Monitors

Monitor resolution is usually associated with a physical screen size. The combination of physical screen size and resolution provides a display at 72dpi. New multisync monitors can support mulitple resolutions using Mac onboard video. Using a high display resolution on a smaller physical screen will reduce the scale of text on the screen but provide more desktop area to display windows. Running the 15' Nec at 16' resolution and the 17' Nec and Sony monitors at 19' are popular options. 

Standard physical size and associated resolutions are:

12" resolution - 512 x 384
13" resolution - 640 x 480
16" resolution - 832 x 624
19" resolution - 1024 x 768
21" resolution - 1152 x 870
A4  resolution - 640 x 870

This table show the resolutions and colour depth supported by internal Mac video with maximum VRAM installed. An internal card is required to support any other resolution or colour depth.

Screen Size  12'  13'   16'   21'  A4     21' Mono

LC/LC II     16    8        
LC III       16   16     8          4
Mac IIsi/ci   8    8     
Mac IIvi/vx  16   16
Centris 610  16   16    16     8    8         8
Centris 650  16   16    16     8    8         8
Quadra 700   24   24    24     8    8         8
Quadra 800   16   16    16     8    8         8
Quadra 950   24   24    24    16    8         8

Good Monitors
We like these monitors. They are setup for Australian conditions have good local service support, offer a good quality image at a good price and support multiple resolutions using builtin Mac video. We supply the correct video adapter plug to achieve these resolutions from builtin Mac video.
NEC 3FGe Multisync 15'  - 13"/16" res..........$1,099 
NEC 5FG Multisync 17' - 19" res................$2,500 
Sony 14' Trinitron Colour Monitor - 16" res....$999 
Sony 17' Trinitron Colour Monitor - 16" res....$2,025 
Sony 17' Trinitron Colour Monitor - 16/19" res.$2,755 
Sony 21' Trinitron Colour Monitor - 21" res....$4,999 
Radius PrecisionColour Pivot - A4 res..........$2,155 

Colour Monitors
NEC 3FGe Multisync 15' monitor.................$1,099 
NEC 5FG Multisync 17' monitor..................$2,500 
NEC 6FG Multisync 21' monitor..................$4,884 
RasterOps 16' Color Monitor....................$2,923 
RasterOps 20' Trinitron Color Monitor..........$5,771 
RasterOps 20' Color Monitor....................$3,616 
RasterOps 20' ColorCorrect Multiscan...........$7,566 
RasterOps 21' Color Monitor....................$5,771 
Radius PrecisionColour Pivot...................$2,230 
Radius Colour Display/21.......................$5,364 
Radius IntelliColour 20' Display...............$5,971 
Radius PrecisionColour Display/19..............$4,717 
Sony 14' Trinitron Colour Monitor - 1430.......$999 
Sony 17' Trinitron Colour Monitor - 1704.......$2,025 
Sony 17' Trinitron Colour Monitor - 1730.......$2,755 
Sony 21' Trinitron Colour Monitor - 2038.......$4,999 
SuperMatch 17' Multimode.......................$2,458 
SuperMatch 17•T Trinitron......................$2,748 
SuperMatch 20•T MultiMode Trinitron............$5,793 
SuperMatch 21 Colour Display...................$5,793 

Greyscale and B/W Monitors - Small
EIZO 14' Greyscale Monitor.....................$370 
Lapis Portrait Monochrome Monitor..............$1,153 
Lapis Portrait Greyscale Monitor...............$1,443 
RasterOps Portrait Monochrome/GreyScale........$1,359 
Radius Monochrome Portrait.....................$1,224 
Radius Monochrome Pivot........................$1,389 

Greyscale and B/W Monitors - Big
RasterOps 21' Monochrome/GreyScale.............$2,565 
EIZO 21' Greyscale Monitor.....................$3,187 
Lapis 19' Greyscale Monitor....................$2,029 
Radius Monochrome TPD/19.......................$1,672 
Radius Monochrome TPD/21 Southern Hemisphere...$2,030 
SuperMac Platinum 21' Two Page Greyscale.......$2,603

Monitor Cards
Greyscale and Monochrome
Lapis SE/30, CLassic, LC, Nubus Mono 19'.......$535
Lapis SE/30, CLassic, LC, Nubus  Mono Portrait.$544
Radius FPD - Classic interface.................$383 
Radius FPD - SE interface......................$383 
Radius Mono Pivot - LC interface...............$506 
Radius Mono Pivot - NuBus interface............$506 
Radius Mono Pivot - SE/30 interface............$506 
Radius TPD- IIsi interface.....................$771 
Radius TPD- NuBus interface....................$771 
Radius TPD- SE interface.......................$771 
Radius TPD- SE/30 interface....................$771 
RasterOps ClearVue/Classic (Monochrome)........$732 
RasterOps ClearVue/LC (Monochrome).............$732 
RasterOps ClearVue/XL Nubus (Monochrome).......$732 
RasterOps ClearVue/GSLC (256 GreyScale)........$911 
RasterOps ClearVue/GS30 (256 GreyScale)........$1,450 
RasterOps ClearVue/GSXL Nubus (256 GreyScale)..$1,056 

Colour Boards - 8 bit
Radius 24xp is the only 24bit card that will fit in the Centris 610. Cards that support 8 bit at 21' will usually support 16bit  at 13' and 16' resolutions.
E-Machines DoubleColor SX/24 (16') Nubus.......$863 
E-Machines DoubleColor SX/24 (16') w/Ethernet..$1,254 
Lapis ProServer 8 LC/Classic - 16'.............$780
Lapis ProServer 8•16 LC/Classic - 21'..........$927
Lapis ProServer 8 NuBus - 16'..................$780
Lapis ProServer 8•16 Nubus - 21'...............$927
Radius PrecisionColour 8XJ Interface...........$1,001 
Radius Colour Pivot - 8 bit IIsi interface.....$1,000 
Radius Colour Pivot - 8 bit LC interface.......$1,000 
Radius Colour Pivot - 8 bit NuBus interface....$1,000 
RasterOps 8XL Nubus - 13'......................$1,090 
Spectrum/8 LC - 19'............................$1,153 
Spectrum/8 si - 19'............................$1,153 
Spectrum/8 NuBus - 19'.........................$1,008 
Spectrum/8•24 - 21'............................$1,370 

Fast Colour Boards - 8bit
RasterOps 8XLi Nubus - 21'.....................$2,168 
Spectrum/8•24 PDQ si - 21'.....................$2,023 
Spectrum/8•24 PDQ Nubus - 21'..................$2,023 
SuperMac Thunder/8 - 21'.......................$2,675 

Colour Boards - 24bit
Accellerated video boards use silicon to accellerate some Quickdraw commands. There is a big difference in cost and performance between between fast and very fast. If you are interested in graphics display acceleration then be prepared to pay for performance. Other options such as photoshop filter acceleration, fast hard disks, more memory or CPU acceleration may be a better investment.
E-Machines Futura SX/24 (16') Nubus............$1,153 
E-Machines Futura SX/24 (16') Nubus w/Ethernet.$1,530 
E-Machines Futura MX/24 (20') Nubus............$1,878 
E-Machines Futura LX/24 (21') Nubus............$2,458 
Lapis ProServer 24 LC/Classic - 16'............$1,118
Lapis ProServer 24X LC/Classic - 16'...........$1,292
Lapis ProServer 24 Nubus - 16'.................$1,118
Lapis ProServer 24X Nubus - 16'................$1,292
Radius PrecisionColour 24XP Interface - 16'....$1,000 
Radius PrecisionColour 24K Interface - 19'.....$1,660 
Radius PrecisionColour 24X Interface - 21'.....$3,060 
RasterOps 264/SE30 - 13'.......................$1,090 
RasterOps Paintboard 24Mx - 16'................$1,450 
RasterOps Paintboard 24Li - 20'................$1,947 
RasterOps Paintboard 24XLi - 21'...............$3,605 
Spectrum/8•24 - 13'............................$1,370 
Spectrum/8•24 PDQ si - 13'.....................$2,023 
Spectrum/8•24 PDQ Nubus - 13'..................$2,023 
Spectrum/24 Nubus - 20'........................$2,023 

Fast Colour Boards - 24bit
RasterOps Paintboard Turbo 24 - 20'............$2,707 
RasterOps Paintboard 24MxQ - 16' for Quadra....$2,707 
Spectrum/24 PDQ Plus - 21'.....................$3,618 
ThunderLight - 21'.............................$4,343 

Faster Colour Boards - 24bit
Thunder/24 - 21'...............................$5,503 
Thunder II Light - 21' w/PhotoShop Acell.......$6,953 

Very Fast Colour Boards - 24bit
Radius PrecisionColour Pro 24X - 21'...........$4,053
Thunder II - 21' w/PhotoShop Acell.............$9,418 

Special Display Boards
Lapis L-TV Color LC/Classic....................$869
Lapis L-TV Pro Color LC/Classic................$1,014
Lapis L-TV Pro Color Nubus.....................$1,102
RasterOps ProColour 32CMYK 24 - 20'............$7,195 
Thunder II HDTV w/PhotoShop Acell..............$20,294 

Powerbook and SCSI Interfaces
Bookview Imperial 4S - Int 140/145/170 w/4M....$1,298
Bookview Imperial 6S - Int 140/145/170 w/6M....$1,588
EMachines Duo PowerLink Presenter..............$1,080
Lapis 19' Greyscale Monitor w/SCSI Interface...$2,899 
Radius Pivot Powerview SCSI....................$1,114 

Monitor Filters
The PCSoftlens provides antiglare and improves contrast. Use the Polaroid filters for display protection.
Elf Armor for 13' monitor......................$160 
Elf Armor for Compact Mac......................$145 
PCSoftLens 14 (Amber)..........................$75 
PCSoftLens 14 (Black/White)....................$75 
PCSoftLens 14 (Colour).........................$75 
PCSoftLens 14 (Green)..........................$75 
PCSoftLens 22 (Black/White)....................$100 
PCSoftLens 22 (Colour).........................$100 
Polaroid 10'-12' Glass filters.................$245 
Polaroid 10'-12' Polyester filters.............$117 
Polaroid 13'-15' Glass filters.................$273 
Polaroid 13'-15' Polyester filters.............$131 
Polaroid 16'-18' Glass filters.................$326 
Polaroid 19'-21' Glass filters.................$441 
VDT Visor......................................$65 

Monitor Calibrators
Radius PrecisionColor Calibrator...............$747 
Radius PrecisionColor Matching System..........$1,989 
Radius PrecisionColor Software.................$563 
Rasterops CorrectColor Calibrator..............$3,606
Rasterops CorrectColor Management System.......$785
Rasterops Kodak PrecisionColor CTE.............$7,195
Rasterops CorrectColor Complete................$10,785
SuperMatch Display Calibrator..................$471

Monitor Accessories
Polaroid PolaClear Screen Cleaner..............$16
RasterOps 8XLi VRAM Expansion Kit to 24bit.....$2,348
RasterOps Accelerator for 24STV................$480
RasterOps Accelerator 4MB DRAM Exp Kit.........$910
RasterOps Accelerator 16MB DRAM Exp Kit........$3,605
RasterOps PhotoPro Board for Quicktime Boards..$1,810 
RasterOps PhotoPro Board for ProColor 32.......$1,810 
Thunder II Upgrade for Thunder/24..............$2,023
Thunder 4MB Expansion Kit......................$1,499