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- From: bjgrier@bnr.ca (Brian Grier)
- Subject: Re: Recommended Falcon monitor?
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- Sender: grier@bnr.ca (Brian Grier)
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 22:23:40 GMT
- References: <108007@bu.edu> <2387@blue.cis.pitt.edu> <1k65hpEINN7ib@uni-erlangen.de> <C1IuwA.3nJ@news.rich.bnr.ca> <1993Jan27.193333.19740@bnr.ca>
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- In article <1993Jan27.193333.19740@bnr.ca>, smiller@bcarh838.bnr.ca (Scott Miller) writes:
- |> In article <C1IuwA.3nJ@news.rich.bnr.ca>, grier@bnr.ca (Brian Grier) writes:
- |>
- |> |> I would not recommend a multi-sync. Just get a VGA monitor. Once you
- |> |> start using the higher resolutions you rarely go back to any ST
- |> |> resolution. On my TT, the only time I switch to an ST resolution is
- |> |> to run CAD-3D V2.0. Otherwise I stay in TT medium resolution.
- |>
- |> But if you get a multisync, you can use it on your Falcon030, Falcon040?,
- |> PC, Mac, or whatever you get next time. If it syncs down to 15 kHz
- |> you can even use it with your ST. (But then, next time, you'll probably
- |> want 1280x960)
- |>
-
- Well I do not have any specs on a falcon 040 so I do not know if it
- going to do a higher resolution than 640x480. If it does then a super-vga
- monitor would be in order. However there are monitors that are multi-sync
- that do not go down to ST-low/medium (15khz), but do cover VGA, XGA, and SVGA,
- these cost around $150 -> $200 less than full-fledged multi-syncs.
-
- I say look to the future. More resolution is GOOD. Besides clone owners
- are dumping colour VGA monitors for around $100, making them the best deal.
-
- You know all that upgradability does cost and with the glut of VGA monitors
- on the used market, people basically have to give them away. Such a pity,
- pay $400 -> $500 for a VGA monitor, and two years later its almost worthless,
- to a clone owner that is. :)
-
-
- Brian, WS1S (ST/TT User/Developer)
- Bell Northern Research
- Research Triangle Park, NC
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