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- From: chandoni@husc8.UUCP (John-Marc Chandonia, , , )
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Optiquest 2000
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.141040.14067@husc3.harvard.edu>
- Date: 22 Jul 92 18:10:38 GMT
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- From article <3478@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>, by wct1+@pitt.edu (William C Tom):
- > Does anyone have opinions on the Optiquest 2000 15" monitor?
- I have the 2000D, which has flat screen, digital controls (w/ memory)
- and is VESA compliant. I think the regular 2000 doesn't have these
- last 2 features. Overall, I like it. The picture's a little fuzzy
- in the upper left corner (just enough so that individual pixels blend
- together in text mode). Be careful about buying it mail-order; the
- first one I got had all kinds of convergence problems, so it cost me
- an extra $20 shipping to get a working one. If you buy locally, you
- can at least keep taking it back until it works perfectly! Brightness
- isn't very consistant between modes; 1024X768 and 640X480 are fine, but
- 800X600 is too dim; these are not saved between modes as the screen
- size is. The contrast and brightness controls are right where you can
- get at them, though... no big deal. There is no degauss button.
-
- > How does it compare with the NEC 4FG or the MAG ?
- It's cheaper, with about the same features. Doesn't have a 1280X1024
- mode like the MAG does, though (OK for me since my card doesn't do
- that anyway). There are only 3 or 4 places I found that sell them
- without a system. Aberdeen has toll-free tech support, and had the
- cheapest price when I bought, but has been a real pain in the ass
- to deal with... they promised to pay shipping both ways in case of
- defects, then changed their policy to 1-way. They also charged my
- credit card 1 month before actually shipping, and charge a surcharge
- if you use CC's (contrary to a local ad). So, they may still have
- the cheapest price, but be forewarned! I heard the MAG is going for
- $599, which is only slightly more than I paid... check out that deal
- (Treasure Chest?) too.
-
- JMC
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