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From: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Long Persistence Monitor Question
Message-ID: <1893@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: Tue, 13-Oct-87 16:52:59 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 13 16:52:59 1987
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Keywords: flicker long persistence monitor Microvitec Lucas MG Triumph

In article <4281@zen.berkeley.edu> (Bryce Nesbitt) writes:
>In article <2472@dciem.UUCP> king@dciem.UUCP (Stephen King) writes:
>>In article <1758@gryphon.CTS.COM> (Richard Sexton) writes:
>>I recently posted a request for pointers to monitors that would accept
>>scan-doubler output. There were no responses. I assume that this means
>>that such an item may not be readily available.

I did *not* write this. Can't you tell ? The spelling and grammer is
correct.

>
>Any "multiscan" monitor will.  This means a NEC Multisync, Sony Multiscan
>and a host of other random less well known brands.  Sony offers the
>Multiscan with Amiga cable.  About 550 dollars.  (Sony is probably
>the most expensive of the consumer multiscans).

... and for a reason. In a previous life we had the Sony, the Nec, the
Electrohome and Microvitec all together on a bench. Note they are listed
here in order of image quality, with a big gap between the Nec and
the Electrohome.

>
>
>>>My guess is you will be able to buy a scan doubler before you can buy an 
>>>Amiga Live!...
>
>The "King of vaporware" proudly announced that he needs a new title.
>Yes, Amiga LIVE! is shipping.  No kidding.  For a person who is not
>already in the waiting line there will still be a backorder, however.
>
>(They still did not get all the parts in from the supplier that was
>to have built them.  I'm told you get a complete product except
>for the A-squared logo... that will be mailed to you whenever they
>get it.  Now the question is, can a prouct work without the logo
>of it's manufacturer emblazoned on the side? :-) )


Great, I can see it now. "I just got off the phone with Wendy, and she
said Logos will be shipping real soon now".

"Oops forget it, one of their paint suppliers cant make delivery of
pigment #497, and the delivery for the logo's has been slipped..."

Ad nausium.

Seriously (for a change) it's GREAT to see this product actually
meet the light of day.



>
>Chunk McManis has a old Sun color monitor at Hacker's V3.0.  Color
>was reasonable on a non interlace screen and low flicker for
>interlace.  (I guess you would call it a "medium" persitence monitor)
>The monitor spent two days playing "Front Line";  no smear problems
>as far as the game went.  Only real problems are the thing is as
>big as four 1080 monitors and you would probably need to purchase
>it used (not an easy find).

Is this the case of a $5000 monitor hooked up to a $1000 computer ?

> bryce@hoser.berkeley.EDU -or- ucbvax!hoser!bryce
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