Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cbmvax!bagate!dsinc!unix.cis.pitt.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!orca!javelin.es.com!blgardne From: blgardne@javelin.es.com (Blaine Gardner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: 1950 vs. Nec3D Message-ID: <1991Mar15.163126.22400@javelin.es.com> Date: 15 Mar 91 16:31:26 GMT References: Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation Lines: 54 andrewsr@remus.rutgers.edu (Rich Andrews) writes: >I am considering either the C= 1950 monitor or the Nec multisync 3D. >The 1950 will cost ~$530 educational discount, and the best price I >have seen for the 3D is ~$570. Get the NEC, it's well worth the extra $40 for the quality. If the many tales of failed A1950's aren't enough to persuade you, the NEC has better specs, and to my eye looks much better. I'd also suggest looking at the Sony CPD-1302, the colors are brighter than either the NEC 3D or the A1950. >Does the 3D plug directly into the A3000? (We use them at work and >they come with a VGA plug--is this true of all 3Ds, or did my work >order that specifically)? If you've got a VGA cable, it will plug right in. I don't know what NEC supplies with the 3D, I had to buy a VGA cable for my Sony. >Can I display all the modes on the 3D that I can on the A1950? (NTSC, >or whatever). Will there be ANY loss of functionality? (Or is the >NEC actually better than the 3D)? (If I were to start to get into >video work, would the 1950 be a better choice than the 3D)? Both the NEC and the Sony work perfectly with all video modes. The only advantage that the A1950 has is more range on the height and width controls, so you can hide some of the active video area behind the bezel. My Sony is adjusted so there's a small (1/8 to 1/4 inch) black border, that way I can use a 740x480 overscanned Workbench screen. Nearly anything would be a better choice than the A1950 in my opinion. CBM makes some great computers, but they always go for the bottom of the barrel when shopping for display vendors. The A1950 is made by AOC, a middle-to-low quality for middle-to-low price vendor. If you're serious about video work, take a look at the Mistubishi Diamond Scan. It's the only 15KHz-30KHz multisync I've seen with a composite video input. >I know that several users have had the rumored "first line flicker" on >their 1950, and that is the primary reason I will consider the 3D. >However, some users have reported no problems whatsoever. Did C= fix >the problem, or is it just luck? The flickering first 1/2 line of video is the fault of the CBM de-interlacer, ALL A3000's and A1950's have this "feature". The only way around it is to lower the contrast of the image (I dropped the Workbench background gray a couple of notches), or adjust the image so the first line of video is behind the bezel. -- Blaine Gardner @ Evans & Sutherland 580 Arapeen Drive, SLC, Utah 84108 blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com or ...dsd.es.com!javelin!blgardne DoD #0046 My other motorcycle is a Quadracer. BIX: blaine_g Anticipation, anticipation, is making me late, is keeping me waiting.