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From: douglas@nosc.mil (Douglas Dickerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: video decisions-which way?
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Date: 29 Mar 91 00:27:23 GMT
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bbb@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>I've just about made my mind up to get an Orchid
>Pro-designer-II w/1 meg, and either the NEC 3D monitor
>or the SONY 1304.
>Anyone out there have experience with this set up?
>Any comments about which monitor to choose?
>Is there a better video card to consider?

I've had the 1Mb ProII and 1304 combination for 1 month.  
It works great for our family.  The ProII is fast.

Several observations:

(1) The ProII and 1304 are capable of 1024x768x256 non-interlaced 
    mode.  My *understanding* is that the 3D does interlaced only 
    at that resolution.

(2) If you're planning to use Win 3.0 in 1024x768 on a 12" monitor, 
    the icons and print get *annoyingly* hard to read.  After switching 
    back and forth several times, our family finally settled on the 
    SVGA 800x600x256 non-interlaced mode for Windows.  The PC-world 
    consensus seems to be that a 16" monitor is the minimum desired 
    size for the extended 1024 resolution.

    Doug Dickerson
    douglas@gandalf.nosc.mil