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From: gwang@berlioz (George Wang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: EGA Monitor Recommendation...
Message-ID: <385@berlioz.nsc.com>
Date: 7 Jul 89 16:13:38 GMT
References: <369@berlioz.nsc.com> <497@enprt.Wichita.NCR.COM>
Reply-To: Gwang@logic.nsc.com
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In article <497@enprt.Wichita.NCR.COM> gharring@enprt.UUCP (Gary Harrington) writes:
>In article <369@berlioz.nsc.com> gwang@logic.nsc.com (George Wang) writes:
>>I am interested in purchasing a low-cost EGA monitor... 
>
>    In a related question,  does an EGA monitor (not multisync'ing)
>    usually also do CGA (i.e. does a regular EGA monitor usually 
>    double-scan so that it is good for both EGA and CGA)?
>
>    Gary Harrington      Gary.Harrington@ncrwic.UUCP
>    Wichita, Kansas      or gharring@enprt.Wichita.NCR.COM

Yes, an EGA monitor will work with CGA screens quite nicely... As
a matter of fact it will also handle Hercules Graphics if you EGA
card emulates it (most do...)

BTW, Any ideas on whether the Packard Bell 1439 EGA or Samsung EGA
is better? Also I heard about Relisys EGA.... Any ideas??

George