Re: NeXTdimension questions

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From: Ryan J Kucera
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 22:03

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In article <1992Aug29.211158.10769@socrates.umd.edu> ice@socrates.umd.edu  
(Fredrik Nyman) writes:
> I'm thinking seriously about getting a NeXTdimension board
> despite the (probably well-deserved) flames NeXT has gotten
> for its handling of that board.
> 
> One question: I know on-board JPEG compression was promised but never
> delivered.  Is there anything else that was omitted?  I heard that
> support for closed-captioning isn't there; true or false?
> 
> Also, I'm wondering about what monitor to use.  I Will Not buy the 
> (IMO rather pitifully bad) 17" Philips monitor NeXT OEMs.  The 21"
> monitor is very nice, but at almost $3K educational it's quite pricey.
> 
> Y'all who have been in the same situation, what did you get?  Sony or  
NEC
> 17+" multisync monitors that can handle the NeXT's scan rate?
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> Fredrik

Well I got the 21".  It was well worth the money.  Let me tell you, the  
dimension is very nice.  Even without jpeg I find a lot of uses for it.


Ryan Kucera

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