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Subject: Re: Monitor Moire Patterns (was Re: SCSI cards)
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Date: 15 Oct 90 02:09:07 GMT
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In article <1990Oct15.004324.20441@nntp-server.caltech.edu> toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:
>
>I am pretty convinced that the problem has to do with the fine resolution of
>640 mode and the dithered color 'beating' (in the same sense as an amplitude
>modulated sine wave beats) with the dot pitch on the color monitor. Monitors
>with a better dot pitch should reduce this phenomenon.
>
>My solution is to use a desktop picture and don't bother with the pattern
>at all.

Eek. Hardly a solution.  The thing that bugs me about this is that with 
identical monitors hooked up to two identical GSs, one exhibits this behavior
and one doesn't. 
Besides, I like my desktop a dithered purple. :-) 

>Todd Whitesel
>toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu


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