Re: New Trinitron Color Monitors

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From: David Basiji
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:05

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nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette) writes:

>In article <1993Jan21.195021.5257@athena.mit.edu> zmonster@athena.mit.edu  
>(Eric M Hermanson) writes:

>> Will someone please comment on the improved clarity (if
>> any) of the new Sony Trinitron Color monitors over the old
>> Fimi 17 inch monitors?  Is there THAT big of a difference to
>> warrant selling an old color system and buying a new one with
>> Trinitron monitor?

>The Fimi sucks; it's an embarrassment to NeXT.  The new Sony
>is so much better it's not even funny.  We previously refused
>to purchase color NeXT systems without 3rd party displays
>(Nanao T560i).  In the future we won't hesitate to order
>the NeXT/Sony 17" display.

>> How does the new Trinitron compare to the existing 21 inch
>> monitors?

>I think it's better than the 21" display (hitachi?), but
>some people prefer the larger pixel size.  Note that the
>viewing area does not increase since NeXT doesn't seem to
>support 1280x1024 or larger displays, yet another curious
>hardware decision in NeXT's history. 

>--
>Nathan Janette
>PPP link from hilbert.csb.yale.edu

What he said; exactly.

David Basiji
UW Bioengineering
NeRD #3762

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