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From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook)
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Subject: Re: panasonic vs multisync 3d
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Date: 4 Feb 91 20:00:09 GMT
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In article <kbf5WBS00WB5Q3RYV6@andrew.cmu.edu> am42+@andrew.cmu.edu (Alexander Paul Morris) writes:
>What's the difference between the panasonic vga monitor and the
>multisync 3d?  They both display up to 1024x768 (interlaced) w/256
>colors.  So why is one so much more expensive than the other.  Isn't the
>panasonic also multisyncing?  Thanks.
>
>    Alexander Morris                  "People die, things change...
>    Carnegie Mellon                             It's sad."

Well, let's see...first off, I have used both monitors and have found that
the NEC is INFINITELY superior.  I the Panasync 1380 and 1391 are both
pretty hideous looking.  Also, using a Tseng Labs ET4000 1MB VGA card we
couldn't get the Panasonic to synchronize with the 800x600 mode.  The NEC
had no trouble.

The Panasonic looks a little washed out, even with brightness cranked and
contrast cranked.  I really don't like them, although others I know
swear by them.  Also note that the NEC, even when interlacing, has almost
no flicker compared to some other interlaced monitors.

Spend the bucks and the NEC.  The Panasonic is disgusting.  IMHO of course.

Brian