NEC DiamondPro 930SB 19" CRT Monitor (Black)

by NEC

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 52.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 61.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IS9M
• Item model number: DP930SB-BK
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,193 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 19, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With its superior screen display and dynamic cabinet design, the 19-inch (18 inches viewable) Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 930SB CRT monitor brings you to the forefront of technology. This model's flat screen provides high resolution while reducing glare, and NaViSet software allows you to adjust screen settings using your mouse and keyboard.

Additional features include U-NX gun, SuperBright (picture mode, movie mode), onscreen manager (OSM), OptiClear coating, plug-and-play protocol, and six languages. Specific controls include factory reset, sizing and positioning, color temperature, pincushion, tilt, rotation, trapezoid, parallelogram, moire cancellation, convergence control, degauss, contrast, brightness, pincushion balance, focus adjustments, and AccuColor controls. The unit is backed by a three-year warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great for gaming but bad at displaying text, January 29, 2004

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B. Bolin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NEC DiamondPro 930SB 19" CRT Monitor (Black) (Electronics)

After doing much research on this monitor I thought it would be a great buy. It's supposedly the new version of the NEC 912SB that was discontinued, and has been highly praised by many in several PC hardware forums I visit. Well, something must be wrong...

I'm now on my second Mitsubishi 930SB, and the same problem occurs as it did on the first: blurry text. Running at the recommended resolution of 1280x1024 @85Hz, text is very blurry in the center of the display. It's even worse near the center bottom of the screen. However, both the left and right edges of the screen stay sharp at that resolution. The first one I bought was worse than the second one, and NEC-Mitsubishi tech support told me it was defective and to get it replaced. My thoughts are that it could be a bad batch of these as both were manufactured in November of 2003. I had a 19" Sony E440 prior to this monitor and it didn't have this problem. And I'm using a ATi Radeon 9800 Pro video card so I know this isn't the problem.

Other problems with this monitor are bad geometry and bad convergence. The center part of the screen looks "fatter" compared to the edges, which may be the reason for the blurry text. Images look out of proportion and not very sharp if viewing them at the center of the screen. As a Web designer working with graphics, this poses a problem for me. I actually run this monitor at 1280x960 for the proper 4:3 aspect ratio, but it still looks "fat" in the center of the screen. The Sony I had didn't have this problem, and IMO is a much better monitor.

This monitor does have good color saturation and contrast, and is great for gaming and watching DVDs on. But, for a 19" monitor at this price, I expected much better results as running at a lower resolution (1024x768 @85Hz) just to get clear text defeats the purpose of using it. And having to lower the refresh rate to 75Hz at higher resolutions to get clear text is ridiculous--not to mention hard on the eyes.

The bottom line is that the NEC-Mitsubishi 930SB DOES NOT live up the recommended specs and should be avoided.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Other Guy Just Had Bad Luck, February 18, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: NEC DiamondPro 930SB 19" CRT Monitor (Black) (Electronics)

There is always a chance of getting a defective unit, the other guy just got very unlucky. I recieved mine and it worked famously.

This monitor is pristine! Beautiful, clear, perfect. It looks great right out of the box with some minor tweaking. I couldn't be happier with this monitor. I had a top of the line 19" viewsonic, but this one blows it away. Refresh rates are quick and it is a great monitor. If you are into high end graphics or games, this monitor is for you. You can not find a better monitor in this price range.

Major kudos to Amazon too. I ordered it on saturday with the "Super Savers" shipping and recieved it on Tuesday. If only all free shipping were that fast!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can see clearly now..., April 5, 2004

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mister_t42 (Andover, MA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: NEC DiamondPro 930SB 19" CRT Monitor (Black) (Electronics)

I purchased this monitor for use with digital photography, as I needed to get accurate color reproduction and a clear image. This NEC monitored delivered that in a bug way. I'd investigated an LCD monitor as an alternative, but it was clear there was at least double the bang for the buck going with a CRT (plus better image quality).

I then looked at alternatives, and in the end came down to the 930SB and the Lacie 19". Now Lacie has a great reputation, but these monitors are practically the same (in fact, many people insist they share the exact same tube) and the Nec is priced lower.

Having purchased and received my monitor I can tell you it is absolutely fantastic. This was an easy decision and I am thrilled with the results. Assuming that you are looking for the best image you can get for the money, I think you will be too.