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In article <817437390snz@longley.demon.co.uk>
           David@longley.demon.co.uk "David Longley" writes:

> COMPAQ 450 and 440 Monitors: What are they?
> 
> One  is  a  17" (Model 450) and the other  15"  (440).  They  are 
> possibly badged NEC 5Gxx and 3Gxx 's?
> 
> They have 5 BNC connectors.
> 
> Problem  is  that  I don't know for  sure  what  their  frequency 
> capabilities are, and whilst they seem to be FST, the image  also 
> seems  to  bow inwards, particularly  noticeable  in  spreadsheet 
> displays.
> 
> Can anyone tell me if this is normal?

Yes, I have seen these going cheap recently.

The "concave" appearance of the screen is normal; apparently it
takes some getting used to. The picture is beautiful otherwise -
crystal clear and bright.

Unfortunately, we had one in our workshops some time ago with a
red gun failure; the video amp is some sort of weird custom device
which we were unable to obtain anywhere here or in the USA, so the
monitor went unrepaired. Compaq were no use.

I don't think they are NECs: the circuitry inside was very different
to that of NEC monitors I have worked on. After some time fixing
monitors, you get used to the different designs used by 
manufacturers.

Other than that, I have no specs. etc but if you want to offload 
one cheaply I'll be happy to take it off your hands!


-- 
Mike Tomlinson