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From: rich@lakesys.UUCP (Richard Dankert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: SC1224 Monitor Buzz . . .
Message-ID: <193@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 11 Dec 88 03:20:05 GMT
References: <111500011@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> <174@lakesys.UUCP> <5653@saturn.ucsc.edu>
Reply-To: rich@lakesys.UUCP (Richard Dankert)
Organization: Lake Systems - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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In article <5653@saturn.ucsc.edu> easterb@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Wm. Karwin) writes:
>In article <174@lakesys.UUCP> rich@lakesys.UUCP (Richard Dankert) writes:
>> STUFF Deleted 				As the monitor is 
>>made by GoldStar, and I have run into this many times before, it is not 
>>too unlikely. rich.....  UUCP: {uwvax}!uwmcsd1!lakesys!rich
>
>If Mike's monitor is made by Gold Star, I wish him luck in
>getting it fixed.  My SC1224 went out in June, and my local
>repair shop couldn't get the power supply parts they ordered
>from Gold Star (they ordered a voltage regulator and later
>a flyback transformer).  When I finally called Gold Star
>directly, they DENIED they had ever made Atari monitors at all.
>After being presented with evidence that they did, they
>admitted it, but refused to offer any support (that is, parts).
>
>My impression (which may be false) is that they don't have the
>contract to make monitors for Atari any more, and they aren't
>interested in supporting them.


	From what I have seen, Atari has (for about the past year at least)
Hitachi monitors with the Atari name on them. Personally, I wish they would 
have stayed with JVC as that was their first monitor.

	The GoldStars (All controls on side) suffer from inherrent design
problems in the High Voltage circuit as well as the Low voltage Ckts.

	The Hitachi made monitors, (controls mounted on front with slashed
type power switch) suffer from both High voltage design flaws as well as 
pincussion problems. The picture blooms (larger/smaller) with the varience
of either the Brightness or contrast controls, as well as lacking the 
sharp focus really desired. The Pincussion comes into view, especially in 
the corners, as the convergence of the three scan lines (red/green/blue)
simply put suck!

	I personally have the JVC model and would not swith/change for the 
world. Had mine since 85, still sharp, clear, and no glare!

	rich.....
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