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"Grimly Fiendish" <Alien@Sexfiend.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Chris Game" <chrisgame@example.net> wrote in message
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> > 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.

Couldn't agree more that if there was the range of adjustments you could get
eradicate. However on the three monitors in my house (one due to go
back!!!!) there is no adjustment for my problem which is top and bottom
bowing in.. Why do they have left/right pin cushion adjustment but not
top/bottom.

Duncan