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From: mitchf@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Mitchel Fry)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Seiko CM1430 monitor
Message-ID: <101000058@hpcvlx.HP.COM>
Date: 20 Jul 89 17:49:16 GMT
References: <8913@cadnetix.COM>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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/ hpcvlx:comp.sys.ibm.pc / jason@cadnetix.COM /  1:43 pm  Jul 19, 1989 /
>If anyone has had any experience with the Seiko CM1430 monitor,
>I'd love to hear about it.

I had one for about 2 weeks and set it back.  It does use the Sony tube which
is very nice, but it ONLY does resolutions higher than 640*480 in interlaced
modes, and it is NOT a multi-syncing monitor.  Some video boards only 
produce non-interlace output ( which is better anyway) so these boards will
not be able to use any resolution above 640*480.  

I have a Video-7 Fastwrite VGA ( which I am very happy with, high res. drivers
are available for just about everything including OS/2 and Presentation
Manager, which I am now using). It only produces non-interlaced output as
do many others.  I exchange the Seiko for SONY's new 1304HD monitor which
cost me about $100 extra, but this monitor is GREAT!  Multi-scanning all the
way up to 1024*768 in EITHER interlaced or non-interlace modes.  Seems
well worth the extra $100 if you what the higher resolutions.  If you are 
only interested in plain vanilla VGA, then the Seiko may be a good choice
( or if you have a interlaced only video board like the IBM high-res board -
yuk!)...MITCH