Just a quick update to let all the british people on ASSEMbler that this dude is selling five 20" sony PVM's all in good condition. They are pretty cheap at 65 pounds, but you could eaaaasily haggle him down to about 40 If youre wanting to get a pvm get in there quickly http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-Trin...?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item3a8f8f75fc
I have the US version of that monitor. It's a good monitor - it looks like they're all sold now, though.
I've been trying to sell my spare 13" for a while but I'm in the US. If I was in the UK I'd just get a regular everyday tube with SCART.
PVMs are still probably better than the average CRT TV, even in Europe. Though it's probably a lot easier and cheaper to buy a regular TV with a SCART input. Also, not all European CRTs will support 60Hz, though most of the later ones do (I've heard).
I would rather have a japanese crt with a jp21 rgb port. The only tv I know of in the states that sported one was the snes kiosk tv. Here are some pics of the inside I found online. http://imgur.com/a/2uPh6#0
Interesting to know there monitors were for medical use. Where else are they usually found? I though they were mostly and exclusively used in audiovisual production.
eBay thread next time! No need to give any particular item extra importance by giving it a thread of its own! Monitors were used a lot in hospitals, but they had more exacting standards so they were more expensive versions. That's why some are marked as medical grade. PVMs were certainly not just broadcast - you could get them for general video use, too - that's what many of the larger ones are. You'd find them in clubs, schools and such.
I live in UK and I have normal CRT with RGB scart for Sega saturn but My Sony PVM still display better quality when using S Video for sega saturn. So PVM with RGB scart is the best you can go for. back on topic those medical monitor was heavy used long hours over the years. I doubt the screen quality is not up to standard for gaming today. The seller selling it sooo cheap. That why I avoid it.
