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In article <1993Feb13.093925.13041@netcom.com> genie@netcom.com (gene choi) writes:
>
>The 17' NEC 5FG looked quite tempting but the $1300 price tag
>made me think twice.  Then I looked at the 17' Sony 1604S at price
>tag of $1000 -- getting better.  What are the comparisons of
>the NEC and Sony's like?  Are they both low-emission 75hz refresh
>rate top-of-the-line monitors?  

The Sony 1604S is an excellent Trinitron Multisync monitor. However... it has
a maximum horizontal refresh rate of 57Khz. What this means:

1024x768 NI at 70Hz

But no 1280x1024 non-interlaced. And no 1024x768 at 75Hz either..

The NEC 5Fg can do 1280x1024 NI.. I believe at 74Hz. Much better. I have
noticed that this monitor averages about $200-250 more than the Sony.. but it
may be worth the cost difference.

>to the NEC to give it an extra $300 to the price tag besides 
>the label "NEC" at the bottom of the monitor, right?
>

>I then swooped around to 15' monitors.  The NEC 4FG looked extra
>sharp with its flat screen and a price tag of $700+.  But then
>I noticed that the NEC 3FGx looked very very similar to the
>NEC 4FG, including all noticeable details, except the model number.

The NEC 4FG 15" monitor has a maximum horizontal refresh rate of 57Khz. This
translates to 70Hz at 1024x768, and interlacing taking place beyond that.

The NEC 3FGx 15" monitor can only do 60Hz at 1024x768. 

Other differences between the 3FGx and 4FG:
The 4FG is programmable. I.E. You can set the monitor to shift the screen to
different horizontal and vertical adjustments as it switches modes. It also
includes some sort of color matching scheme called AccuColor. ?? 

Is it worth the extra $100? On a > $600 purchase? Probably. Note that you can
get a MAG 15" MX15F microprocessor based monitor that does 1280x1024 NI for
between $600-700, and the 17" version for $1100-1200. 

Of course.. if you want what perhaps is the ULTIMATE 17" monitor.. you could
go for the NANAO F560i.. which has a Trinitron tube like Sony and does
1280x1024 with microprocessor controls. (Approx $1800)

Basically.. you get what you pay for. With NEC and SONY you are paying a lot
for the name for both companies. The SONY 17" monitor is great, but it won't
offer 1280x1024 NI. Do you really need it? I feel that 1280x1024 is best seen 
on 19" or better displays.. where 1024x768 is good for 15"-16"-17" displays, 
and 800x600 is best on 14" displays.

>
>Gene
>genie@netcom.com
>

-Dan

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* Dan Galpin                                            galpin@cats.ucsc.edu *
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