My Gateway2000 Vivitron monitor is on its way out. It’s kind of too soon for me. I had no intentions of buying a new or used monitor any time soon but circumstances seemed to have spoiled that plan.
The monitor was an excellent bargain when I purchased it. It came in at a nice twenty-five bucks. It was used of course but it has performed well. The time has been kind of short but for the price I’m not complaining too much. I feel I got my 'money’s worth' out of it.
Theoretically a monitor should last quite a long time. Before I discard mine I will do a final status check using a different computer.
I must admit that I am a little taken aback by the way it is going dead. All pins on this 15-pin connector seem to be fine. The video card is snuggly in its ASP socket; the monitor is securely plugged into the card yet I am not getting the full color spectrum like it is missing a pin (s) or something.
I’m definitely not going to buy a new monitor which could cost anywhere from as low as eighty-nine dollars on up (with a flat screen being no lower in price than two-hundred and ninety-nine dollars new-No Way!).
I’ll probably see if I can find a minimum fifteen-inch screen used monitor for twenty to twenty-five dollars (Brand is really not that important to me).
In buying hardware the main thing I try to make sure is that any hardware I buy is Linux compatible. The video card is important in this regard and not the monitor.