How Far Does $1 from 1999 Go Today?

Re:How Far Does $1 from 1999 Go Today? by michaelt on Monday October 16, 2023 @06:53AM (#37897999)

> For example in 1999-2000 you could have gotten a really solid machine capable of playing Quake 3 (the latest and greatest FPS game of that time) getting a rock solid 125 fps on a CRT monitor capable of doing 120hz for around $650-700.

In 1999, a CRT with a 20" viewable area cost $999 [1] with reviewers saying "The price point on this monitor is fantastic"

Today? $70 gets you a 22" viewable area [2]

[1] https://www.anandtech.com/show/421 [2] https://www.amazon.com/PHILIPS-Computer-Monitors-Replacement...

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Re:How Far Does $1 from 1999 Go Today? by nickjj on Monday October 16, 2023 @07:49AM (#37898430)

> In 1999, a CRT with a 20" viewable area cost $999 [1] with reviewers saying "The price point on this monitor is fantastic"

Not all monitors were that expensive back then.

I got a 21" 1600x1200 NEC for $150 around that time (1999-2001) that could do 120hz at the resolution I played Quake 3 at. That was shipped too even though it weighed almost more than me.

The funny thing is that $70 22" monitor you linked is 1080p which has been around for almost 20 years. I hope it's dirt cheap by now. A 1080p LCD used to be really expensive when they came out too, and most LCDs were bad back then where "good" could be categorized as having a high refresh rate, good color range and fast response times / low input latency.

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