A Final Word About Edge10 Glass Monitors

[glasscreen]

After emailing Edge10 about their hard glass 22"

T223 monitor and not receiving a reply, I tried

again a few days ago. Much to my amazement, I

did receive a reply.

 

I wanted to know when online retailers would be

restocked with this monitor. The Edge10 sales

representative said something about this model

being "temporarily constrainted," whatever that

means.

 

I indicated that if I could buy one at a reasonable

price and it worked ok, I might order a dozen more.

He suggested I could make the purchase directly

from their factory in China. Would you buy a dozen

monitors without trying one first? If you own or

purchase for a business you may have been offered

a "free sample." Not a good idea. The only way to

judge a product is to buy at least one like any private

consumer would. It's randomly selected from a

warehouse rack, which is exactly what you want.

Too often, "free samples" are carefully checked by a

technician before they are sent to a potential volume

buyer.

 

My business is located in the USA, so I don't have

any direct knowledge about the actual status of

this company. If you've read anything in a UK

newspaper or magazine I would appreciate the info.

I searched a few business sites, looking for data on

the financial status of Edge10. I couldn't find anything

that would indicate that they were about to go bust,

but you never know with the world economy in such

a mess.

 

As I said in the subject line, I promise never to post

about this topic again. When you find a product that

might resolve a problem you've had for years, its hard

to shut the door forever, if you know what I mean.

 

Thanks EduGeek members!

[WStore_Dan]

Last I heard, Edge 10 were pulling out of the monitor market but I heard this a couple of months back now and not sure how accurate it is

[mrbios]

We have alot of edge10 glass front monitors here (over 200 to be exact in both 17" 4:3 and 19" widescreen varietys) and we've only ever had one fail due to unknown circumstances, and even that one we suspect was water damage

 

We do have one or two where the image looks very jumpy though, like it's refreshing at a slower rate

 

^ i know that doesn't help you with buying them, but just a word from experience on their reliability

Edited April 2, 2009 by mrbios

[PeterW]

Do you know who you spoke to? I'm not sure what set up they have over the pond, try contacing them here EDGE10 - Application Specific

Dave Stevinson is the main man.

[glasscreen]

I think your info about Edge10 pulling out of the monitor

market is correct, Dan.

 

If proof is needed take a look at eBay's UK listing. Someone

is selling the monitor at a price well above any of the online

retailers. That could only mean one thing. Production

has stopped. This guy on eBay is selling off the last few

he has in stock. If the supply was abundant, would any

eBay seller have such a high "buy now" price? I don't

think so. If you want to sell on eBay, your merchandise

has to be priced at or below the average online store.

 

The sad truth is that it's cheaper for me to buy low end

plastic screen monitors and replace them, frequently!

The glass monitors available in the USA are very expensive.

We do give our monitors to a reputable recycler, but I'd

much rather buy fewer rugged monitors that can survive

in our shop.

Edited April 3, 2009 by glasscreen