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Article #2947Re: Monitor driving me nuts
From: Grimly Fiendish
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:53
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:53
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"Chris Game" <chrisgame@example.net> wrote in message news:MPG.18b0b8adff3d47e9896f8@text.news.ntlworld.com... > rickman said: > > > I measured my CRT and I have about 2 mm of > > pincusion. > > 2mm of pincushion is usual on a flat tube??? > > I am surprised. I would say that was way unacceptable - after > suitable adjustment of the monitor controls had minimised it of > course. My old-style monitor has some residual barrel distortion as > tested with a straight edge, but it's a lot less than 2mm. (Perhaps > 1mm on the worst side, negligible in use.) > > Did all the flat-tube monitors you looked at suffer like this, or > only the Mitsubishi? What about solid state LCD displays? > > Anyway you've sensitised yourself to the problem now and probably > won't be able to ignore it so getting rid is the sensible thing. I've never had a problem with pincushion on any digital monitor, there is normal a very wide range of adjustment, you should be able to get it to bow in or out regardless of the shape of the screen surface.
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