Wanted: super cheap/free small monitor

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I need a small monitor to test games out. Right now, the issue is, I need it cheap or free, because I'm broke. I've got a few things I can trade.

I've got a 27" with some issues I can trade for a decent one. I also have a Nintendo Vs. power supply.

I just need something I can plug in and run as a tester.

Thanks
 
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I think you're secretly building a mame machine and going to put a huge 12 inch bezel around it and try to sell it on craigslist for $5000. ;)
 
I'm in a similar boat. Building a test bench and looking for a good monitor, but funds are limited (kids in college). Smaller is preferable, and I'm willing to be creative to save $$$.

Any suggestions? I've been looking for an old Commodore monitor or similar, but it seems the Amiga collectors are after them. Any old TV hacks out there know if it's feasible/possible to tap an old TV chassis past the tuner section?
 
cheap mon

ive got a few older electrohome 13" i think the model before go7
that have heavy burn
avail for 10 plus 40 ship
 
ive got a few older electrohome 13" i think the model before go7
that have heavy burn
avail for 10 plus 40 ship

Well, the price before shipping is doable... lol...

I'm going to keep hoping someone local can offer something first. If all else fails, I will have to save up to afford the shipping price on those.
 
Check your local Salvation Army and pawn shops. They always have old tube TVs laying around.

Yeah, I checked goodwill yesterday. We don't have a salvation army...

I check frequently.

I have an old Commodore 64 monitor. If I could get that to take RGB, it would be good, even though I hate to sacrifice it.
 
Some Commodore monitors like the 1084 came with RGB inputs. If you have a 9pin or 6pin DIN input, yours should.
 
Some Commodore monitors like the 1084 came with RGB inputs. If you have a 9pin or 6pin DIN input, yours should.

Mine has a seperated S-video (redundant?) in the back, and composite in the front... so I guess that's a no go...

Seems I'll just break down and pick up a converter on ebay in a bit... as soon as I can afford it...
 
Unless that's a relatively new monitor, that's *not* svideo, it's RGB input.

Commodore 1084
Commodore 1084 is an RGB monitor designed to be used with Commodore Amiga and has the following specs:

Line frequency: 15625 Hz
Raster frequency: 50 Hz (47 - 62.5 Hz)
Resolution: 640 x 200 pixels (on RGB input)
The vertical resolution can be doubled if interlacing is used.
Some more information on that monitor can be found at http://www.epanorama.net/counter.php?url=http://www.interlog.com/~gscott/t-1084.html. The RGB connector in the back of the monitor has the following pinout:
Monitor
Pin Description
4 Red Video
1 Green Video
5 Blue Video
3 Ground
2 Horizontal Sync
6 Vertical Sync
 
Oh it's S-video alright. it has two RCA style connectors, one chroma, one luma... each with their respective grounds

It's a 1702, for the C64.

Are you sure? IIRC, the 1701/2 used "composite" video (yellow) and mono audio (white).
 
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So, I'm thinking I'm going to pony up and buy a converter on ebay here, soon enough, just got to get some cash in the pocket.

Are you sure? IIRC, the 1701/2 used "composite" video (yellow) and mono audio (white).

in the front they do, but in the back it's got a chroma and luma input. There's a switch on the back, below the inputs that allows you to select the source. I used to play video games on it in my room. I ran a composite source through the front, but the video was shaky. The back input worked great. man... hope I'm not sounding like a dick... lol. that's not my intention in any way.

thanks for all the input from everyone.
 
Not sounding like a d**k at all. Hope I didn't sound that way either. Text only communication is tough that way.

I don't remember mine having rear jacks or chroma/luma. Perhaps I had an early model. Or my memory just isn't up to pulling out 25year old product images anymore! :)

Care to share a link on that converter? Anyone got thoughts on them for test bench use?

And to the poster that offered the 13" monitors, thanks! 13" is the right size but with heavy burn I'd like to see what my other options in the $50 range are first. Not that the burn would bother me, but for testing I'd like to avoid anything that might throw a newb like me off.
 
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