PeteT

I'm looking at buying a new PC in the New Year and was considering saving a few quid by buying a s/h monitor. What is the average lifespan of a monitor and how much should I be looking to spend on a decent quality 17"?
Cheers

Luke

Ive just sold one to another Scoobynet member and bought one from another!! If its good its good....

ScoobyDoo555

agreed, if it's good, it's good!!!

I've just bought a 2nd hand Compaq 21" monitor (beast!!!!) for £80

Use it for MIDI/Audio on my Mac

Dan

Dave_A

Difficult to say how much to spend really, a pretty standard 17" monitor new can be picked up for £130 or so. I'd pay in the region of £60 to £70 for a good make second hand, less for a cheaper brand. Reliability wise, I've had a cheap brand 17" for two years and not had any troubles at all. I'd only sell it to move to a 21", so that must tell you something about the quality of even the cheaper models. (TVM As6s).

IF you are buying from a shop, then they normally have some sort of warrenty, even if its only 3 months. If buying privately, ask why its being sold.

hth
Dave