Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!labrea!agate!saturn!ucscb.UCSC.EDU!unknown From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (60164000) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Monitors for the IIgs Message-ID: <2698@saturn.ucsc.edu> Date: 7 Apr 88 03:02:57 GMT References: <4302@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Sender: usenet@saturn.ucsc.edu Reply-To: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; CATS Lines: 23 Keywords: Apple, NEC, Sony In article <4302@ihlpf.ATT.COM> bird@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Walters) writes: >I'm geting ready to buy my IIgs and am trying to decide on which >monitor I want. In the past there have been people advocating the >Sony KV1311 over the Apple because it has a larger screen and a >tuner so it can be used to view TV broadcasts. (Lower price was >also mentioned, however, I think mail order Apple probably beats >the Sony at this time.) All of these people have said they like the >KV1311 better than the Apple. I disagree with that statement about the mail order Apple RGB monitor having a lower price than the Sony one. I am not an expert in the area of RGB monitors, but, I too am looking for an RGB monitor (I am now still using my green monochrome "Monitor //e"...The tilt kind). As I stated before, the lowest I've seen the Apple monitor mail order is $399, and I saw the Sony monitor LOWER AT A STORE THAN MAIL ORDER....I do not know if Fry's Electronics is a nationwide chain, but, if it is, you might want to try there for the Sony monitor. That is where I saw it for $388...I've never seen it anywhere near that price mail order. -tuu using my green monochrome "Monitor //E