Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!cica!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!SFAUSTIN.BITNET!Z4648252 From: Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: MULTISYNC RECOMENDATIONS Message-ID: <900317.09262367.003545@SFA.CP6> Date: 17 Mar 90 15:26:24 GMT Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 34 I know that multisync monitor recommendations are probably becoming old, I'd like to hit on this a bit more if it is ok. I've been loaned a Mitsubishi Diamond Scan and would like to note some disappointments, but only in monochrome mode. There is no shadowing but the characters are just not sharp enough. Also to keep the proper balance between brightness/contrast and sharpness, the brightness/contrast ratio needs to be rather low or one gets a terrible blooming effect and the characters begin to blur. On the other hand the monitor is far superior to the Atari RGB monitor in color mode, one can change screen sizes, and video from a VCR is marvelous. The Diamond Scan has spoiled me to multisync's though. Could some brave soul offer a recommendation of a monitor that gives the best 'power without the price'? Would it be the NEC 3D? My wants are for me to not lose anything on output quality, either in RGB or monochrome mode. RGB needs to be crisp and in color just as it is on the Diamond Scan and monochrome needs to be as sharp as it is on the Atari monochrome monitors. The NEC 3D has been mentioned. I'd like to know if it meets the above 'requirements'. If it does not, I'll just keep the Diamond Scan and get a monochrome unit bringing us up to another recommendation, what would be recommendations for monochrome? I don't trust the Atari monochrome boxes anymore (short life span-- 1 1/2 years then flyback dies). Many thanks for recommendations. If this has been kicked heavily on the net before, then reply to me directly to avoid wasting of space and time on the net. Also, I'll be more than happy to sum up and post on the net recommendations that answer the following: 1. Is the color RGB output as good as the Atari color RGB? 2. Is the monochrome output as good as the Atari monochrome unit's output? 3. What would be recommendations for a monochrome replacement? Thanks again... Larry Rymal: |East Texas Atari 68NNNers|