Eizo's CRT line being discontinued.

[Michael Clark]

I have recently been in search of a *good* CRT monitor (19"-22"). I have
done a lot of research on the Internet. I have come to the conclusion that
the best CRTs come from Eizo Nanao.

However, I can't seem to find anyone on the Internet that has their CRT's
still in stock.

I know, you can do a Google search and find me some retailers that *say*
they have them in stock. However, if you call them, you will find that they
actually no longer have them in stock.

I was confused by this so I called Eizo and talked to a sales rep there. He
informed me that Eizo is discontinuing their CRT product line, and is
focusing on LCDs. This saddened me quite a bit, as it seems Eizo is truely
the only manufacturer you can rely on to produce consistently high quality,
long lasting, well supported CRT monitors.

So the question is -- if you're in the market for a good quality CRT but you
can't get an Eizo -- what do you get?

The research I've done tends to say, get a NEC-Mitsubishi -- and it looks
like that's the road I'm going to have to go down. But NEC-Mitsubishi
monitors just don't play in the same league and Eizo. In fact, it seems
that no monitors play in Eizo's league -- besides a $3000 Barco, which is
outrageous.

What do I do?! I need the CRT's fast response times. The 20ms LCDs just
won't cut it for me.

Yours in a world without Eizo Nanao CRTs,

Michael

[DaveW]

The Viewsonic "P" series (Professional) are very nice.
--
DaveW

Post by Michael Clark
I have recently been in search of a *good* CRT monitor (19"-22"). I have
done a lot of research on the Internet. I have come to the conclusion that
the best CRTs come from Eizo Nanao.
However, I can't seem to find anyone on the Internet that has their CRT's
still in stock.
I know, you can do a Google search and find me some retailers that *say*
they have them in stock. However, if you call them, you will find that they
actually no longer have them in stock.
I was confused by this so I called Eizo and talked to a sales rep there.

He

Post by Michael Clark
informed me that Eizo is discontinuing their CRT product line, and is
focusing on LCDs. This saddened me quite a bit, as it seems Eizo is truely
the only manufacturer you can rely on to produce consistently high quality,
long lasting, well supported CRT monitors.
So the question is -- if you're in the market for a good quality CRT but you
can't get an Eizo -- what do you get?
The research I've done tends to say, get a NEC-Mitsubishi -- and it looks
like that's the road I'm going to have to go down. But NEC-Mitsubishi
monitors just don't play in the same league and Eizo. In fact, it seems
that no monitors play in Eizo's league -- besides a $3000 Barco, which is
outrageous.
What do I do?! I need the CRT's fast response times. The 20ms LCDs just
won't cut it for me.
Yours in a world without Eizo Nanao CRTs,
Michael

[Michael Clark]

Post by DaveW
The Viewsonic "P" series (Professional) are very nice.
--
DaveW

Yeah, I got a P90F. Good, but it has flaws. I'm returning it. A brownish
tinted area on the left side of the screen (about the size of a grapefruit).
Its geometry was decent, but there was a 1/12" rise along the bottom edge of
the image. The right hand edge of the image had a small "bump" in the
straightness, although the left edge was fine. The image "quavered" when
examined closely -- not sure what caused this (my 17" philips does not do
this). This wasn't really noticeable from a distance, but it was annoying
to know it was there. The color convergence in the corners left a bit to be
desired -- There was always some combination of colors that seemed
misconverged. The color quality was great though.

Definitely not "professional" in my opinion, unless they mean professional
as in a sales manager. I'm looking for something of a higher caliber. :-)

-Mike

[yuki]

Post by Michael Clark

Post by DaveW
The Viewsonic "P" series (Professional) are very nice.
--
DaveW

Yeah, I got a P90F. Good, but it has flaws. I'm returning it. A brownish
tinted area on the left side of the screen (about the size of a grapefruit).
Its geometry was decent, but there was a 1/12" rise along the bottom edge of
the image. The right hand edge of the image had a small "bump" in the
straightness, although the left edge was fine. The image "quavered" when
examined closely -- not sure what caused this (my 17" philips does not do
this). This wasn't really noticeable from a distance, but it was annoying
to know it was there. The color convergence in the corners left a bit to be
desired -- There was always some combination of colors that seemed
misconverged. The color quality was great though.
Definitely not "professional" in my opinion, unless they mean professional
as in a sales manager. I'm looking for something of a higher caliber.

:-)

Post by Michael Clark
-Mike

I got a refurbished P225f last week. It looked great in 1600x1200.
Unfortunately, it broke after one day.

I got a P220f as a replacement. It is ok, but not as good as P225p.
After one day, I dropped the resolution down to ***@85 because the
text was not as crisp at the high res.

I am thinking of looking for a P225f again, or may be NEC-Mitsubishi as you
mentioned.

yuki

[yuki]

Post by yuki
I got a refurbished P225f last week. It looked great in 1600x1200.
Unfortunately, it broke after one day.
I got a P220f as a replacement. It is ok, but not as good as P225p.
text was not as crisp at the high res.
I am thinking of looking for a P225f again, or may be NEC-Mitsubishi as you
mentioned.
yuki

After some tweaking the monitor settings, P220f is quite acceptable in
***@75.

yuki

[c***@fly.srk.fer.hr]

Post by Michael Clark
I have recently been in search of a *good* CRT monitor (19"-22"). I have
done a lot of research on the Internet. I have come to the conclusion that
the best CRTs come from Eizo Nanao.

Yup... One of the two best brands regarding monitors... ;) Other is Barco...
;)

Post by Michael Clark
So the question is -- if you're in the market for a good quality CRT but you
can't get an Eizo -- what do you get?

Iiyama or NEC/Mitsubishi... Or LaCie... Or Barco... But Barco is out of the
question with it's price... :)

Post by Michael Clark
The research I've done tends to say, get a NEC-Mitsubishi -- and it looks
like that's the road I'm going to have to go down. But NEC-Mitsubishi
monitors just don't play in the same league and Eizo. In fact, it seems
that no monitors play in Eizo's league -- besides a $3000 Barco, which is
outrageous.

Barco is the only player which plays in EIZO clas... I'd like to see one
Barco running, to compare it, but EIZO is far better than anything I've
ever seen... I am working on some old EIZO models (1998. F78 and 1999.
F55S)... :) Crisp text on shadow mask tubes... :) Impossible to get anything
better than this today... ;)

Post by Michael Clark
What do I do?! I need the CRT's fast response times. The 20ms LCDs just
won't cut it for me.

Either go with Iiyama or NEC/Mitsubishi or LaCie, or get EIZO LCD...

Post by Michael Clark
Yours in a world without Eizo Nanao CRTs,

:) I've got two of those... ;) Pretty cheap, because people often don't know
what EIZO is in fact... :)) And they will pay three times more for
Samsung crap... ;) Who cares, I like that... ;)

[chrisv]

Post by Michael Clark
So the question is -- if you're in the market for a good quality CRT but you
can't get an Eizo -- what do you get?

Sony still sells the F520, I believe. It's about $1,700, but it's
very nice.

[Shiranui Gen-An]

Post by chrisv

Post by Michael Clark
So the question is -- if you're in the market for a good quality CRT but you
can't get an Eizo -- what do you get?

Sony still sells the F520, I believe. It's about $1,700, but it's
very nice.

Mitsubishi's DP2070SB-BK with color correction system wouldn't do?