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From: davewt@NCoast.ORG (David Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A2320 not sufficient
Message-ID: <1990Dec28.040350.387@NCoast.ORG>
Date: 28 Dec 90 04:03:50 GMT
References: <1990Dec23.061633.29185@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <1990Dec24.034031.18252@NCoast.ORG> <1990Dec27.055537.2509@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
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In article <1990Dec27.055537.2509@marlin.jcu.edu.au> glmwc@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Matt Crowd) writes:
>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??
	Of course not (unless it was a Vector, in which case I would be happy
if it only STARTED 1% of the time). But the 2320 doesn't "stall" at all.
The reason for the flicker in the first 1/4-1/3 scan line has been explained,
and it has also been mentioned that there is no reason it could not be
eliminated at all. C= rightly sets equipment and peripherals they sell to
work properly togather. If you use a 3rd part product, while they SHOULD
work in most cases, C= can not be expected to support every piece of hardware
someone might stick on a system. If you have your monitor adjusted (a one-time
procedure) properly, you will not see the 1/3rd line flicker at all. And I
don't mean something dumb like adjusting the colors. I mean adjusting the
display size, which is provided for on the 1950 monitor. If yours does not,
or does not provide sufficient adjustment, that is either your fault for
choosing a monitor that does not work as reccomended, or the monitor
mfgrs problem for not providing enough user-flexibility in the size of the
display.
	The 2320 has many more advanced features than the FlickerFixer
(which is a fine product anyway, and by an outstanding company), and for
most people the 2320 will be a better buy than the FlickerFixer. If you
are one of the people who has an interest in only using the higher speed
(scan doubled) modes that both the FlickerFixer and the 2320 provide, then
both boards would work for you, and yes, the FF would not have the 1/3rd
flickering line. But if you want to be able to use any of the "Productivity"
modes without having to remove and switch cables, or use 2 monitors, then
the 2320 is a better (and cheaper) board to buy.
>>	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.
	Normal hi-res on what?
>My NEC 4D is on its way............
	Great. I hope you like it, and enjoy spending money on things like
monitors. I would personally prefer to spend my money on more usefull items
like more RAM, more/larger HD's, or a tape backup system. To each his own.


			Dave