Wanted : Some flavor of a Commodore Monitor (VA)

[Papa_Bear]

Title says it all! Looking for some flavor of the commodore monitor that is known to work without dying.

[AtariLeaf]

Hard to guarantee them "not dying" when they're already 30+ years old.

[Papa_Bear]

Hard to guarantee them "not dying" when they're already 30+ years old.

I want it to last longer than 30 minutes LOL I picked one up for super cheap recently. a C/16 Gold star monitor and it died it once it made it home

[AtariLeaf]

The 1702's are great monitors. Problem is if you can't find it locally, shipping might make the price less than attractive. Good luck in your hunt

[Papa_Bear]

We have oscilloscopes reaching 60+ years and they still work like a dream out there. There is on on ebay for 180 with free shipping . it says "tested and working" but who knows what tested means

[eightbit]

These monitors are hard to get and even harder to ship. I recently traded one and even with all of my careful efforts (original box with foam, inside a larger heavy duty box with lots of padding) it still arrived cracked. I will not ship another one ever again needless to say. I would advise to keep trying locally (craigslist). It might take a long time, but it is better to go and pick it up as opposed to having it shipped...trust me on this.

[Papa_Bear]

I've been tempted to learn how to repair the C/16 monitor but everyone and their mother has told me it's not worth saving