Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 12:30:58 -0400 From: Mark Mayo <mark@quickweb.com> To: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My monitor's got the Shakes... Message-ID: <19970923123058.64579@vinyl.quickweb.com> In-Reply-To: <199709230359.VAA12322@obie.softweyr.ml.org>; from Wes Peters on Mon, Sep 22, 1997 at 09:59:28PM -0600 References: <19970922020524.01866@vinyl.quickweb.com> <2148.874908597@time.cdrom.com> <199709221634.KAA01113@rocky.mt.sri.com> <199709230359.VAA12322@obie.softweyr.ml.org>
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On Mon, Sep 22, 1997 at 09:59:28PM -0600, Wes Peters wrote:
> Nate Williams writes:
> > [ Moved to chat ]
> >
> > Jordan K. Hubbard writes:
> > > > go mad if I keep using it... I'm going to check and see if this is
> > > > something that can be fixed for cheap, otherwise I'll be looking for a
> > > > new monitor - what's recomended these days?
> > >
> > > In 17", I've always been partial to the Sony monitors. I also have a
> > > Panasonic PanaSync5 which has always delivered fine performance, as
> > > has my "Impression 7" (from which manufacturer is unclear from looking
> > > at the outer case and I've long since forgotten :).
> >
> > My Impression 7 went dead after about 18 months, and work didn't want to
> > replace it. So, it went to the 'garbage can', and for $50 + shipping my
> > younger brother now has a 17" monitor. :)
>
> We're not going to get into another of those "my {least favorite disk
> drive} sucked more than yours, until I based it with a hammer" arguments
> are we? ;^)
Well, it hasn't turned into that up to this point at least!
>
> Mark, I assume you were the initiator of this thread? What do you want
> in a monitor? Absolute best, price be damned? Best you can get for
> $XXX? Something that is stable and has good color, and will do at least
> XXXXxYYYY pixels without driving your eyes blinky?
Well, the original thread was about my current monitor's problems.
I was looking for possible recomendations as to what the problem
could be, which turns out is likely bad capacitors or an arcing
transistor -- purely a hardware issue which is why it was on the
-hardware list. After several people mentioned that they were
having the same problems with their MAG monitors, I indeed asked for
recomendations..
>
> Come to think of it, this is another discussion I hate. Go to your
> local computer store, look at some monitors that seem nice, then search
> for them on the web. Or try http://oracle.uvision.com to search for
> prices.
Naturally, looking at them is the best way to pick one -- the problem
is that looking at a monitor in the store doesn't give you any idea
about the reliability or long term performance. Since my MAG looked
fantastic when I first bought it, and now looks like a piece of crap
only 3 years later, I don't want to make the same purchasing mistake!
I don't think that this thread has anything to do with "my monitor
is better than your monitor"....
Anyways, I'm looking for a 17" middle of the road to high-end type
monitor. I do have a budget of course, but I'm not interested in the
crappy 17's... Right now I've heard lots of good stuff about the
Sony 200SF 17 - and the entire SF line actually. Sony seems to have
dropped their prices quite a bit, to the point that the competitors
just can't seem to match.
The monitor I'm using right now is atacched to a Sun Sparc1, is 9 years
old, and still works like a charm. No jitter or ghosting, the test is
still crisp. In short, I think SOny knows how to make a decent monitor
that will last and I'll probably end up buiyying one. The only wild card
at this point is the 19" Hitachi models. The price is comparable, but
I suspect the quality isn't nearly as good as the Sony.
None of the stores in my area have the 19" Hitachis on display, but some
people here are in the process of getting one, so I'm looking forward
to hearing their reports!
cya,
-mark
>
> --
> "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
>
> Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
> http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com
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