NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/sys/ibm/pc/hardware/20287

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From: [e-mail] (Joe Wilson)
Subject: Re: What the 17" monitor reviews never tell you
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Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 15:48:28 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Curtis Yarvin) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Stephen Hite) writes:
>>
>>   I just wanted to let anyone who is deciding to purchase a 17" monitor
>>for X386 work to be be cautious when making their decision.  I just
>>bought one of the highest rated monitors in the $1100 price range
>>(the Nanao 550i) and the one  I got has a tremendous problem with this
>>"rainbow effect" at 1024x768.  There's a term for it that starts with the
>>letter 'm' that I can't remember but the "look" is akin to a magnetic field
>>pattern.
>
>Misconvergence.  This is an annoying and common problem in cheap monitors;
>the convergence may be correctly-adjusted in the factory, but the slightest

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     I believe the "m" word being sought is "moire" as in "moire patterns"
which are wavy patterns across the face of your monitor.  This is a common
problem with larger monitors, especially with a light background color.  I
have found that by using black as the background most of the moire patters go
away.  Just my $0.02.

Joe