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From: sheinfel@grad1.cis.upenn.edu (Aviad Sheinfeld)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Meaning of dot pitch in rating monitors
Keywords: VGA
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Date: 11 Dec 90 19:36:08 GMT
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In article <4194@network.ucsd.edu> nbeck@weber.ucsd.edu (Nathaniel Beck) writes:
>...
>So the question is - can my eye tell the difference between .28 and
>.31 dot pitch (or .25). Is the difference visible in vga mode (since
>most of my software only has drivers for vga and I don't use
>windows, I care most about what I see in vga mode)?
>
>...
>
>Neal Beck 
>Dept of Politcal Science, UCSD
>beck@ucsd.edu
>Dislaimer: The Regents pay me (a bit!) to distribute my opinions.

I used to use an IBM 8513 (which I believe is .31 dp, correct me if
I'm wrong.) and now use a .28dp monitor.  The difference is noticeable.
Images have noticeably sharper edges.  In looking for a monitor I'd
definitely recommend looking for .28 or .25 dp.  

I must admit that the 8513 had fuzziness problem notoriety, but even
in comparison to brand new 8513s at work, my monitor is much sharper.

Aviad