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Bri715
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:57 pm |
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Babs @ Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:29 pm wrote: Lonman @ Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:39 pm wrote: Bill H. @ Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:49 pm wrote: I'm wondering what I'm going to do when my CRT monitor gives out. I don't think they make CRTs anymore. Yeah they still do. They are becoming obsolete though. They are also MUCH cheaper than they used to be. I keep a back up at home just in case there is an accident, but I know in the future it will be more difficult to find them. Ebay always seems to be the way to go for vintage equipment. I wouldn't be surprised to see them there.
For cheap CRT monitors, try Craigslist. There's always someone trying to unload CRTs for 10-20 dollars a pop.
http://www.craigslist.org
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Lonman
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:34 pm |
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Hell I have seen tv's being thrown away at the dump lately. The one I use used to have a little section for tv elimination. That little section has grown in the last year to a VERY large section & the attendants say they always test electronics for the hell of it & said 1/2 the time most of them still work!
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jdmeister
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:18 pm |
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Joined: Sun Mar 24, 2002 4:12 pm Posts: 7709 Songs: 1 Location: Hollyweird, Ca. Been Liked: 1091 times
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Bri715 @ Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:57 pm wrote: Babs @ Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:29 pm wrote: Lonman @ Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:39 pm wrote: Bill H. @ Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:49 pm wrote: I'm wondering what I'm going to do when my CRT monitor gives out. I don't think they make CRTs anymore. Yeah they still do. They are becoming obsolete though. They are also MUCH cheaper than they used to be. I keep a back up at home just in case there is an accident, but I know in the future it will be more difficult to find them. Ebay always seems to be the way to go for vintage equipment. I wouldn't be surprised to see them there. For cheap CRT monitors, try Craigslist. There's always someone trying to unload CRTs for 10-20 dollars a pop. http://www.craigslist.org
I bought a 17 inch crt at a thrift shop for $10.00 last week.. I was in Phoenix and my sons system had crashed the monitor..
The price range was $6.98 to $12.98..
Dirt cheap I say..
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jdmeister
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Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:46 pm |
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lyquiddye
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:34 am |
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I generally use in house tv's if I am at a bar.
But if not: I use either a 42" LCD it was $700 or a 10 ft screen with a 3000 lumen DLP HD Projector.
Tv's are cheap.
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6 String
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:46 pm |
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lyquiddye @ Thu 17 Jul, 6:34 pm wrote: I generally use in house tv's if I am at a bar.
But if not: I use either a 42" LCD it was $700 or a 10 ft screen with a 3000 lumen DLP HD Projector.
Tv's are cheap.
So are spectacles..
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DJMojo
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:47 pm |
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Try your local pawn shop. I see 13' CRT monitors in my area go for 20 to 30 bucks all day long.
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Jian
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:25 pm |
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I tend to look pass a small screen; 13'' is too small
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Karen K
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Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:29 pm |
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we have a small tv that we picked up at a pawn shop for $20 two years ago. It has fallen out of the back of the van face first onto concrete and fires up every time. It has been accidentally placed too close to speakers and colors get messed up, then one day you turn it on and it is fine. Most people don't mind it ... and there is always a large screen somewhere for those who don't like it. I've never had anyone complain. Gotta love a tv that falls on concrete and comes up smiling.
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Dark Thoughts
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:22 am |
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Using speaker boxes to hold the monitors is an awesome idea!
Do any of you guys ever set up monitors behind the singer so the audience can read/sing along or is that a bad idea? I'm thinking its a bad idea because its the singers turn in the spotlight, not the audience, but I could be wrong.
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mckyj57
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:34 am |
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Dark Thoughts @ Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:22 am wrote: Using speaker boxes to hold the monitors is an awesome idea!
Do any of you guys ever set up monitors behind the singer so the audience can read/sing along or is that a bad idea? I'm thinking its a bad idea because its the singers turn in the spotlight, not the audience, but I could be wrong.
We talked about this one quite a bit:
http://www.karaoke-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=13293
In general, the opinion of the group is that it is a good idea. Some differ, but a solid majority likes the audience to see the lyrics.
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Dark Thoughts
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:36 am |
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mckyj57 @ Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:34 am wrote: We talked about this one quite a bit: http://www.karaoke-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=13293In general, the opinion of the group is that it is a good idea. Some differ, but a solid majority likes the audience to see the lyrics.
Thanks for the link mckyj57. I found it to be very informative. I think I'm going to do a monitor on each front corner of the stage and a single large monitor behind the singer after reading the responses.
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