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#310863 27-Nov-2023 16:56
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After finding it harder to find parts to repair the CRT in my 80s arcade cabinet, I modernised by making a small wall-mount one instead, but have realised that if anything goes wrong, I have once again locked myself into obsolete display tech. (I have tried to allow enough venting for LCD cooling, but you never know).

 

So, as a backup for future issues, I thought I should see if anyone had an old 17" 5:4 or 4:3 aspect ratio monitor that they wanted to sell (I'm currently using a 1280x1024 5:4 one).  There's obviously no rush, and I can keep an eye on trademe where they usually go for $20-$30, but I thought someone from geekzone might have one sitting in their used parts pile (that's where my one came from:)

 

I can pickup in the Wellington region if that helps.

 

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  #3164537 27-Nov-2023 17:21
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I have an HP L1706, based in Auckland though. Could be an option if you don't find one locally (no rush, it's not going anywhere). 




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  #3164553 27-Nov-2023 18:07
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Try Trash Palace


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  #3164560 27-Nov-2023 18:30
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+1 for trash palace




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  #3164565 27-Nov-2023 18:35
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gehenna:

 

Try Trash Palace

 

 

Good idea - I had a look at the Southern Landfill Tip Shop, but they had stopped accepting monitors. I'll pay Trash Palace a visit. 


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  #3164566 27-Nov-2023 18:36
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cddt:

 

I have an HP L1706, based in Auckland though. Could be an option if you don't find one locally (no rush, it's not going anywhere). 

 

 

Thanks for that - I'll keep it in mind if I haven't found one before my next Auckland trip.


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  #3164567 27-Nov-2023 18:39
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Recycling for charity in upper Hutt might have one?

 
 
 

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  #3164568 27-Nov-2023 18:42
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gehenna:

 

Try Trash Palace

 

 

On checking their website, I see that Trash Palace also have a $15 per monitor fee for donations - someone I talked to at the Tip Shop had mentioned that because of the fee, people often threw away rather than donated their monitors now, but hopefully that's not always the case.


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  #3164570 27-Nov-2023 18:47
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rscole86: Recycling for charity in upper Hutt might have one?

 

Thanks - I'll give them a visit too, although their monitor listings on TradeMe were all pretty recent models, which is an issue as the 17" non-widescreen models seem to have been phased out around fifteen years ago.


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  #3164575 27-Nov-2023 18:54
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What are the specs of the arcade machine? :)




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  #3164636 27-Nov-2023 19:22
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How many do you want? I've got at least 4 sitting in the garage. I'm in Kapiti.





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  #3164643 27-Nov-2023 19:35
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tieke:

rscole86: Recycling for charity in upper Hutt might have one?


Thanks - I'll give them a visit too, although their monitor listings on TradeMe were all pretty recent models, which is an issue as the 17" non-widescreen models seem to have been phased out around fifteen years ago.



They have a lot of stock that they don't list.

 
 
 

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  #3164679 27-Nov-2023 20:17
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I have a Samsung 743B+ that you can have. I'm out in Kapiti.

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  #3164815 28-Nov-2023 00:41
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Lias:

How many do you want? I've got at least 4 sitting in the garage. I'm in Kapiti.


That's awesome. I might get one from you and one from Ruphus to maximize the chance of a simple hardware swap. I'll PM you tomorrow.

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  #3164816 28-Nov-2023 00:44
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Ruphus: I have a Samsung 743B+ that you can have. I'm out in Kapiti.

That'd be great. I'll send you a PM tomorrow to sort out some details.

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  #3164817 28-Nov-2023 00:48
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CYaBro: What are the specs of the arcade machine? :)

Very minimal :) It's just a little beelink mini PC that I think has an N100 Alder Lake processor that is more than capable of handling what I want to play on it, as well as being able to be used as a Windows PC (the ball in the control panel is for the mouse).

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