Taxan Ergovision 735 TCO 99

== Taxan Ergovision Monitor 735 TCO99 ==

=== Introduction ===
The oldest looking piece of kit I use at work is this monitor. Taxan is part of a Japanese electronic company who have been around since 1981 and have been a leading producer of monitors. This CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor works by basically firing electron beams through a vacuum at a screen to produce a picture. This picture is what we see when we look at a monitor.
...currently use has:
• 17” display
• 1280 x 1204 resolution
• Mini two port USB hub attached to Base
• Manoverable Base
• Weighs 20Kg

=== Personal Experience ===
This monitor is a bit old school for me, it weighs as much as a death star if your trying to move it and nearly takes up as much room as one to. The display itself is still in good condition considering its age, its as good as any brand ... more

Taxan Ergovision Monitor 735 TCO99

Introduction

The oldest looking piece of kit I use at work is this monitor. Taxan is part of a Japanese electronic company who have been around since 1981 and have been a leading producer of monitors. This CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor works by basically firing electron beams through a vacuum at a screen to produce a picture. This picture is what we see when we look at a monitor.

Specs

The monitor I currently use has:
• 17” display
• 1280 x 1204 resolution
• Mini two port USB hub attached to Base
• Manoverable Base
• Weighs 20Kg

Personal Experience

This monitor is a bit old school for me, it weighs as much as a death star if your trying to move it and nearly takes up as much room as one to. The display itself is still in good condition considering its age, its as good as any brand new CRT you will get so it’s certainly lasted. You have all the normal options on a monitor such as adjusting the screen size and brightness etc. My favourite feature about CRT’s is that the display is robust, in my work I use a lot of post it notes (who doesn’t) and I have no inhibitions about sticking the odd note on the screen. Of course with LCD this is not the case, most people are in fear of touching a LCD screen encase molten lava starts to pour out of it. The USB hub attached to the case seemed a tiny bit pointless, there are 6 already on a normal machine. Any data that is received by it takes just that bit longer to be processed considering it has to travel down the monitor cable. I have had no issues with the monitor at all, it is still working and it’s been around for a good couple of years now, way past its warranty anyway.

Closing Comments

The monitor, like the rest of my work equipment is there to…well…work. It’s not supposed to be fancy, it’s not supposed to have thrills, and it just needs to work, for a cheap price. These monitors are fairly cheap to pick up nowadays; especially that CRT is becoming more obsolete. I would say that if you have the intention of moving around your computer then perhaps this is not the best option, it is very heavy. But if you just want something cheap and working, this will do fine.
 

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