07-19-2010, 08:23 PM
I have a Planar PL2010M, a nice monitor with 1600x1200 resolution (4:3 ratio). It's exhibiting a known defect but is out of warranty.
I just got off the phone with Planar, who will fix it for $150 if I ship it to them. What they do is flash the firmware. It wouldn't be refurbed or come back as refurbed—if anything else is wrong they won't touch it. Nothing else is wrong with mine, I don't think, but then how can I know for certain.
I'm on the fence here, because I don't think I can buy a new monitor for $150 that will be as nice—I'm not interested in the widescreen stuff usually sold these days, and those have less total resolution anyway unless significantly bigger/wider, which isn't needed or desired.
I'd consider whatever's a decent 19" or so model if that's where most of the 4:3 screens are these days.
I just got off the phone with Planar, who will fix it for $150 if I ship it to them. What they do is flash the firmware. It wouldn't be refurbed or come back as refurbed—if anything else is wrong they won't touch it. Nothing else is wrong with mine, I don't think, but then how can I know for certain.
I'm on the fence here, because I don't think I can buy a new monitor for $150 that will be as nice—I'm not interested in the widescreen stuff usually sold these days, and those have less total resolution anyway unless significantly bigger/wider, which isn't needed or desired.
I'd consider whatever's a decent 19" or so model if that's where most of the 4:3 screens are these days.