Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mailrus!bcm!uhnix2!uhnix1!sugar!peter
From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Video displays.
Message-ID: <1899@sugar.UUCP>
Date: 29 Apr 88 15:05:33 GMT
References: <549@zehntel.UUCP> <3467@gryphon.CTS.COM> <6210@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> <904@sandino.quintus.UUCP>
Organization: Sugar Land UNIX - Houston, TX
Lines: 23
Summary: Everyone's missing the point.

The point isn't "Color displays are useful", or "color displays are not
useful". The question is whether color displays are useful enough to offset
the factor of three or so premium you have to pay to get a color display
with the same resolution *and generally less clarity* as any given monochrome
display.

For most tasks, for most people, the answer is:

	Yes: for CGA resolution displays.	(including Amiga)
	Maybe: for EGA resolution displays.	(including ST monocrome)
	No: for workstation resolution displays.(Hedley monitor?)

PS:
	1. clarity is a subjective impression. If you don't agree, I'll
	   not argue.

	2. The ST mono display is the one advantage the ST has over the
	   Amiga. Anyone know any way to get Amy to drive 70Mhz displays?
	   :->.
-- 
-- Peter da Silva      `-_-'      ...!hoptoad!academ!uhnix1!sugar!peter
-- "Have you hugged your U wolf today?" ...!bellcore!tness1!sugar!peter
-- Disclaimer: These aren't mere opinions, these are *values*.