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- From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson)
- Subject: Re: Gateway CS1024NI = (!=) Mag Monitor
- Message-ID: <1992Sep2.185735.13629@pool.info.sunyit.edu>
- Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
- References: <1992Aug31.205316.20730@gibdo.engr.washington.edu>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:57:35 GMT
- Lines: 44
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- In article <1992Aug31.205316.20730@gibdo.engr.washington.edu> bobk@gibdo.engr.washington.edu (Bob) writes:
- >I (bobk@gibdo.engr.washington.edu) wrote:
- >| Tri-Star also says it OEM's its monitors from Mag. Has anyone actually
- >| compared a genuine Mag monitor to either the Gateway or Tri-Star monitors?
- >|
- >| My general impression has been that Mag monitors (15f,17f) have gotten
- >| pretty good ratings while the Gateway monitors are regarded as mediocre
- >| at best. I would be surprised if they were the same monitors.
- >
- >pss1@kepler.unh.edu (Paul S Secinaro) writes:
- >| We have both the Gateway and Tri-Star monitors here in our lab. They
- >| are totally different. The Tri-Star monitor has a set of digital
- >| front panel controls, while the CS1024NI uses analog controls mounted
- >| in the back. The Tri-Star monitor, IMHO, has a sharper picture at
- >| 800x600 and above - it's almost useable at 1024x768, which isn't bad
- >| for a 14" monitor - whereas the CS1024NI seems a bit fuzzy at the
- >| higher resolutions. IMHO, the Tri-Star unit is a much better monitor.
- >|
- >| Unfortunately, neither one has markings that clearly indicate who the
- >| OEM is.
- >
- > I called MAG Innovision (1-800-827-3998) and they confirmed that
- > both Tri-Star and Gateway OEM their monitors. They said that except
- > for the digital controls in the front and the different brand names,
- > all three monitors -- Tri-Star, Gateway and MAG -- were identical in
- > every way.
- > ==
- >
- > Bob Seattle, Washington
- >
- >
-
- The original question (I forget who asked it) were if Mag Computronics
- and MAG were one and the same. Your question was vague, it should
- have been "Are ALL Gateway 2000 Crystal Scan monitors made by your
- company?". I think the 15" Crystal Scan looks a lot like a MAG, but
- I don't think the other ones do.
-
-
- --
- Jim H.
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- * James L. Henrickson
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