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From: stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang)
Subject: Re: Color Monitor
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Date: Mon, 6 May 1991 22:57:50 GMT

In article <1991May6.220038.509@world.std.com> lucifer@world.std.com (Kevin S Green) writes:
>I am currently researching the various options available for //gs
>owners. So far, I've called 8 or 9 companies and asked for info
>to be sent on any Analog RGB monitors that they make. As I 
>write this, two packages (from NEC & Goldstar) that I got
>today are waiting to be opened.

	Anyway, I was in the monitor search a while ago.  I finally
just got an Apple RGB (standard for gs), but this is what I found.

	VGA monitors won't work, unless they are multi-scanning.  VGA
monitors are analog RGB, but they don't scan at the same frequency.
The multi-scanning monitors are pretty nice, and they provide for
future expansion, because they are usually both TTL and Analog RGB.
The screens are also usually a bit larger, etc.  You need a patch
cable though, because you have to go from a D-9 connector to a d-15..
it's an easy cable to do...

	The Commodore monitors will work, the ones for the Amiga, I
believe the 1084...  but I decided against it, because I the Apple one
was the same price.  The Amiga monitors also allow for sound to go
through it.  I'm not sure what the deal is with the cable.

	There is also the Magnavox monitor, but I haven't played with
one much.

>uusing Mac monitors. If I find that they can be used, I'll be
>expanding my research.

	I assume the question is whether you can use Macintosh
monitors.  I tried this over the holidays.  It uses the same
connectors and everything, but the one I had wasn't compatible, I
imagine it had to do with the scanning frequency.  I don't remember
the model number or anything (it wasn't mine), but this one was a real
Apple Mac RGB, and it didn't work.

Hope that helps.




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