I know this is not a TV, but it is a Springfield made Zenith so hopefully this thread will get a pass. Due to the "Why did I buy this modern Zenith TV thread" I ended up finding this new in box 1987 Zenith monitor. It was 10 minutes from my house and they took my lowball offer, so it came home with me. If anyone has any suggestions on what is going on with the picture, I'd love to know.

CRT is good, weighs 40 lbs and has a fan in the bottom of the unit. The first time I powered it on I thought it was dead since it took 2 mins to turn on.

It is very Zenith looking on the inside, but nothing like a Zenith on the outside.

I really have no use for it, so if anyone does please let me know.

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You got it because its among the best CRT monitors ever built.
Look up the articles from its day.

I had the original model I got from a friend that worked for
NYNEX. It was abt $2000 new & had a killer picture.
Ran it for many years. Only bad thing was it came up with a lot of cold PC cons. Otherwise it had a pix that looked like a photo that was
taken by the best photographer with the best 35MM gear.
The 40 LBS is generous, I lugged TV's all day & this 14" was a ball buster.:tears:

73 Zeno:smoke:

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Wow, it really is brand spanking new. Cool find.

I agree with Andy, I don't think there's anything wrong with it, I think it's just being fed an incompatible signal somehow.

I would have taken it as well as it's such a high-quality unit, and NOS to boot, good catch.

Yeah, it looks to be expecting an interlaced signal and its getting non-interlaced, hence the weird not quite double width double print.

Wow, I haven't run into an interlaced VGA in so long I'm not even 100% sure how to make it work on modern cards. I will ponder this one for you, and see if I arrive at a solution. Otherwise it would make an excellent addition to someone's early 90s vintage gaming rig!

I've been looking for one of those. Did it happen to be the one in this ad? I asked about it, but it was already sold. If you're interested in passing it on, I might be interested.

http://item.ultimatelist.com/for-sale/consumer-computer/UL22483.htm


What resolution are you feeding it? It's strictly 640x480 at 60Hz! It's a fixed frequency monitor, so you won't get any more out of it than that.

Yes, it is the one that was in that ad. Once I adjusted the resolution, it came alive! It has an impressive picture for a monitor that is going on 30 years old. I didn't make any adjustments other than the contrast and brightness on top.

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Hi Andy
I would be very interested in seeing what this monitor could really do. I'm sure the fine pitch CRT looks much better in person.

I still have the one I purchased back in late '87. It hasn't held up very well. The screen face is coming detached from the CRT (you can see the crack lines where it's coming unglued or whatever they used to attach it) and it lets out a pop every couple of minutes ( guess it's arching somewhere or some spark gap deal).

I always loved the image it produced, but had to stop using it once I needed higher resolution. I kept it with most of my original PC (IBM Model 50Z) and wanted to use it again with the system, but not in its current state. Don't even know how to fix the screen or if it's even possible/worth it.

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Just odd looking..

It does have a bonded face plate. Mine has a slight yellowish tint across the top from the adhesive. It may be possible to remove the outer layer, but I haven't tried it. I guess you have nothing to lose. You'd lose the anti glare coating and probably some of the dark tint, but anything is better than what you have.

For the arcing, I would try removing the anode connector and cleaning it and the CRT with alcohol. Smearing a little dielectric silicone grease (from an auto parts store) on the anode cup before reinstalling it also wouldn't hurt.

How did you do all the adjustments? Do you have a service manual, or just with your years of experience?

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