors. They were displaying their 1600SW flat panel. This thing is unbelievable! Without seeing it, it is going to be hard to imagine how good it is. Check out the specs on sgi.com 16:10 aspect ratio, 1600x1024 with 24 bit color,110 dpi!
For those of you that are familiar with the photography or advertising business, the best description I have is that it looks like you are viewing a full size color transparency on a color calibrated light box. And if you have ever seen an 8x10 or better yet an 11x14 full color original transparency, you know what I mean. The image looks backlit. Unlike anything I have ever seen, including the very best Barco monitors. I will have one of these one day soon. After seeing the SGI I don't think I would even buy the Sony. The monitor comes packaged with a brand new digital (not analog) video card from number nine, which is where alot of the great look comes from. This thing is really new, the best price on shopper.com is $2321 for both the card and flat screen. I predict this is where the future is and soon.
Well I've rambled on a bit long here, sorry for the length and I hope I haven't bored anyone. I had some time and wanted to relay what I saw at Comdex. I am really excited about this new flat screen and wanted to tell the thread about it.
Good Luck
Dan |
