Workbench crt/monitor

[Laszo]

Hi Guys,

I want to have a small monitor for my workbench so I  repair pcb's I definitly don't want to use a open frame crt as I see on some repair vidoes on youtube. Any suggestions?

[slowcade]

I have used both a 14" TV with RGB scart input and a Commodore 1084 monitor. Both have worked well, and they are very cheap nowadays.

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[level42]

Yes the Commodore 1084's (which are actually Philips CM8524,CM8833etc.) are brilliant test monitors.

They were also sold as MSX, Ancona and even Atari IIRC.

Don't get the Commodore 1701 though, these are fine for C64 and Atari 8 bit computers but don't have RGB input (which you need).

[Laszo]

Yes the Commodore 1084's (which are actually Philips CM8524,CM8833etc.) are brilliant test monitors.

They were also sold as MSX, Ancona and even Atari IIRC.

Don't get the Commodore 1701 though, these are fine for C64 and Atari 8 bit computers but don't have RGB input (which you need).

Thanks I will look for those.

[Elgen]

Should you find a Commodore c1901, they are pretty easy to fit with RGB-input...
I use this one on my bench atm http://elgensrepairs.blogspot.dk/2012/12/finding-repairing-and-enhancing.html

Before that I just used a small CRT-tv with RGB-SCART found for close to nothing on a flea market...that is absolutely fine for a start };-P