[Tfug] LCD monitor failures

Bexley Hall bexley401 at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 16 10:13:20 MST 2008


--- On Sat, 8/16/08, johngalt1 <johngalt1 at uswest.net> wrote:

> > --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Andrew Ayre
> <andy at britishideas.com> 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Not sure of the answer, sorry :( But I was curious
> if 
> >> Worldcare is
> >> currently selling any LCD monitors with a native 
> >> resolution higher than 800x600?
> >
> > Most of the panels seem to be 1024x768.  Some are 
> > 1280x1024 and a few are 1600x1200.
> >
> > But, unless WC is "on your way" to work/home/etc., it's 
> > probably not worth even trying to find one there.  They tend to
> > sell very quickly (at times, I've had folks take them out of my
> > hands as I was placing them on the shelves)
> 
> Perhaps that indicates the asking price is low.

They used to be $40 for 15" and $50 for 17".
They are now $50 and $70, respectively.  And still sell out
too quickly.  Personally, I think this pricing is already
"too high" but I don't set the prices...  :<

(recall, the goal is to keep stuff out of landfills, etc.
*not* "make money"  :<  )


      




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