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From: glmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Matt Crowd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A2320 not sufficient
Message-ID: <1990Dec27.055537.2509@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
Date: 27 Dec 90 05:55:37 GMT
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In article <1990Dec24.034031.18252@NCoast.ORG> davewt@NCoast.ORG (David Wright) writes:
>In article <1990Dec23.061633.29185@marlin.jcu.edu.au> glmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Matt Crowd) writes:
>>
>>Lets see......I go to the store to buy a video card that supposably
>>removes flicker, i get home put it in the computer ans *STILL* have to
>>adjust the colours and screen size/position to get rid of the flicker.
>	I didn't say anything about adjusting color. Only that you must tune
>your monitor properly for the best picture. You wouldn't expect to buy a TV
>set and have the color and tint controls set the way you want them. Why would

If your car had a problem, say it stalled all the time, and to took it
to the garage to get fixed, and got it back and it only stalled 1% of
the time, would you be happy??

This leads back to my original comment of why the 2320 isn't as good as the
Flicker Fixer.

>>>I use a 700+x500+ workbench all the time, much better than a normal VGA
>>         ^^^^^^^^^
>>                   This is in 16 colours or less.
>	Only an idiot would want their main display for windows in more than
>16 colors. Any more and you are starting to waste CPU time on stupid

O.K then, name any Amiga Graphics Mode that can do 640x400 in GREATER
than 16 colors, and HAM doesn't count.

>>If you like SLOW ECS then use it.
>	Tell me ONE area where the ECS is slower (or even as slow) as VGA.

I wasn't comparing it to VGA ! The only benefit VGA has is more colors
on screen. I was comparing it to normal hi-res.

>make them don't you), then that should be corrected. But that is not due to
>a faulty design. I would take a 1950 over a Nec-3D anyday.

My NEC 4D is on its way............

>(Hey, has anyone seen MB since he showed up?)

Matthew Crowd.