Hi Iain,
Sorry to hear the file isn't working for you, a few thoughts:
-I compressed it specifically using 7zip to get the archive as small as possible. While oher proggies do handle .7z files I've found they can be unreliable, did you use 7zip itself?
-The archive was fine at my end but I've not tried to download my upload and uncompress that, possibly a corrupted upload..? I'll check and get back to you
-Sorry if I've put you to the trouble of downloading a corrupted archive, I shall download it now and see if it uploaded ok.
On the subject of a more retro-like monitor if it's a sad thing to wish for then I'm sad too because I've had much the same idea!
I'm using the LCD TV in the picture primarily because it's got just about every input under the sun on it (as old LCD TV's often do) and apart from my other retro boxes it particularly suits my Apple II set up as it accepts NTSC composite and HDMI...
...having said that, like you, I'd much prefer something more in keeping.
I've been looking for a while for something that suits the aesthetic better while having much the same functionality and come up blank, so my current plans are:
-See if I can find some vinyl paint of a reasonably Apple II-like shade, paint the monitor, remove the stand, and make a picture frame-like stand so it sits on the computer more nicely (having trouble with the paint)
or
-Build my own monitor up from scratch using something like a dead Microtevic Cub with an LCD panel in the front and an arcade I/O board in the back (lots of work)
Some might say, quite rightly, that LCDs just aren't retr0 enough and a proper CRT should be used. I do have a 17" Acorn AFK85 multisync which has a nice picture and will accept almost anything but it's a sonking heavy beast and I'm afraid I've gotten to quite like LCD's over the years...
...one of my many stalled projects is to put some modern components in a dead Mac SE/30 I have (working motherboard and CRT if anybody needs parts). That was going to have a 10" LCD in the front with a piece of perspex in the front heat-formed over the the old tube...
...if I get an old monitor for the Apple II for an LCD conversion I might do the same thing.
PS
The main reason the Mac project stalled is I painted it black with a bit of metallic flake in it, decided I hated it, and never had the gumption to go through the many hours needed to remove the paint. As a result I now never paint old computers, lesson learned.