Can anyone explain why that Dell P1110 thread exists?
I'm just confused as to why people put up with 30 minute warm up times on an old monitor instead of spending <$100 on a brand new monitor, or even getting used from Craigslist/Ebay. I can't imagine it is worth the time and effort, unless there is something ZOMG AMAZING about that particular monitor. Just curious.
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Right. That is the part I'm curious about. What is so special about it that it is worth waiting 30 minutes for it warm up and spending inordinate amounts of time fixing? I get that it is high volume and am just curious about the why
OK Brian, it looks like this is the time to revive the KT133Amaterial from the vault for fair and equal coverage. Maybe throw in some VOODOO2 too!
I hope this doesn't rat me out too bad.
I guess my Google-fu is broken, can't find a pic of the old wood and wire wrap one that Damman had as first computer.
John.
1. Dell P1110(aka Sony CPD-G500) is a Trinitron-based FD-CRT monitor. It is considered as one of the most advanced and best-looking computer monitor ever built in this world. As of 2012, no LCD monitor in this world can match Trinitrons CRT (of course must be in good condition) in terms of color fidelity, input response and black level, although some people may fail to notice these advantages, as many people's eyes are indeed less sensitive to color. For many graphic professionals, a Trinition is a must-have or at least a very useful tool. However, P1110 is not perfect, since it has a design flaw which will cause "over-brightness" at startup, and may return to normal after a while. Therefore, for some people, it's well worth spending time and energy to find the solution for this machine and make it a true "perfect" monitor.
2. Technically, many electronic devices have innate design flaws, but most of them can be fixed once-for-all if the problem is analyzed and announced by the manufacturer. However, Sony never admit P1110's problem as a design flaw, nor did they make any amendment in latter batch of production. Upon googling you may find discussions about P1110's overbrightness issue appear as early as 2003, but as of Feb 2012, any early attempt to fix this issue is proved wrong and still no conclusion is reached. Thus, many techs spend time doing some serious research on it and consider it a real challenge.