Take the NEC XP17 too.

Cheers,

A lot of money for something he planned to throw away. These CRTs are usually free.

pentiumspeed wrote on 2021-05-24, 19:02:

Take the NEC XP17 too.

He tried to plug it in and it didn't work but he said I can take it for free to see if I can fix it so I might do that. However, the NEC XP17 only supports 1280x1024 (75 Hz) so do you think it's still worth taking even with the Nokia 445ZA being much better?

Miphee wrote on 2021-05-24, 19:18:

A lot of money for something he planned to throw away. These CRTs are usually free.

Yeah, unfortunately it's difficult to find monitors in my area and I've read the Nokia 445ZA is worth around $80 - $150 so I thought $100 might be a fair price.

sofakng wrote on 2021-05-24, 19:22:

He tried to plug it in and it didn't work but he said I can take it for free to see if I can fix it so I might do that. However […]
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pentiumspeed wrote on 2021-05-24, 19:02:

Take the NEC XP17 too.

He tried to plug it in and it didn't work but he said I can take it for free to see if I can fix it so I might do that. However, the NEC XP17 only supports 1280x1024 (75 Hz) so do you think it's still worth taking even with the Nokia 445ZA being much better?

Miphee wrote on 2021-05-24, 19:18:

A lot of money for something he planned to throw away. These CRTs are usually free.

Yeah, unfortunately it's difficult to find monitors in my area and I've read the Nokia 445ZA is worth around $80 - $150 so I thought $100 might be a fair price.

Go with your gut feeling. If you are happy with what the Nokia puts out and the price go for it

Remember you are the only that is important regarding purchases of old kit. No one else is.

The Nokia will be decent, it is what I use myself (rescued from trash).

sofakng wrote on 2021-05-24, 19:22:

Yeah, unfortunately it's difficult to find monitors in my area and I've read the Nokia 445ZA is worth around $80 - $150 so I thought $100 might be a fair price.

Same here ! Hard to find CRT monitors that you can actually go and pick up in my country, most have long been destroyed.
Yes the Nokia should be good, have one a 19" model and it works well.
This is the best info could find on that Sigma Designs ErgoView 210. It requires a BNC to VGA cable, hope it comes with one....
http://web.archive.org/web/20000831070131/htt … rs/Sigma07.html

Thanks for that information! I was looking at the original link (http://www.nashville.net/~griffin/monitors/Sigma07.html) but it didn't work and I couldn't use archive.org for some reason.

It looks like the Nokia is quite a bit better though ... (0.27mm vs 0.28mm dot pitch, 110 kHz vs 90 kHz, etc).

I'll probably just take the Nokia then since it's the best of the bunch. Hopefully it turns out to be decent for the price!

Very good choice! I'm currently sitting in the place of origin, ex Nokia monitor factory.

Nokia is the way to go, they made good quality CRT's in the 90's

I've picked up the Nokia 445ZA tonight but it has a broken base:

Here is the bottom of the monitor:

Does anybody know if I can purchase a replacement or if anything else works?

Epoxy. The type that comes in two tubes and you mix it together. Make sure it is for Plastics
You should still be able to use the monitor (rest it on a good big book) until the epoxy fully cures (can take up to 2 days)

I've thought about that but do you think epoxy can hold such a heavy monitor?

If the base is ABS you can use acetone to weld it together.

Tiido wrote on 2021-05-26, 02:12:

If the base is ABS you can use acetone to weld it together.

Yep if it is.
added: there are some very good ABS glues usually found in the plumbing department of most hardware stores..

sofakng wrote on 2021-05-26, 02:01:

I've thought about that but do you think epoxy can hold such a heavy monitor?

Actually the rest of the base holds the monitor, the broken tab just locks monitor into the base. The right epoxy will glue that lock tab back.
The trick it to find the glue that matches the plastic. Not knowing the exact plastic type then leads to using a 2 part epoxy special to plastics.
You could also drill out the base to the monitor bottom mount and use micro nuts+bolts to attach one to the other.
The odds of finding a replacement base is same as winning a lottery......

OK - Thanks again so much for the help. It looks like a piece of the tab got lost (perhaps in transporting the monitor?) as well so I'll have to figure something out.

One last question ... any idea if there is a service menu on this monitor to show the hours used?

EDIT: I found a service manual for the pro model (445 Pro) and the same service menu instructions work. However, my monitor shows '0' for all hours so I know that can't be right.

EDIT2: Supposedly this monitor is actually new old-stock so the 0 hour count might be correct. If so, that's great news for me!