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In article <30666@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> I wrote:

	Can anyone offer recommendations for a reasonably priced color
	monitor and 8-bit-bus VGA card?  Is there any way I can get
	away with something acceptable for a total price (monitor +
	card) of under $400?  If not, then how about under $500?

Based on the initial feedback I've received (suggestions that I scan
magazines like Computer Shopper, and/or buy used equipment), perhaps I
should clarify a couple of points.

I was (am) hoping to hear from people who have actual experience with
specific monitors and/or cards.  I am leery of the idea of simply going
to a magazine like Computer Shopper and picking some mail-order outfit
with a one-liner like "VGA: $XXX" in their ad.  I've heard people say
that not all "VGA" cards are created equal (e.g., some aren't even close
to being register-compatible with "real" VGA) -- and the only really
good way I can think of to avoid being stuck with a "lemon" card is to
get feedback from people based on what they have actually tried.

If my concern in this area is ill-founded (i.e., if most or all no-name
"VGA" cards being sold these days really *are* OK after all), then I'm
certainly open to being told I have nothing to worry about and can
safely shop for the lowest price.  But I do confess to some (hopefully
healthy) skepticism on this point.

Also, I'm willing to consider the idea of buying used equipment -- but
again, I would prefer to hear from someone who has actually used a given
make of card or monitor before I buy it (new or used).

-- Rich Wales <wales@CS.UCLA.EDU> // UCLA Computer Science Department
   3531 Boelter Hall // Los Angeles, CA 90024-1596 // +1 (213) 825-5683
   "I never lie when I've got sand in my shoes, Commodore."