Frank,
I have a Hitachi CM815 Plus which is a 21" monitor that sells from PC
Connection for $1099US. I lucked out last Xmas when I bought it from
Onvia.com for $970 US with them picking up the shipping and handling. I am
very pleased with it; it has a 3 year warranty. Prior to it, I had the 21"
Hitachi CM803 which I also liked very much until it went bad 1 month before
the warrenty was to expire. I sent it back for warenty repair but UPS
destroyed it completely int he process of shipping it. I bought it
originally for around $1300 plus $40 shipping; since it was insured for that
amount, UPS reimbursed me the full amount of $1340 US. With that money, I
now have a new 21" Hitachi 815+ monitor with a brand new 3 year warrenty as
well as a upgrade copy of Photoshop 6.O. I hope that the Hitachi 815+
comprises a closer sibling to the Cornerstone 1700p than the hitachi CM 814
or is better than the Cornerstone. At any rate if the two are close in
performance, I would think that either would be a very high quality good
buy.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
[mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Frank Paris
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 10:24 AM
To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
Subject: RE: filmscanners: pc monitors
I've said this before, and it looks like it is time to say it again. The
best 21" black matrix monitor I've ever seen is the Cornerstone 1700p (close
sibling to the Hitachi 814). www.MonitorsDirect.com currently sells it for
less than $1,000 (I bought it at $1,200 a few months ago). This is their
top-end monitor. If you only need 1600x1200, you can save yourself $200 and
get their 1500p. Reliability is often indicated by how inexpensive a service
contract is relative to the purchase price. For $30, you can get a contract
in which they will mail you a replacement the day you call them and tell
them that your monitor is on a blink. Then at your leisure, you can pack up
and ship the bum unit to them. And this is a five year warranty. 'Nuff said.
Frank Paris
marshalt@spiritone.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Arthur Entlich
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 5:06 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: pc monitors
>
>
> One further consumer suggestion. If at all possible, try to get the
> store to agree to handle any warranty repairs for you (I'm not
> suggesting they do the repair, but that they handle shipping back and
> forth) Monitors are both expensive to ship, and vulnerable to damage,
> and sometimes the repair facility can be some distance away.
>
> Better yet try to get an over the counter exchange warranty (no too
> likely, but worth a try!).
>
> Art
>
> Michael Wilkinson wrote:
>
> > 3 year warranty at $359 for a 21" monitor sounds good to me !
> > Well known brand name and seems to get favourable reviews in the
> > comics.
> > Don't forget that to run it at 1600x1200 and above with true colour and
> > a high
> > refresh rate you will need a top line graphics card
> > regards
>
>
