PVM for $100, worth it?

[VACRMH]

I found someone selling a 19inch PVM along with some other stuff for $100. It's an hour or so drive to meet him, and I was wondering if it was worth picking up. I've never owned a monitor like this, so it would be the first time seeing RGB in person. I had a few questions on top of that...

1. Is it easy to TATE them? I'd hate to mess up the screen.

2. Anything I should look for in terms of condition? I think I heard something about a way to see how many hours it's been used?

3. If I decide it's not for me, think I can get back what I paid? Breaking even makes me more interested

Thanks!

[RGB32E]

This one?
http://frederick.craigslist.org/ele/3704917791.html

It's a PVM-1910Q, so that's pretty old?! The cubic style PVMs are easiest for tate, but any PVM *could* work, as I've seen others post similar PVMs on their side. I would expect that the picture on this one might be on the soft side due to age and usage.

[VACRMH]

Yep, that's the one.

[Ed Oscuro]

The model line might be old, but check out the mfr. date on this one. 2003! Into the last half-decade of production there.

Isn't power on hours contained in the service menu? Depending on the model you might get a switch but might also need a remote to enter the button combo. I'd look up the manual.

If what I see online is accurate, 1910 monitors have a whopping 900 lines of resolution. Isn't that the same one necronopticus has? Really really nice picture even using the original NES with composite video.

So yeah go check it out.