Everyone had a Gateway and an empty cow box in the garage. And this thing is the monitor they threw in so it felt like you had a nice and complete computer. Not terrible. Just… *there. There really are some AMAZING and MIND BLOWING CRTs that came out of the late 90s but this thing is not really one of them. She was built to hit a price point. This is not a hidden gem.
This is the kind of crap my dad means when he says he would never go back to CRTs and he was “blown away” the first time he saw HD. While I'm over here trying to convince people of the amazing displays we list this EV700 doesn't really help my argument much. I hooked this thing up to my XP rig and I immediately got pissed off. She prefers a garbage HDMI → VGA adapter over a real analog VGA signal. This is the first PC CRT I've ever exhibited this type of behavior but the image was just TRASH. I use this same computer to get AMAZING captures of my other higher end monitors and this girl just said “nah I'm good”. Maybe a weird quirk of dirty analog VGA but my StarTech adapter did work fine.
Geometry: Not offensive… but not tight either. Slight waviness, edges aren’t confident. She never locks in like a good tube.
Sharpness: Eh, butter knife.
Color:
Surprisingly good. Very deep and natural feeling color.
Tube health:
No complaints here, brightness is set low and it looks “normal”.
Motion: 85Hz at 1024×768 is literally the only thing keeping her in my house right now.
With the issues I have described I hope you're picking up on the message… Weak signal handling, cheap analog front-end, built to “work,” not to be good
Not premium. Not interesting. Mid-tier office junk that's OK on the eyes with a good refresh rate. My Rating: Overall: 6.2 / 10 Yeah that's low, but I’ve seen Trinitrons I would give a lower score so think of it as a biased Dave Dave Portnoy rating. For some reason I just dislike this CRT... Its a good tube!
Brand:
Gateway
Manufacturer:
Model:
700-069EV
Series:
EV?
Viewable Size:
16″
Input Signals:
Analog RGBHV
Native Resolutions:
VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA(not worth it on this tube)
Horizontal Scan Range:
30 – 70 kHz
Vertical Scan Range:
50 – 120 Hz
Adjustments:
OSD Customer Controls
Aspect Ratio:
4:3
Mask:
Shadow *burp* Mask
Tint:
Dark
Dot Pitch:
0.27 mm
Removable Glare Film:
No idea bub. Its not scratched so I’m not going to try.
Sound:
None
Chassis:
CA-48
Weight:
Dimensions (W/H/D):
Application:
Computer Monitor
Cabinet Material:
Plastic
Launched:
1998
Country of Manufacture:
Mexico
Market:
North America
Power Standard:
Mounting:
Desk Stand
Degaussing:
Auto-on power, Manual
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