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Subject: Re: GOLDSTAR VGA and DAMARK
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Date: 5 Feb 91 05:33:45 GMT
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In article <26676@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:

>In article <1991Feb4.084625.11584@pbs.org> bfowler@pbs.org writes:
>>I have ordered a GOLDSTAR 14" VGA monitor, resolution: 640 x 480,
>>16 our of 256K colors, frequency 31.5 kHz, Model # GT3051 with a unknown
>>VGA graphics card from the recent DAMARK mailing for $329.99.
>>I have a XT Turbo machine with 640k. Does anyone anticipate any problems
>>I may have before I get it, (in two to three weeks)?
>>Any comments on the monitor itself or pblms with DAMARK?
>>Thanks for any replies.
>>Bob

>Hmm...first of, I don't trust ANYTHING out of the DAMARK or DAK catalogs
>because they aren't computer places and won't give you good tech support.
>Next off, Goldstar monitors that I have had experience with are pretty
>fuzzy, and I believe that the DAMARK monitor has a .42 dot pitch.  That
>is NOT going to be pretty nice to look at for a long period of time.

>As for the card, well, who knows?  I'd check out the monitor and card when
>it arrives and if you don't like it, return it....if you can.

>Brian


I hate to be the bringer of less that good news but the model number
3051 means that the monitor has a dot pitch of .51mm, fuzzy isn't the
best word to describe this, blurred is probably better.  You should
really look for a monitor that has a dot pitch of .28mm (pitch being the
spacing between the dots on the shadow mask of the monitor, in basic
terms, the smaller the pitch the crisper the monitor).  I also have
nothing to say aboout the VGA card ...

- FIG