Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!decwrl!csus.edu!beach.csulb.edu!stevela From: stevela@beach.csulb.edu (Steve La) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech Subject: Re: Bad news for Panasync Message-ID: Date: 12 Nov 90 20:57:44 GMT References: <1990Nov11.023940.10838@ecst.csuchico.edu> Sender: stevela@beach.csulb.edu (Steve La) Distribution: usa Organization: Cal State Long Beach Lines: 57 In-Reply-To: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu's message of 11 Nov 90 02:39:40 GMT In article <1990Nov11.023940.10838@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes: - I did a little more research today on the Panasync, to perhaps reveal - some bad news. First thanks to George W Dinolt - (dinolt%wdl45@wdl1.wdl.fac.com) for providing me with specs of the - ST's monitor output, and thanks for these people for providing it - through the grapevine: Harri Valkama LAKE, Lea Viljanen - , and ldp.dec.com!weaver@decwrl.dec.com (Dave, - DTN 297-7141, MRO2-4/E33). - - Atari - low medium high - ------- ------- ------- - Horizontal Frequency: 15.8kHz 31.5kHz 35.7kHz - Vertical Frequency: 60Hz 60Hz 71.2kHz - Horizontal Resolution: 320 640 640 - Vertical Resolution: 200 200 400 - - - I called one place (Lyco) and asked for the vertical frequency of the - monitor. They said it was 50 to 90, which should work with the ST. - Then they said the horizontal was 30 to 37. This looked a little - strange, so I called another place (Harmony Computers in NY) and - asked the same questions. They replied the same. Which means, if I'm - not mistaken, that there would be something wrong with the ST's low - resolution, since it's lower than 30. If anyone can find something - wrong with my assumptions or data, PLEASE let me know. I also asked - about the frequency bandwidth, which Talon recommends should be 35Mhz - or better, and neither of the places knew what it was on the Panasync. - - Talon also recommends that the vertical auto-sync be 15 - 36Khz or - better and the horizontal auto-sync be 45 - 90Khz or better. - - This puts a real damper on things. At least I know this BEFORE buying - the monitor. - - (Howard Chu, what was the horizonal frequency on your monitor again?) - - -- - Ed Krimen ............................................... - ||| Video Production Major, California State University, Chico - ||| INTERNET: ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu FREENET: al661 - / | \ SysOp, Fuji BBS: 916-894-1261 FIDONET: 1:119/4.0 Ed, I used the Thompson's UltraScan monitor on my Mega4ST. I paid $375 for this multisync monitor approximately 3 years ago. It's a great monitor! Multisync, multipurpose! It works with all 3 graphic modes on my ST. Lots of connectors in the back. I plug my MegaST (Low/Med/Hi), My VCR, TV turner, Genesis system, and my IBM 386 compatible running VGA, all in the the same monitor!!! The bad news is that Thompson (french company) is no longer sell this monitor. I heard that the Mishubishi's DiamondScan monitor is the same as the Thompson's. I saw the DiamondScan in the local computer swapmeet, and it costs $350 brand new! You might want to give it a try. Good luck, -Steve SteveLa@csulb.edu