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From: schauf@iastate.edu (Brian J Schaufenbuel)
Subject: Re: Monitors - Nanao?
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 20:58:10 GMT
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In article <kehchengC5w75x.F7o@netcom.com> kehcheng@netcom.com (Keh-Cheng Chu) writes:
>In article <C5uw1t.3HI@eskimo.com> johnn@eskimo.com (John Navitsky) writes:
>>
>>I would like a monitor that can handle high resolutions like 1024x1024 NI.
>>I want a high resolution versital monitor.  This monitor need not be large
>>(=>17") if it meets the brief requirements as outlined above.  I've been
>>very happy with a 16" on Suns and could probably cope with smaller at home.
>>
>>I'm interested if anyone has more details on high quality Sony and Hitatchi
>>monitors since they seem to be used on Sun's fairly often and look pretty
>>good (to me at least).  I haven't seem them brought up in c.s.i.p.h very
>>often as are Mag and Viewsonic.
>>
>Give the new Viewsonic 17 a good look.  I have seen it side by side with
>an old Viewsonic 7, a MAG 17, a Nanao 17" (not the Trinitron one), and
>a Sony OEM 17" (which does have a Trinitron tube).  The new Viewsonic
>beat all of them easily in terms of picture quality, and I think it is
>far superior to the 16" Sun that I am staring at now.  The place asks
>$1178 for it; I would have bought it if I had not just bought a 15"
>Nanao F340iw a week earlier :(
>
>Keh-Cheng

What tube does the Viewsonic 17 use?  Does is support 1600x1280?  I've been
looking a a Philips 1762DT which uses a Sony Trinitron tube, has digital
controls, supports up to 1280x1024NI, and has .25mm dot pitch - It can be
found for under $1000.


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