From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Mar 31 18:04:09 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA16528 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:04:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from vader.cs.berkeley.edu (vader.CS.Berkeley.EDU [128.32.38.234]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA16498 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:04:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from asami@vader.cs.berkeley.edu) Received: from silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU (ala-ca36-50.ix.netcom.com [207.93.42.242]) by vader.cs.berkeley.edu (8.8.7/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA27454; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:03:48 -0800 (PST) Received: (from asami@localhost) by silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU (8.8.8/8.6.9) id SAA18978; Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:03:44 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:03:44 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199804010203.SAA18978@silvia.HIP.Berkeley.EDU> To: tbackman@corp.gulf.net CC: mark@vmunix.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: (message from Todd Backman on Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:47:18 -0600 (CST)) Subject: Re: 17" monitor recomendations.. From: asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi Asami) Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I don't know what they are called now, but Sony used to make three lines of Trinitron monitors: the SE, SF and SX. I have both 20SE and 20SF around here, and the difference is staggering. The 20SE can do 1200x900 at 102Hz with a Matrox Millenium, and it's as smooth as paper. The number to look out for is the horizontal sync rate: for 17", they should be something like 92kHz, 85kHz and 70kHz. You want at least 85kHz or you won't be able to get a flicker-free screen for 1152x864. If you are spending a lot of time in front of the computer, get the best monitor you can afford, they will last a long time (no, Mag doesn't qualify) and once your eyes get bad, no amount of money will bring your eyesight back. Satoshi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message