Thrifted Monitor!
Oct. 15th, 2021 09:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogNow that masks are required in Saskatchewan indoors again, I'm feeling much better about thrifting.
I found a 2002-made IBM 9494 monitor at the thrift store yesterday. When I picked it up and found that it was far heavier than I expected, I was intrigued. Often that indicates higher quality components. It was only $5 CAD! Other, lower quality, monitors were more expensive. I set it up this morning and the image quality and contrast ratio are significantly better than my nearly new Samsung unit. It's smaller, but at 18.1" and a 4:3, non-widescreen aspect ratio, it's plenty usable.
We humans in industrial societies rarely get to go foraging for tasty food and useful supplies in the wilderness these days, but finding good deals at thrift stores is a great runner up!
I found a 2002-made IBM 9494 monitor at the thrift store yesterday. When I picked it up and found that it was far heavier than I expected, I was intrigued. Often that indicates higher quality components. It was only $5 CAD! Other, lower quality, monitors were more expensive. I set it up this morning and the image quality and contrast ratio are significantly better than my nearly new Samsung unit. It's smaller, but at 18.1" and a 4:3, non-widescreen aspect ratio, it's plenty usable.
We humans in industrial societies rarely get to go foraging for tasty food and useful supplies in the wilderness these days, but finding good deals at thrift stores is a great runner up!
