+DarkLord Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I just want to say thank you very much for letting everyone know about this monitor. I used one of the VGA adapters and put it on my Mega STe, where it rocks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, DarkLord said: I just want to say thank you very much for letting everyone know about this monitor. I used one of the VGA adapters and put it on my Mega STe, where it rocks. Like I always say, see something say something I am glad a good alternative that is easy and cheap to obtain has been available for a year for folks. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 13 hours ago, eightbit said: Wow, I can't believe it has been nearly a year TWO YEARS (time gets lost when you get old..lol) since I had started this thread. I hope everyone who wanted one of these were able to get one. Availability has been quite good for the year but I have a feeling Dell is phasing out this monitor. Well now you're tempting me to buy another, even though I probably won't need it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNameOfTheGame Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 3 hours ago, thanatos said: Well now you're tempting me to buy another, even though I probably won't need it! Lol, you know you'll use it . I have six of them and use all of them...one each for STE, Falcon, 130XE, Hades/BeePi and two for my development computer dual-monitor system. Really been nice to have these for our retro systems! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chri O. Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 😁 Eghtbit is still waiting for his commission check, $5 for each monitor so I'm going to limit this to 3 monitors max on my side.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chri O. Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 By the way happy Merry and a Happy Year everyone 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Chri O. said: By the way happy Merry and a Happy Year everyone 😁 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year my friend, as well as to everyone on this fine forum! Edited December 24, 2023 by eightbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chri O. Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 U 2 😁 Sounds like the band U2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 I bought a Dell SE2722H 27" last month at Microcenter, and hooked it up today to my wife’s 1040STE - works perfect in color. My monitor has a manufacture date of 1/23. I’m using the Exxos ST2VGA adapter. Have to try out sound now. Thanks for the buying advice - saved about $200 by not buying an OSSC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfcatari Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 56 minutes ago, Forrest said: I bought a Dell SE2722H 27" last month at Microcenter, and hooked it up today to my wife’s 1040STE - works perfect in color. My monitor has a manufacture date of 1/23. I’m using the Exxos ST2VGA adapter. Have to try out sound now. Thanks for the buying advice - saved about $200 by not buying an OSSC. Glad to hear you picked on up. There are many deals on this monitor on Ebay as well. Many are open box like new units for under $100 shipping included! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Microcenter was only charging $99 for new - in store only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Forrest said: Microcenter was only charging $99 for new - in store only. I had one in NJ, but now that I have moved too NC none here yet. Even though the Microcenter planned I think will be in Charlotte which is like an hour and a half from me. I bet NJ Paterson location has a bunch though. Edited December 26, 2023 by eightbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfcatari Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Take your pick from these on Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=DELL+SE2722H&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_FS=1 Direct from DELL: https://www.ebay.com/itm/225852248295?epid=16048194503&hash=item3495d7d0e7:g:zFEAAOSwiFZky4Zc&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Pska9jC2vK0pDd8lVkbj2q7ogvuIktgAvfuENf%2F%2BQMR7lE5tp5rAlmgYb%2BoSmTn%2Bt6ay41CC44Xgim%2B6H14VOvV%2BY%2B1knhXhcgelCFh3IgNwZZZ1H7XFeCYcxgDKbBMnPR2X3pnGIU7QLsyfa4A%2Bvu4QeA2Zki90xoV5u%2Fs7lU%2FOmGcGMAcqs8agVRNmCNv0dq%2F8v0cBOpwO9Qit2KnV4JXQcLN83Ez7o5ktGtJoKxPGOBjzLv7M97OABOiIsukPnFvbIM5ZtlWxVJpdYm3M4aw1%2B0aI34gG9980tMIXSBK|tkp%3ABk9SR8Ksh8qUYw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 I'd say people are safe with inventory for the time being. Dell really pumped this monitor out for the masses (not the classes?). In any case seeing what I am seeing now I'd have to say that the availability of this monitor is alive and strong. Nobody should have issues obtaining one for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible kid Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Add another to the list! Broke out the 1040STF a bit ago to replace the disk drive and was slightly horrified to see that all was not well with the sc1224. Luckily came across this thread(I'm usually in the 8-bit area), and got one from ebay along with the awesome cable from BEST. Thanks for sharing, eightbit! Now on to fixing the disk drive! Then recapping the sc1224 I guess! Edited December 29, 2023 by invisible kid 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfcatari Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Nice to see another in the Big Monitor club for the ST! Here is a deal on Ebay as well. I just picked up another for $85 delivered. These are open box, but it was like NEW. https://www.ebay.com/itm/225826057050 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djglish Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 They are great monitors. You can set the resolution to 4/3 and not get the stretched picture with the ST. I've also used a Composite to VGA adapter to hook my 800XL and XEGS up the the monitor. Quite happy with that picture too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuf Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Anyone know the secret to getting the best medium rez out of an ST on one of these monitors? Whatever the ST outputs does not display correctly on anything I throw at it, even a Retrotink 4k. It always appears there's some sort of slight phase issue and you end up missing pixels. Happy new year everyone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 9 hours ago, invisible kid said: Add another to the list! Broke out the 1040STF a bit ago to replace the disk drive and was slightly horrified to see that all was not well with the sc1224. Luckily came across this thread(I'm usually in the 8-bit area), and got one from ebay along with the awesome cable from BEST. Thanks for sharing, eightbit! Now on to fixing the disk drive! Then recapping the sc1224 I guess! Very nice, congrats! I personally have three of these displays now...they are just all around great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 6 hours ago, tuf said: Anyone know the secret to getting the best medium rez out of an ST on one of these monitors? Whatever the ST outputs does not display correctly on anything I throw at it, even a Retrotink 4k. It always appears there's some sort of slight phase issue and you end up missing pixels. Happy new year everyone! I've got a couple of those VGA adapters, one from Exxos (Ube based) and one from Centurion UK. Both work and give a good picture in low/med res. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 I ordered one of these to test with the Amiga: https://www.ebay.com/itm/386276864467 Supposedly has "VLR" (or vertical line reduction) in the adapter. We'll see what that has to offer when it arrives. I truly believe the quality we are getting (or not getting) really depends on the adapter used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 6 hours ago, eightbit said: I ordered one of these to test with the Amiga: These signal buffered adapters can make a fairly large difference in eliminating banding. I intended to get around to testing one of these with the 520ST (which looks unfortunate on VGA) but then got sidetracked and then completely forgot about it after dropping an RGBtoHDMI in. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuf Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 17 hours ago, remowilliams said: These signal buffered adapters can make a fairly large difference in eliminating banding. I intended to get around to testing one of these with the 520ST (which looks unfortunate on VGA) but then got sidetracked and then completely forgot about it after dropping an RGBtoHDMI in. That's cheating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuf Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 12/30/2023 at 3:20 AM, eightbit said: I ordered one of these to test with the Amiga: https://www.ebay.com/itm/386276864467 Supposedly has "VLR" (or vertical line reduction) in the adapter. We'll see what that has to offer when it arrives. I truly believe the quality we are getting (or not getting) really depends on the adapter used. Funny my Amiga looks nearly perfect with the Amigastore generic version of that adapter with no fanciness. I've got a dozen different types of ST adapters and I can't get med-rez looking right (even from the MIST!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 11 hours ago, tuf said: Funny my Amiga looks nearly perfect with the Amigastore generic version of that adapter with no fanciness. I've got a dozen different types of ST adapters and I can't get med-rez looking right (even from the MIST!). Proof the Amiga is the better machine (runs and takes cover). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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