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Sony Trinitro 13" Color Video Monitor, PVM-1380, C4*428
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Sony Trinitro 13" Color Video Monitor, PVM-1380, C4*428

Bottom line: The Sony Trinitro 13" Color Video Monitor is a specs-and-price decision rather than a crowd-consensus one in the displays & upscalers category. Check the specification table below against one or two close alternatives — on price and spec fit, not on star ratings.

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Mike Perry — Hardware researcher since 2014. For projectors, gaming displays and video upscalers, synthesises manufacturer specs against measured reviews (ProjectorCentral, RTINGS), treating non-ANSI "lumen" figures as marketing claims rather than first-hand lab testing. Core beat: GPU performance across gaming, rendering, and local-LLM inference. How we check display specs →

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Manufacturer description

Condition:This is a used PVM CRT monitor and will show signs of wear. Fully tested and functional unit. Sony Trinitron 13" Color Video Monitor. Generic picture used. Hard Drives.

SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored Sony Trinitro 13" Color Video Monitor using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the displays & upscalers category. Sony's displays & upscalers lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

Common buyer scenarios for displays & upscalers of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the retailer's listing before purchase. Prices and stock are set by the retailer and may have moved since this page was last updated.

Full Specifications

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tube_typeTrinitron
screen_size_inches13

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