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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: VGA, or what to do with my tax return!
Message-ID: <872@neoucom.UUCP>
Date: 21 Dec 87 17:18:29 GMT
References: <2253@tekig5.TEK.COM> <8258@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
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Summary: NEC Multisync == lots of advertising


I am looking into the eyeball of a Multisync right now.  I got this
one in June of 1986.  When it arrived, it had color balance and
convergence misadjustments as well as need to be degaussed.  Once I
adjusted it, it did look pretty decent.  I'll admit that the need
for degaussing might have been caused by exposure to a magnetic
field durring shipping.

I also did the technical work for a review of some multisync
monitors for an article that appeared in PC Tech Journal.  I had a
total of seven NEC monitors-- none of them came adjusted correctly
from the factory.  Most typical customers (net people not
necessarily being typical customers) probably won't want to go
digging around inside their monitors the day they arrive.  The NEC
also has rather thick glass on the face of the tube and has a lot
of pincushion distortion when not viewed right on center.

I have to give NEC credit their new series of Multisyncs is much
better than the original model.  I have only looked the new NECs
over under ideal conditions and have not had to live with them.

The best all around EGA (and VGA) monitor is still the Sony
CPD-1302.  (See some of my previous articles)

The Mitsubishi Diamondscan delivers a better picture than the NEC
and is slightly less expensive.  I'd pick the Mitsu if I were
buying an EGA monitor today.  (also see previous postings)

The Taxan 770 is also a possiblity (the electronics are made by
JVC), but Taxan seems to have quality control problems with their
CRTs. I have owned two Taxan monitors and each has had one dark
pixel someplace on the screen.  One other Taxan monitor owned by a
friend had precisely one bad pixel -- hmmm... I see a trend
developing.

Happy holidays,
Bill