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- From: harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp)
- Subject: Re: Gateway experience (positive to date!)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.223911.7581@utkux1.utk.edu>
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- Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
- References: <743@wavefront.wti.com> <1992Nov16.141633.4847@walter.cray.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:39:11 GMT
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- >I just bought a Gateway 486-66V myself and have noticed two very fine
- >horizontal lines running across my monitor (Mitsubishi Diamond Pro
- >17). They are there continuously, not intermittantly. I had assumed
- >the monitor was at fault, since the lines look identical using 640x480
- >and 1024x768 modes. Does anyone know if the ATI Graphics Ultra Pro
- >drivers cause this problem, and if so, is the problem addressed in the
- >new drivers?
- >
- These lines are inherent in the nature of Trinotron monitors. I think
- that they are some sort of guide wires. Apple's 13" color monitor has
- one of these lines about 1/3 the way up the monitor. Large monitors
- are most likely have two of these wires.
-
- Sean Harp
- University of Tennessee
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