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From: andy@frisbee.eng.ufl.edu (Andy Wilcox)
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Subject: Re: ds3100 gives me a headache
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Date: 7 Jul 90 14:46:53 GMT
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In article <CHITTAMU.90Jul6102850@dino.cs.umass.edu>,
chittamu@dino.cs.umass.edu (Satish Chittamuru) writes:
|>But even if the frequencies are the same, but are out of
|>phase, then too you would get a flicker. By itself it may not be
|>noticeable, but when you combine it with the fact that a CRT blanks
|>the screen on a vertical retrace, that could be significant. That
|>could be reason for the noticeable flicker.
|>
|>Any comments on that?

My .02: I use both a color and monochrome ds3100 regularly.  The
problem isn't really noticable on the trinitron, but I can't use
the monochrome machine for more than about 5 minutes without my
eyes wigging out.  They are located in indentical lighting environments.

-Andy
(andy@ufl.edu)