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From: jac@zabriskie.berkeley.edu (Gordon Jacobs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: ds3100 gives me a headache
Summary: Mine don't
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Date: 7 Jul 90 06:03:16 GMT
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In article <413@arkham.enet.dec.com> smith@clion4.enet.dec.com (Joe Smith) writes:
>>>    I used to use sun3/sun4 work stations.  But now our department
>switched to
>>>ds3100's.  In retrospect, most people who use the ds3100 regret the change.
>>>The main problem is the terrible display.  For some reason, the display
>>>flickers and quite honestly after about two minutes I get a headache.  I know
>>>other people who refuse to use the 3100's for this same reason.
>
>
>What model monitors do you have, and what sort of color scheme?  I use
>DEC's 16" Trinitron
>and I love it. I have also used our old 15" VR160 and it had some
>serious problems in my opinion
....
>Joe

I have the same experience.  My VR160 did not focus well (evenly)
and caused eye strain.  The new Sony monitors are fantastic.  
Much better color saturation, brightness, and focus, 
as well as a flatter screen.  I remember
some postings in this newsgroup a while back about snow or flicker
problems, but I thought it was fixed by a hardware swap of the main
board or frame buffer.  It is not a characteristic problem of all
3100's by any means.   

GJ

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