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>Has anyone out there tried hooking up alternate color monitors to
>the NeXT? The 17" trinitron is pretty steep from them and is available
>from some of the mac mail order places for around $1200. Does the
>NeXT monitor have any extra cable routing or extras like their monochrome
>display does or is it just a color monitor with a standard cable?

Yes. I have a Sony GDM-1936 connected to my NS color. However, the slabs
have a funky 13W3 connector which is accommodated on monitors purchased
from NeXT. 3rd party monitors must use an adapter for BNC connectors, which
can be purchased as a NeXT service part (#S4025 $70.00). This adapter splits
the monitor feed into RGB, and into a separate connector which goes to the
SoundBox (which you must have by the way, since the keyboard plugs into
it).

Also, make sure your monitor can support the following specs (most modern
multiscanning monitors can, but not all):

	Minimum resolution: 1120 x 832
	Horizontal Scan Rate: 61 kHz
	Vertical Scan Rate: 68 Hz (72 Hz for new turbos) non-interlaced

Also, the ability to adjust the position and size of the display is a big
plus for tweaking the picture for maximum benefit. Convergence adjustments
are useful as well.

Hope this helps. I could have used the info two months ago myself. If I've
made any mistakes here, please correct me...

Michael McCulloch
Huntsville, AL
mmcculloch@nebula.tbe.com
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