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From: dmm@gatech.edu (donald mead)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac II video problem?
Message-ID: <16960@gatech.edu>
Date: 28 Jan 88 01:34:08 GMT
References: <536@esl.UUCP> <914@tahoe.unr.edu>
Reply-To: dmm@peabody.gatech.edu (donald mead)
Organization: School of Information and Computer Science, Georgia Tech, Atlanta
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NOTICE:  Those of you with Apple or Sony color monitors or a Trinitron at home
		 may not want to read this!!!


In article <914@tahoe.unr.edu> sulli_t@tahoe.unr.edu.UUCP (Tim Sullivan) writes:
>
>I recently put together a Mac II system using Apple's video card, the
>video memory expansion, and the Apple color monitor.  The only problem
>noticed is that there is a thin (probably only 1 pixel wide) black line
>running across the monitor screen about 2" from the bottom.  Any suggestions


This is really a generally applicable question/problem.  The fact is that
this little line is caused by a wire holding the shadow mask in place, and
anyone with a trinitron tube will be able to see this if they look.
You may hate me for this, but check your set at home (or a friends)The
good thing is that its fairly subtle and most people never notice it unless
its pointed out to them.  But once you've seen it, it never goes away:-(
The only way to get rid of it is to buy a non-trinitron based monitor.
Note, I'm not sure if any other color picture tubes use a wire loop to hold
their color maskes in place, but if you're going to be staring at a screen for
X hours a day, you might want to investigate for yourself before purchasing.

L.I.L.A.F.,
donald
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