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From: nak@cbnews.att.com (Neil A. Kirby)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.misc
Subject: Re: What type of displays can be used with Windows 3.0?
Summary: Seiko CM2050
Keywords: display, mono, cga, ega, vga, 34010
Message-ID: <1990Nov16.133702.4119@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 16 Nov 90 13:37:02 GMT
References: <1990Nov11.012226.18750@rodan.acs.syr.edu> <6456@gssc.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <6456@gssc.UUCP>, bradd@gssc.UUCP (Brad[null] Davis) writes:
> In article <1990Nov11.012226.18750@rodan.acs.syr.edu> ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) writes:
> >
> > I was just wondering which displays can support Windows 3.0?
> >You can post to this group or email me directly.  Thanks very
> >much in advance.

I recently bought a Seiko CM 2050 monitor (came bundled with an Orchid Pro
Designer II [1Meg]).  While the P.D. II wasn't my first choice in cards,
the price was right.  

It is very hard not to gush forth about that monitor.  It's 19" Trinitron,
good for 1024x768.  It blows the doors off the NEC 5D.  I had a 5D for
comparison, and in less than 20 minutes I had my Trinitron based tube back.
Why?  
	1) Crisper dots.
	2) Flatter screen - the Trinitrons, (Sony and Seiko) have NO
	    vertical curvature.  The have minimal horizontal curvature.  In
	    comparison, the 5D looks like a 1950's TV set where the corners
	    are aimed out in to space over your shoulder.
	3) Price - very comparable - The CM 2050 is $1,999 from CompuAdd,
	    who is rarely the cheapest but they are universal.

The Orchid P.D. II with 1 meg is about the same speed as my EGA card was,
but with alot more pixels (I run Windows 3.0 in 1024x768 x 256
exclusively).

Neil Kirby
...att!archie!nak