Is anyone running a PMC21A?

[DVR MAN 0]

I have been concidering buying one. Is 421 lines sharp enough?

[survtech 0]

A number of casinos use them and report good results. They are a little weak in the resolution department and relatively expensive so we opted for Samsung 21" monitors that, unfortunately, have been discontinued. They offered 500 lines of resolution and have been excellent so far.

 

We have had them in service for 7+ years and are looking to replace them, but can't find a suitable replacement. High-quality CRT monitors are disappearing fast and large (19"-21") 4:3 LCD monitors are next to impossible to find. Consumer LCD TV's are pretty much all 16:9 and most don't display 4:3 analog video well.

 

Check out the Samsung SMC-211F if you can find them - 500 lines. If they are the same size as ours, you will find that they are not rack-mountable but can squeeze into a standard 19" rack if you remove the rear mounts from the rack and pull the uprights apart slightly (approximately 1/8"). We made shelves out of plywood and mounted those to the rack's side supports with allthread. Works like a charm!

[DVR MAN 0]

Thanks survtech, thats what I figured. I found a super circuit 500 line 21" monitor for about the same price. I read that LL Bean uses the PMC21A monitors and love them which raised the question.