Unfortunately I am unable to carry most of the things that I covet, when I see them next to the dumpster. However a couple of days ago I saw a computer monitor and I took a chance that it would work. It was labeled as being made in China in 2003 - fairly new - and much newer than the 1996 I was using. My 1996 Sony Trinitron was still sharp, but it was no longer very bright.
I struggled to carry my 2003 for about 1/4 of a mile, stopping about 6 times to rest fo 10 minutes each time, and having my heart pounding when I finally got it up the stairs to my apartment. But I took a guess that some rich person probably bought a flat-screen monitor, and that the reason why they put the 17-inch crt monitor next to the dumpster, instead of in it, was that it still worked.
Glory Be - it works. I now have a very nice Comaq MV 7500 manufactured in 2003, which is just about as sharp as my old Sony Trinitron, but much much brighter if I turn the brightness up and with much better contrast. Of course I leave the brightest down lower and adjust the contrast as well as I can.
Compaq even still had an owner's manual for it, that I could download from their web site.
Last night I placed the 1996 Sony Trinitron next to the nearest dumpster.