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Getting rid of LCD Monitors
Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:04 am
Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:04 am
24in LG..Some cloud, some just monitors..
No where in BTR wants to take them, we even offered to pay..Several hundred free to a good home
No where in BTR wants to take them, we even offered to pay..Several hundred free to a good home
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:44 am to GrammarKnotsi
CACRC didn't take them?
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 10:45 am
Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:52 am to bluebarracuda
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CACRC didn't take them?
Facilities said they called..Maybe we have too many ?
Posted on 1/30/24 at 11:45 am to GrammarKnotsi
Do I understand correctly that you are giving away for free several hundred 24 inch LCD monitors?
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:37 pm to Korkstand
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Do I understand correctly that you are giving away for free several hundred 24 inch LCD monitors?
Yes...
as a corp, over the last few years, we have been swapping campuses to all Dell..
this left the BTR campus with approximately 150 LG monitors after users took them home, etc..
most are VGA/DVI, so they are what they are..not a lot of stands, but a good bit of monitors..
Our facilities has called dumps, etc who told him no and its not worth the shipping to just put them in one of our centralized warehouses
feel free to @gmail me with questions, i know he wants to get them off the floor
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:42 pm to GrammarKnotsi
I mean, I’d probably take 2-3 of them for random projects I have, but I doubt that helps you much 
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:44 pm to Korkstand
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Do I understand correctly that you are giving away for free several hundred 24 inch LCD monitors?
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No where in BTR wants to take them,
jesus
is this where we are as a society? a $3 dvi->hdmi adapter too much to spend to keep a monitor going?
at the very least someone creative could take the whole lot and create a video wall art project.
if i was younger and had more energy (and lived near you) i might even have taken a stab at it.
::staresintentlyatkork::
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 3:52 pm to CAD703X
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is this where we are as a society? a $3 dvi->hdmi adapter too much to spend to keep a monitor going?
we're a fortune 200 company that cares about uniformity in our offices across the globe...I don't make the rules..Also, new docks don't play well with this ancient technology
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I mean, I’d probably take 2-3 of them for random projects I have, but I doubt that helps you much
Plenty of people already took some home with IT telling them not to call with issues
This post was edited on 1/30/24 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 1/30/24 at 5:04 pm to GrammarKnotsi
What is the native resolution of the monitors?
Posted on 1/30/24 at 5:08 pm to GrammarKnotsi
quote:How are they packaged? Palletized and wrapped? Crated? Loose?
this left the BTR campus with approximately 150 LG monitors
Can you load them on my flatbed to haul off, or will I need to bring cling wrap and a ton of packing material?
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:06 pm to GrammarKnotsi
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Plenty of people already took some home with IT telling them not to call with issues
So how would I go about snagging a couple? I’d be interested in grabbing a few.
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:31 pm to GrammarKnotsi
Paging Antique tiger....
Posted on 1/30/24 at 9:19 pm to Korkstand
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How are they packaged? Palletized and wrapped? Crated? Loose? Can you load them on my flatbed to haul off, or will I need to bring cling wrap and a ton of packing material?
I’m pretty sure I heard Kork’s erection break the sound barrier
Posted on 1/30/24 at 11:37 pm to Joshjrn
Posted on 1/31/24 at 6:48 am to Korkstand
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How are they packaged? Palletized and wrapped? Crated? Loose?
boxed, not sure how many they put in them, but they are ready for pallets..
I'll be on site again today if you are really interested
Posted on 1/31/24 at 7:24 am to CAD703X
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is this where we are as a society? a $3 dvi->hdmi adapter too much to spend to keep a monitor going?
On a serious note, a couple of months ago, I picked up two perfectly good 1920×1080 monitors at the local thrift store for $10 each. Bought a $35 dock and now the kid has a space in the office to plug in his school chromebook. Now he doesn't have to look at a microscopic screen to get his homework done.
With almost no effort and very little resources one could do all sorts of things with these. For example, one could set up an after school coding lab (that's how I got my start on computers back in the early 1980's.) I'm sure there are non-profits in your area that could make use of them. How about contacting the local scouting council and see if some enterprising scout could come up with an Eagle scout project using them.
E-waste is a big issue and keeping this many monitors out of the landfill would be a worthwhile endeavor...
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 7:26 am
Posted on 1/31/24 at 7:50 am to Lonnie Utah
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E-waste is a big issue and keeping this many monitors out of the landfill would be a worthwhile endeavor
Well are you going to pay to keep them out then?
Posted on 1/31/24 at 7:57 am to bluebarracuda
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Well are you going to pay to keep them out then?
Well first off, it was a rhetorical response and should have been taken as such. Secondly, I live over 1000 miles away, but if I did live closer I would definitely try and help with the solution. All I can do from this spot is help come up with ideas to extend the life of these still working devices...
(the real answer here is to try and change the corporate mentality of having to discard this many devices simply because they want parity in their work spaces. In fact, I would argue this goal is virtually impossible to achieve in any practical sense. Furthermore, if I were a shareholder of this corporation, I think I'd be pretty upset at the wastefulness of this strategy.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 8:14 am to GrammarKnotsi
How about contacting churches or schools (especially private) to see if they could use them
Posted on 1/31/24 at 9:01 am to Lonnie Utah
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Furthermore, if I were a shareholder of this corporation, I think I'd be pretty upset at the wastefulness of this strategy.
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