I would recomend KDS or CTX.......the kds you can get in a flat .24 for
around 177.00---200.00. .27 for the 149.00 17" CTX....the 19" CTX has
.26...all has 3 year warranty and i have sold hundreds......i have taken
back a few but its alway been.....here ya go..sorry that one went out.

Fred Caldwell
Computerboy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carroll Grigsby" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Gateway VX 900


> Charles Bennett wrote:
> >
> > Well, I guess the picture tube went today.  Two year old Gateway VX
> > 900 monitor.  I was routed to 4 different Gateway customer service
> > reps and told the warranty is only 30 days unless the extended
> > warranty was purchased.  Everything is so well built with name brands,
> > I've never bothered...  any opinions on whether it's worth having a
> > shop look at it to fix?  I can get a new NEC for $279 and figure it's
> > going to cost $200 plus to fix the Gateway.
> >
> > Any advice appreciated and yes, I will only buy something with a 3
> > year warranty!
> >
> > Charlie Bennett
> > Williamsburg, VA
>
> Charlie:
> You might want to "Let your fingers do the walking." My monitor (not a
> Gateway) went out last spring, and I found a listing in the Yellow Pages
> for a local electronics shop (Raleigh, NC) that includes monitor repair
> in their list of specialties. It ran about 90$, and all has been well
> since then. Like most repair shops, they had a minimum diagnosis charge
> that was applied against the final bill; they didn't do the repair until
> they had my OK. That way, my only risk was the bench charge.
>
> Regards,
> Carroll Grigsby
>
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