Lauri,
I'm up on the Hitachi site right now, and it appears they have replaced the
814 with the 815+. It's the exact same tube, and the specs look identical.
That tube is also used in the 811 and 813 (looks like they dropped the 812).
It is also the same tube used in the Cornerstone p1500, p1600, and p1700.
Now I'm visiting the Cornerstone direct outlet site (www.monitorsdirect.com)
and I notice that the advanced replacement insurance policy is now $79 and
is only for 3 years, as opposed to $30 and 5 years when I got it just six
months ago. I guess that's what happens when the price falls from $1,200
(when I got it) to $950 (the current price). Still a good deal, though.
I went to MonitorsDirect comparison guide and there are only two differences
between the p1700 and the Hitachi CM815+: Hitachi CM815+ has been built to
more current emissions standards (TCO-99 vs. TCO-95, but I have no idea what
the difference is), and costs $150 more than the Cornerstone. Their price is
$1,106, $7 more than your quoted price from PC Connection. $949 for the
Cornerstone. I know that my p1700 is slightly crisper than the 814 I liked
so much at a former place of employment.
I'm curious about what resolution and refresh rate at which you are running
your 815+. I'm at 1856x1392 and 75 Hz on my p1700. I find that when I go to
85 Hz under Windows 2000, I lose crispness. I did not notice this loss when
I was under Windows 98SE, although I can't imagine why there would be that
difference, but it was noticeable booting back and forth on my dual boot
system.
Frank Paris
marshalt@spiritone.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Laurie Solomon
> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 12:56 PM
> To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> Subject: RE: filmscanners: pc monitors
>
>
> 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
> >
> >
>
