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- From: dcorn@paradise.pplnet.com (David Corn)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Amiga Technology is insulting!!
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 04:22:34 GMT
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- On 17 Mar 1996 22:46:32 GMT, serpent@voicenet.com (Eric Lanier) wrote:
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- >David Corn (dcorn@paradise.pplnet.com) wrote:
- >: On 15 Mar 1996 10:00:13 -0800, Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser)
- >: wrote:
- >:
- >: >Monitor would cost extra. Heh.. sure. like $700 extra. And don't
- >:
- >: $700 extra? For an NEC XV17 17" monitor, sure. Most people,
- >: especially Amiga owners, don't use that type of monitor. You're
- >: using "creative" pricing, I think.
- >
- >"Most people... blah, blah, blah" And why should I not use that monitor?
- >Don't I deserve one, troll of trolls? A decent 17" monitor is going to cost.
- >The Sony 17se1(not much different from the current 17se2) on my Amiga I have
- >is still going for $900+, no, make that $1000+.
-
- I see. I'd thought that since the Amiga does NTSC output so well,
- most Amiga owners had TVs hooked up to their computer? :)
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- Seriously, sure, you're right, of course. But most Amiga owners don't
- have graphics cards, and without that, that's one heck of a waste of a
- good monitor.
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- >And total piece of junk too! Screen and convergence aritifacts galore.
- >Anyone who tries to be cheap purchasing a good 17" monitor, should deserve
- >what they payed for.
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- Well, not nearly to the extent that NEC and Sony would have you
- believe, but yes, you generally get what you pay for.
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