Compaq Monitor (FS7600) (FS7600)

 (3 customer reviews)

Unlike the other reviewer, I did receive speakers with mine, and they couldn't handle the bass in a lot of my music files very well...so I sold them, and continue to use the ones I already had.

I needed to replace my monitor for my home desk-top, and I was tight on funds, so I bought this. Obviously takes up more space than a flat screen monitor, but not as much space as some of the other "dinosaur" monitors.

I get a clear picture, and bright colors, so that's good enough for me.

Another "old" product that I'm still using is the HP Deskjet 895cse - Printer - color - ink-jet - Legal, A4 - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 10 ppm - capacity: 100 sheets - Parallel, USB. (Stop laughing - if something still works just fine, no sense throwing away money.)

The description says this monitor comes with a pair of speakers; if so, I sure didn't get them. So I'll review the monitor alone: nowadays, the new thing in monitors are the lightweight flat screen units. This one is a very heavy throwback to the days of big glass picture tubes.

For the price, though, it's a bargain. When my laptop crashed, I needed a new monitor to resurrect my desktop computer and this monitor has given a sharp stable picture when adjusted properly. If you need a good, inexpensive monitor, get this one but make sure you buy it brand new and not a refurbished model that could go dead on you in a few days to a week. You might save money with a refurbished one, but they almost always have problems-- which is why they were taken back and presumably fixed in the first place. But many long years of shopping experiece has shown me that repaired monitors-- or anything else for that matter-- are never as good as they should be; they are a problem just waiting to...Read more

I am glad I purchased this Compaq CRT monitor. CRT monitors are giving way to LCD/LED monitors, which is good for most people but not for everyone. I am one of those in whom LCD/LED monitors cause insomnia. In fact, I had to give up my otherwise fine Samsung LED television a year ago because of severe insomnia. So I was delighted to snap up this CRT monitor now while it is still available. I should not have any need to purchase a new monitor for years to come. I am hopeful that by that time the manufacturers will have worked out the problems in LCD/LED monitors or perhaps switched to a newer technology. As CRT monitors go, this Compaq is pretty good. Not as much of a space hog as some others, and excellent picture quality.