On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:41:58 +0000, Ian Molton wrote:

My monitor is an Iiyama Vision master Pro 400 (the previous was a VMpro 17 - I wish the later numbers meant what the earlier ones did!)

When I got my 17, I sent it back (poor convergence).

I sent the replacement back because the red gun was loose

I sent *its* replacement back because it wasnt sharp enough.

The fourth one... the fourth one... stayed up! (and didnt burn down or fall into the swamp). I think its 7 years old now, and when I had it (2 years of its life) it was on 24/7/365. My dad uses it now, and it still looks as good as the day I bought it (he uses it far less, though).

My 400 is the third I owned. (I sent the first two back for similar reasons to the original 17's).

Its been running for 5 years now, almost entirely 24/7/365 (displaying a picture the whole time - I never power it down as it takes too long for the picture to 'lock' in place from cold (I adjust mine to use every last phosphor smudge on the screen). And its only now starting to go downhill (not reliability, but the picture tube is gradually fading - its contrast is worsening, and it actually has burn-in of the task bar! not a common thing to see in a modern unit - gives some idea of the punishment it gets!)

I'd buy another Iiyama unit in a flash, partly because (once I do the QC guys job for him) they seem to be solid units, but mostly because the customer service has be *ABSOLUTELY* stunning - they did not argue (nor should they have) even once - and THEY paid all the postage!

If I could afford one of their 1600x1200 TFTs I'd have one *in a flash*.

Well now, there y'go. I had a 21" Visionmaster for a couple of years,
then it went a bit fuzzy, then it crashed. Now I have a 19" Sony E400,
which gives me a crisp 1600x1200 at 80Hz, so I'm a happy bunny. Agreed
that a distortion-free 22" Tufty would be nice..............
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering