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Re: What video signals do the K-Mart ST'

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From: hmm
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1986 10:24
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> A possible solution is/are the K-Mart ST's.  From what I hear, they
> are going to also include an RF modulator.  The crux of the matter
> is:  Will they also include all the hardware and connections to
> drive the monitors?  If this is so, then I can buy my K-Mart ST,
> plug in my colour TV, and buy the 70Hz monochrome that looks so
> wonderful.  I get the best of everything.

This won't work because the frame and scanline frequencies are totally
different.  Your TV uses 60 Hz frame frequency, while the monochrome
monitor has 70 Hz.  This is only a small difference, but the difference
in the scan line frequencies is too big.  In monochrome mode, the scan
line frequency is about twice as high as in color mode.

So, you get one or the other, but not both at the same time.  I would
highly recommend the monochrome monitor, it is much better than everything
I have seen before in this price range.  The color mode is not too hot, I
could not work more than one hour in front of the screen...  And your TV
will probably be worse than our color monitor, which means that you are
forced to use low resolution if you want to decipher text on the screen.

	Hans-Martin Mosner (16 hours and no eye strain)
	University of Dortmund
	Germany
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