[wplug] Monitor Repair Shops

Tue Jul 16 05:00:56 EDT 2002

Thanks for all the input people!

I'll be calling the Pitt Surplus center tomorrow AM., since a used one will
be much cheaper than a repair or new one.

- Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: wplug-admin at wplug.org [mailto:wplug-admin at wplug.org]On Behalf Of
Richard Harris
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 4:50 PM
To: wplug at wplug.org
Subject: RE: [wplug] Monitor Repair Shops

Pitt's fiscal year runs from July - June.  When I was
there we always had a big use-it-or-lose-it spending
spree in May/June.  This is about the time of year all
that new equipment shows up.

--- Henry Umansky <hmust2+ at pitt.edu> wrote:
> Pitt Surplus store is a GREAT place to find used
> monitors and old
> computers.  For $50 I got a 21" monitor that works
> great.  The University
> tends to throw away old monitors, in this case they
> give it to the surplus
> store and the surplus store in turn sells it dirt
> cheap.  Their phone
> number is 412-244-7071.  They also have a bunch of
> old pentium I or II and
> if you go their at the right time (a department
> upgrades all their
> computers) then you can find great newer computers.
> One time I was about 2
> days late for buying a Sun Workstation for $100.
>
> -Henry
>
> --On Monday, July 15, 2002 12:45 PM -0700 Richard
> Harris <ftumph at yahoo.com>
> wrote:r
>
> > I'm speaking from almost perfect ignorance, but
> I'm
> > not going to let that stop me (it doesn't stop
> anybody
> > else, so why me? :-)
> >
> > Part of my comment was reflecting my suspicion
> that
> > the cost of repairing a monitor would come very
> close
> > to the cost of replacing the monitor.  Who knows,
> I
> > may be totally off on that, though.
> >
> > If that ends up being the case, there are some
> > low-cost alternatives for replacement.  One is the
> > Goodwill Computer Store on Carson St.  A great
> place
> > for used equipment.  I picked up a Gateway 15"
> monitor
> > there for $20 once, for example.  Works great.
> >
> > Also last Computer Show & Sale I went to included
> a
> > couple of places that sold refurb monitors.
> Actually,
> > they may do repair service as well now that I
> think of
> > it.
> >
> > I hope this helps.
> >
> > - Rick
> >
> > --- "Phil Walther, Jr." <philjr at attglobal.net>
> wrote:
> >> I wish....
> >>
> >> It's my parents monitor actually.  Since my wife,
> my
> >> mother, my father, and
> >> I are all unemployed (and unfortunately all
> living
> >> together), the purchase
> >> of a new monitor won't happen right now.
> >>
> >> - Phil
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: wplug-admin at wplug.org
> >> [mailto:wplug-admin at wplug.org]On Behalf Of
> >> Richard Harris
> >> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 2:37 PM
> >> To: wplug at wplug.org
> >> Subject: Re: [wplug] Monitor Repair Shops
> >>
> >>
> >> I thought when a monitor broke you threw it out
> and
> >> bought a bigger one for half the price that the
> >> original one cost you...
> >>
> >> - Rick
> >>
> >> --- "Phil Walther, Jr." <philjr at attglobal.net>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Anyone have a reference or know of a decent
> >> monitor
> >> > repair shop here in
> >> > Pittsburgh?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >> > Phil Walther
> >> >
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> >> 412.855.8763
> >> rick at fogwater.com
> >>
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> Henry Umansky
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