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- From: adap@edmund.cs.andrews.edu (Edsel Adap)
- Subject: Re: REALLY confused about monitors - for a1200
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- References: <1992Nov13.135835.29442@decuk.uvo.dec.com> <1e1a84INNavr@agate.berkeley.edu> <tpang.721914759@sfu.ca>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:23:17 GMT
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- In article <tpang.721914759@sfu.ca> tpang@fraser.sfu.ca (Tsui Ting Debbie Pang) writes:
-
- [other stuff about display resolutions deleted]
-
- >>> 640 x 480
- >>1084 (interlaced), VGA (non-interlaced)
- >Wrong again. 1084 cannot handle any 640x??? mode. See answer above again.
-
- I'm sorry to inform you that the 1084 CAN handle a couple of 640x???
- modes!!!!!!
-
- For your information, the old WB1.xx booted up in 640x200 mode. I know
- I've got one! In fact I can even display 640x400 (interlaced) mode in
- my 1084!!!!
-
- So before you write about checking-facts-before-posting please check
- your facts.
-
- >
- >>> 640 x 400
- >>Same as 640x400
- >I can't say you are wrong this time :). But you are not answering the
- >question either. This mode works with 15kHz only unless you add a
- >deinterlacer. So 1084 only.
-
- You just contradicted your answer from above. You said 1084 cannot
- handle 640x??? and now you say 1084 only can handle 640x400?
-
- [other stuff deleted]
-
- >>
- >>> All modes offer 256,000 colours from a palette of 16.7m.
- >
- >>Yep.
- >I have to check on that on the productivity mode.
-
- Of course it works. Remeber we're talking AGA here, not ECS.
-
- >>> Would a SVGA monitor be able to DISPLAY all of these,
- >>> with/without flicker?
- >Most SVGA monitors on the market are not able to sync down to 15kHz, they
- >start at 30kHz in general. Unless you add a deinterlacer, these are not
- >that useful.
- >
- >>> Would a multisync be able to DISPLAY all of these
- >>> with/without flicker?
- >>>Would the 'standard' C= 1084 monitor work ok?
-
- The standard 1084's dot pitch is too large! A monitor with a smaller dot
- pitch would be better.
-
- >
- >>A proper multi-sync will work in all modes (like the C= 1960), but opting
- >>for either a VGA or 1084 limits you to certain modes. If you have the money,
- >>get the MS; otherwise look at the screens that the 104 and VGA screen will
- >>give you and choose.
- >In general, you are right for the first time! Congratulation :)
-
- As if you're always right.
-
- >
- >I think a lot of the answers are not quite correct on what monitors will
- >work, and I think I need to try to made a few corrections. I think we
- >should consider that people read information here and believe it. Therefore,
- >we should be responsible and not reply questions without checking the facts.
- >This is no flame, I just think it is dangerous to answer people asking
- >questions(especially basic things) the wrong answers.
- >
- >This reminded me of yesterday, a customer walked into the computer store
- >I work, he has been given all the wrong information on SVGA monitors and
- >"interlaced" and "non-interlaced" monitors. He thinks a 70Hz monitor is
- >non-interlaced, and that's what he wants. He insisted that the monitor
- >we have (an AST) is only 60Hz because that's what it says on the back
- >(next to 120VAC, you know), even I explained the AC line frequency has
- >nothing to do with the video input refresh rate (not like long time ago),
- >he still says he would rather buy an ATi monitor since it is 70Hz and
- >thus non-interlaced. This gentleman is not computer iliterate, but it
- >is worse because he thinks he knows, which he isn't. I almost said to
- >him that the next thing he would tell me is that the earth is actually
- >flat since when he looks around, he can see it's flat.
- >
- >
- >David Tse
- >
-
- Edsel Adap
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