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- From: basiji@stein.u.washington.edu (David Basiji)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.hardware
- Subject: Re: New Trinitron Color Monitors
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 16:05:07 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington
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- Message-ID: <1jp5vjINNcp2@shelley.u.washington.edu>
- References: <1993Jan21.195021.5257@athena.mit.edu> <1993Jan22.064021.16036@cs.yale.edu>
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- nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette) writes:
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- >In article <1993Jan21.195021.5257@athena.mit.edu> zmonster@athena.mit.edu
- >(Eric M Hermanson) writes:
-
- >> Will someone please comment on the improved clarity (if
- >> any) of the new Sony Trinitron Color monitors over the old
- >> Fimi 17 inch monitors? Is there THAT big of a difference to
- >> warrant selling an old color system and buying a new one with
- >> Trinitron monitor?
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- >The Fimi sucks; it's an embarrassment to NeXT. The new Sony
- >is so much better it's not even funny. We previously refused
- >to purchase color NeXT systems without 3rd party displays
- >(Nanao T560i). In the future we won't hesitate to order
- >the NeXT/Sony 17" display.
-
- >> How does the new Trinitron compare to the existing 21 inch
- >> monitors?
-
- >I think it's better than the 21" display (hitachi?), but
- >some people prefer the larger pixel size. Note that the
- >viewing area does not increase since NeXT doesn't seem to
- >support 1280x1024 or larger displays, yet another curious
- >hardware decision in NeXT's history.
-
- >--
- >Nathan Janette
- >PPP link from hilbert.csb.yale.edu
-
- What he said; exactly.
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- David Basiji
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