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- Subject: Re: C=1960 vs C=1942 for
- From: willy.tamm@canrem.com (Willy Tamm)
- Path: canrem.com!willy.tamm
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- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 96 20:18:00 -0500
- Organization: CRS Online (Toronto, Ontario)
-
- >> Christopher Howes (howie@iglou.com) wrote:
- >> Does anyone have any thoughts as to which monitor,1960 or 1942, is a
- >> better
- >> solution for my poor old A1200? Also, what additional hardware would
- >> I
- >> need to use these monitors? Thanks in advance for the tons of helpful
- >> replies
- >> that should be pouring in any minute now ;^) .
- >>
- >> howie@iglou.com
-
-
-
-
- > As I understand it, the 1942 is a MultiScan monitor, and the 1960 is a
- > fully
- > MultiSync monitor. The different being that the 1942 is much more
- > limited in
- > the ranges it can scan. A full MultiSync monitor (ie, the 1960) is the
- > way
- > you should go. As for extra hardware, I don't believe there would be
- > any.
- >
- > Rob Bamford
- > (wfblan@netcom.com)
-
-
- You seem to be looking for some straightforward answers; not lots of talk
- about scanning frequencies, etc. I'd add the following to Rob Bamford's
- reply:
-
- 1. The 1942 is a newer monitor. Accordingly, it follows that if you get
- your hands on one of these, usually it will be less worn than a 1960.
- Countering this point of view, I have found that the screen phosphors
- on the 1942 do not hold up nearly as well as on the 1960, resulting in
- a 'dim' display with poor contrast, after an extensive period of use,
- more quickly than with a 1960. In other words, I'm saying that the
- 'picture tube', 'CRT' or whatever you wish to call it, of the 1942 is
- of a poorer quality than that of a 1960.
-
- Bear in mind that not all of either of these monitors is from a single
- production run. Very likely there are exceptions to these generali-
- zations.
-
- 2. The 1942, new, IMHO puts out a far more brilliant image than the 1960.
- This is partially offset by the noticeably greater distortion of a
- 1942, its screen being considerably more curved than on the 1960.
-
- 3. The 72Mhz 'productivity modes' cannot be used by the 1942. They can
- be used by the 1960. Typically, very few people make use of these
- modes.
-
- 4. Some 1960 monitors have a minor production line engineering problem
- which can result in a rather spectacular, and expensive, electrical
- short. The fix involves a very simple insertion of insulating
- material between a circuit board and the adjacent chassis. Most any-
- one with some knowledge of electronics can ensure that there is no
- risk of a potential short.
-
- 5. The 1942 has both 'onboard' stereo speakers and a bypassing headphone
- jack. The 1960 requires an external amplifier// speaker system. If
- sound is important to you, this gives the 1942 an edge; if you are at
- all fussy about the quality of your sound, you will use an external
- amplifier and speaker// headphone system for either monitor.
-
- All in all, there isn't that much to recommend one monitor over the other.
- Probably the price and condition of whichever monitor(s) is available to
- you should be the deciding factor.
-
- 6. P.S. Both monitors have a 15 pin cable. You will need a 15pin to
- 23 pin RGB port adapter for either monitor. In some cases these were
- included by C= with the monitors, in some cases with the A1200 and in
- some cases you will find them not included at all, requiring that it
- be purchased separately.
-
-
- Hope these additional comments help.
-
- Willy Tamm willy.tamm@canrem.com
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