QUOTE(svfn @ Jan 5 2020, 11:48 PM)
17" is not too small depending on purposes, it's perfectly sized for DOS games or late 90s gaming, it's not much smaller than a 19", the biggest difference is the max resolution supported, and if you really want up to 1600x1200. Even on 19" at max res the refresh rate only 60-75hz not 85hz and you'd want to lower the res to get a higher refresh.
20 year old CRTs is definitely not going to be a replacement for modern usage, it's very rare to see someone using it as their daily driver for many obvious reasons.
Also we are all a little too late to hunt for these relics now (I also realized after hunting for old computer parts ), might have more luck around 2010 or so, most have been scrapped en mass like e-waste, people don't give second thought to stuff they see as junk.
Not too long ago there was a Trinitron on carousell but I think also not your required size of 19"-21". I would grab any Trinitron monitor if you managed to find one locally even though only 17". Because even if you find 19" ones, there's also the type of tube involved (SM/AP/Slot mask), it's just not going to be the same experience if you pick up random CRTs.
You're quite familiar with the technology. Ya I don't understand why old retro hardware is so hard to come by in Malaysia. People really just see them as junk.20 year old CRTs is definitely not going to be a replacement for modern usage, it's very rare to see someone using it as their daily driver for many obvious reasons.
Also we are all a little too late to hunt for these relics now (I also realized after hunting for old computer parts ), might have more luck around 2010 or so, most have been scrapped en mass like e-waste, people don't give second thought to stuff they see as junk.
Not too long ago there was a Trinitron on carousell but I think also not your required size of 19"-21". I would grab any Trinitron monitor if you managed to find one locally even though only 17". Because even if you find 19" ones, there's also the type of tube involved (SM/AP/Slot mask), it's just not going to be the same experience if you pick up random CRTs.
I almost snatched at 17" Dell Trinitron but apparently it was already sold. And on Reddit you'd see people post abiut picking them up for free.