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== Description ==
== Description ==


The Sony GDM-F500 shares the same tube as the GDM-F520.
The Sony GDM-F500 is a 21" class PC CRT Monitor from Sony FD Trinitron brand. Built on a modified Sony N3 chassis, designated N3P, this model premiered the FD Trinitron "Flat Display" technology (with the former models being only vertically flat) in it's size class. At the same time, GDM-F500, along with its 19" counterpart, featured the most advanced aperture grille tube of its time, with 0.22mm dot pitch. This tube was then carried over to the facelift model [[CRT:Sony GDM-F500R|GDM-F500R]] and also to the successor model [[CRT:Sony GDM-F520|GDM-F520]].  


== Media ==
== Media ==
== Notes ==
As the original N3 chassis was not originally developed for the FD Trinitron screen, the F500 was quite an afterthought. Model was plagued with reliability issues right from the start, with geometry anomalies and loss of focus as a common symptoms. The result and a solution to this was a development of a new chassis designation G1, on which the facelift model GDM-F500R was built. The failed or problematic F500 units submitted for RMA were exchanged for the new facelift model later on.

Revision as of 16:34, 25 July 2024

GDM-F500
Information
Manufacturer Sony
Type PC
Tube Series FD Trinitron
Size 21"
Viewable Size 19.8"
Dot Pitch 0.22mm
Mask Aperture Grille
Free-Scan Yes
Horizontal Scan 30 - 121kHz
Vertical Scan 48 - 160Hz
Unlocked Ranges ?
OSD Color Bias + Gain
OSD Conv. Yes
Dynamic Conv. No
Service Method PC (WinDAS)
Service Port TTL serial
VGA 1x
Other Inputs 1x RGBHV BNC
Dimensions Width: 50.2 cm

Depth: 48.6 cm

Height: 51.1 cm
Weight 74.9 lbs
Earliest Date ?
Latest Date ?
Links
Chassis N3P
Tube M50LRB16X

Description

The Sony GDM-F500 is a 21" class PC CRT Monitor from Sony FD Trinitron brand. Built on a modified Sony N3 chassis, designated N3P, this model premiered the FD Trinitron "Flat Display" technology (with the former models being only vertically flat) in it's size class. At the same time, GDM-F500, along with its 19" counterpart, featured the most advanced aperture grille tube of its time, with 0.22mm dot pitch. This tube was then carried over to the facelift model GDM-F500R and also to the successor model GDM-F520.

Media

Notes

As the original N3 chassis was not originally developed for the FD Trinitron screen, the F500 was quite an afterthought. Model was plagued with reliability issues right from the start, with geometry anomalies and loss of focus as a common symptoms. The result and a solution to this was a development of a new chassis designation G1, on which the facelift model GDM-F500R was built. The failed or problematic F500 units submitted for RMA were exchanged for the new facelift model later on.