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- From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
- Subject: Re: nec 5fg vs nec 4fg
- Message-ID: <9225412.12176@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
- Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU
- Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI
- References: <pgd5uk0@sgi.sgi.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 02:59:05 GMT
- Lines: 30
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- In article <pgd5uk0@sgi.sgi.com> gsk@khaki.asd.sgi.com (George S. Kong) writes:
- >
- >the nec 5fg has only a marginally larger viewable area than the 4fg.
- >
- >a recent posting quoted the 4fg documentation as claiming a viewable
- >area of 210mm x 280mm, which is 13.8" diagonal, or about 91 sq. in.
- >
- >a recent review in pc mag measured the 5fg at 15.3" diagonal, which
- >is about 112 sq. in., or about 23% larger than the 4fg.
-
- ** I'm not definite, but the 4fg looks rather 14". Not genuinely
- 15" - especially if you should take its flat screen into
- account. And the 5fg is literally a 16".
-
- >
- >are these numbers correct? if so, has anyone found the 5fg to be worth
- >the nearly 2X difference in price over the 4fg? if so, is it because
- >you're running it at 1280x1024, which isn't available on the 4fg?
-
- ** A 17" baby is often 2X the price of its brother 15"(or 14")
- Being worth or not should depend substantially on your
- expectations, needs, and budget.
-
- As far as the 2 above-mentioned babies are considered,
- 5fg is worth that 2x difference. For one, it supports the
- 72mhz refresh(VEGA) whereas the 4fg can only do 70mhz at
- best. And above all, a 17"!
-
- ---Cheers,
- Bill
-