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Mark C Olson wrote:
>
> We asked a number of monitor manufacturers this question,
> and were told that monitors are 'yammed' (I have no idea
> where this term comes from) for a particular geographic
> location.

	Sounds like its origin could prove to be interesting.
	I, for one, would certainly be interested in finding out.

> In fact, even different areas in the same
> hemisphere get different settings (NEC told us that,
> I believe).  The difference is in the vertical component of
> the earth's magnetic field, which is reversed when you
> change hemispheres.  Try turning your monitor upside down-
> you will find that the colors go completely blooey.  You
> can eliminate some of this with the degauss switch, but not
> all of it.  When you turn it back upright, the colors will
> again be screwed up.  Don't try this unless you are willing
> to accept permanent discoloration of your monitor- you have
> been warned.

	This also happens if you turn your monitor on its
	side - as had been noted previously in this thread.
	But what might be interesting to some readers is
	that a Taiwanese monitor manufacturer makes a monitor
	that can swivel its display thru 90 degrees. I remember
	seeing this on display at a PC show in Sydney about 2 or
	so years ago. I seem to recall the monitor needing to be
	degaussed after the switch, but it worked fine (after running
	some software to spam Windoze into using the changed display).

> Sony is affected, any CRT that uses magnetic deflection
> probably is.  Unless you are told specifically that it
> will work in both hemispheres, it probably won't.

	The above mentioned manufacturer's monitors probably
	aren't made using that technology then.

> The bottom line was, we were told and we finally agreed that
> buying monitors locally in Oz was the right solution.  Too
> bad we had already bought about a dozen of them...

	Since the basis of this thread was that Rachel wanted
	to get cheaper monitors, there's nothing stopping her
	or anyone else from buying them. Specifically, those
	typically used by PC users. All you need is a Sun
	video connector adapter. Currently, we've got 2 of
	Sun's entry level monitors in the office. They are
	really just PC style monitors with an additional
	video connector adapter fitted so that they'll work.
	And to be honest, I think I prefer them to the Sony
	Trinitron monitors - chiefly because they don't have
	those two damn annoying lines running horizontally
	across the screen a quarter of the way from the top and
	bottom!

-am