lyonadmiral
Veteran Member
(I thought I had posted this earlier but I either the post didn't commit or it was administratively deleted.)
Alot of us have been looking for an IBM 5154. It isn't the only EGA monitor in town, but to preserve some of the originality of things, it is the Holy Grail of the PC/XT/AT series of IBM Personal Computers. What I believe we are finding, is that these displays are so rare or so expensive we just don't have one.
I recently have had quoted from several electronics recyclers who claim (up & down, left & right) that they do have the real-deal 5154. The lowest priced quote I've recieved was $395, and that was only if I sent in a defective 5154. I didn't dare ask him what the price was if I didn't have a defective one to begin with. I supposed if I came into a large windfall of cash and had nothing else to spend it on, I might pay that kind of money for a mint condition 5154.
I'm curious to what your limits would be in purchasing one of these things, and do you think they will ever come down in price or be more available?
Thanks,
Dan
Alot of us have been looking for an IBM 5154. It isn't the only EGA monitor in town, but to preserve some of the originality of things, it is the Holy Grail of the PC/XT/AT series of IBM Personal Computers. What I believe we are finding, is that these displays are so rare or so expensive we just don't have one.
I recently have had quoted from several electronics recyclers who claim (up & down, left & right) that they do have the real-deal 5154. The lowest priced quote I've recieved was $395, and that was only if I sent in a defective 5154. I didn't dare ask him what the price was if I didn't have a defective one to begin with. I supposed if I came into a large windfall of cash and had nothing else to spend it on, I might pay that kind of money for a mint condition 5154.
I'm curious to what your limits would be in purchasing one of these things, and do you think they will ever come down in price or be more available?
Thanks,
Dan