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From: ron@fluke.UUCP (Ron Pankiewicz)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Protons and other monitors
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Date: Fri, 20-Jul-84 11:54:25 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 20 11:54:25 1984
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I've also seen the Proton line of TV's & monitors, and while they
have a very good picture, I wouldn't say it's clearly the *best*.

We did side-by-side comparisons of Proton with Sony, JVC & Mistubishi.
The source was a Pioneer Laser Disk.  We spent several hours, after
carefully adjusting the controls on each set to optimize its picture.

Our unanimous verdict:  there seemed to be something wrong with the
JVC sets... neither we nor the salesman could get a good picture on 'em.

The color on the Sony sets was exaggerated, even garish; never could
get a natural balance.

The Proton had the best black level, fairly intense colors, best
sound and least overscan.

And the Mitsubishi had the most natural overall color, best registration
and sharpest detail (yes, even sharper than the Proton).  It had trivially
more overscan than the Proton, and a slightly more metallic sound (not a
major problem, since it does have an audio-out jack).  We then bought 6
of the Mitsubishi sets (#CS1960R).