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In article <319603d2.105737262@news.demon.co.uk>, Nigel Barker
<nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk> writes
>My thoughts exactly. It beats me why people spend lavish amounts on
>graphics cards, disks, memory, soundcards etc etc & then sit in front
>of a poxy 15" monitor or even worse a 14". I must confess an interest
>here as I have a 21" monitor & nowadays find even a 17" monitor
>limiting. Given the choice between a 486 with a >17" monitor & a
>Pentium with a 15" I'd go for the 486 every time.
>
>--
>Nigel Barker
>nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk

But what are you using all those inchs for? Size matters to some
people, I like 17 myself, but am happy with 15. I think you need
to work out what the PC is for before recommending a screen...

Cheers

John

In article <3194f098.813363@news.demon.co.uk>
           matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk "Matt West" writes:

> Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
> monitors ?

If you like Trinitron (which some people don't -- and all your choices
look like FSTs) the Sony Multiscan 15sfII is supposed to be excellent --
I've got the original 15sf and I'm v.happy with it. I think the going
price is about UKP289+VAT

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On Sat, 11 May 1996 20:18:25 GMT matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk (Matt West)
spake forth these words of wisdom:

>Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
>monitors ?
>I have heard that the Iiyama monitors are meant to be very good.  I
>see that the Iiyama 15" Vision Master MF-8515F is 259+VAT.  Does
>anyone have the specifications of this model ?
>
>I have just upgraded my PC and now have a Videologic 2Mb GrafixStar
>300 PCI graphics card and run Windows 95.  Do new monitors come with a
>driver for W95, as I see that you can now select your monitor model in
>the Windows setup ?
>I want a monitor which can save the settings (ie. horizontal/vertical
>stretch, brightness & contrast) for different resolutions or have a
>number of user defined memories.  This may be standard on button type
>controlled monitors anyway, but I'm not sure.
>
>Possible choices for 15" monitors (and price exc. VAT) :
>
>CTX 1565D SVGA MPRII                           (230 ukp)
>NEC MultiSync XV15, 1280x1024 80Hz             (274 ukp)
>MAG DX1595 TFT                                 (289 ukp)
>Iiyama Vision Master FST MF-8515F              (259 ukp)
>Philips Brilliance Autoscan 15B                (254 ukp)
>Samsung Syncmaster 15GLI 1280x1024 Plug & Play (289 ukp)
>Taxan Ergovision 580+ LR 1280x1024 N-I         (269 ukp)
>Viewsonic 15ES 1024x768                        (270 ukp)
>
>Does anyone have any magazine reviews that may show the specifications
>of some of these monitors ?
>Any guidance to help me make the correct choice will be much
>appreciated.

I've got no details of any of them but if a personal recommendation is
worth anything they have mine.  I have the 17" Vision Master and can
honestly say I've *never* had a singlr complaint.  It gives a clear,
crisp well-defined picture under Win95 & DOS.  Think hard about the
size, 15" is not really big enough IMHO.

HTH
-- 
George Wood
My thoughts, though disorganised remain my own
 and I hold all intellectual rights to them.

On Sun, 12 May 1996 12:47:54 GMT, george@highrise.demon.co.uk (George
Wood) wrote:

>On Sat, 11 May 1996 20:18:25 GMT matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk (Matt West)
>spake forth these words of wisdom:
>
>>Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
>>monitors ?
>>I have heard that the Iiyama monitors are meant to be very good.  I
>>see that the Iiyama 15" Vision Master MF-8515F is 259+VAT.  Does
>>anyone have the specifications of this model ?
>>
>>I have just upgraded my PC and now have a Videologic 2Mb GrafixStar
>>300 PCI graphics card and run Windows 95.  Do new monitors come with a
>>driver for W95, as I see that you can now select your monitor model in
>>the Windows setup ?
>>I want a monitor which can save the settings (ie. horizontal/vertical
>>stretch, brightness & contrast) for different resolutions or have a
>>number of user defined memories.  This may be standard on button type
>>controlled monitors anyway, but I'm not sure.
>>
>>Possible choices for 15" monitors (and price exc. VAT) :
>>
>>CTX 1565D SVGA MPRII                           (230 ukp)
>>NEC MultiSync XV15, 1280x1024 80Hz             (274 ukp)
>>MAG DX1595 TFT                                 (289 ukp)
>>Iiyama Vision Master FST MF-8515F              (259 ukp)
>>Philips Brilliance Autoscan 15B                (254 ukp)
>>Samsung Syncmaster 15GLI 1280x1024 Plug & Play (289 ukp)
>>Taxan Ergovision 580+ LR 1280x1024 N-I         (269 ukp)
>>Viewsonic 15ES 1024x768                        (270 ukp)
>>
>>Does anyone have any magazine reviews that may show the specifications
>>of some of these monitors ?
>>Any guidance to help me make the correct choice will be much
>>appreciated.
>
>I've got no details of any of them but if a personal recommendation is
>worth anything they have mine.  I have the 17" Vision Master and can
>honestly say I've *never* had a singlr complaint.  It gives a clear,
>crisp well-defined picture under Win95 & DOS.  Think hard about the
>size, 15" is not really big enough IMHO.
>

My thoughts exactly. It beats me why people spend lavish amounts on
graphics cards, disks, memory, soundcards etc etc & then sit in front
of a poxy 15" monitor or even worse a 14". I must confess an interest
here as I have a 21" monitor & nowadays find even a 17" monitor
limiting. Given the choice between a 486 with a >17" monitor & a
Pentium with a 15" I'd go for the 486 every time.

--
Nigel Barker
nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk

John Winney <JWinney@rmplc.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <319603d2.105737262@news.demon.co.uk>, Nigel Barker
><nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk> writes
>>My thoughts exactly. It beats me why people spend lavish amounts on
>>graphics cards, disks, memory, soundcards etc etc & then sit in front
>>of a poxy 15" monitor or even worse a 14". I must confess an interest
>>here as I have a 21" monitor & nowadays find even a 17" monitor
>>limiting. Given the choice between a 486 with a >17" monitor & a
>>Pentium with a 15" I'd go for the 486 every time.
>>
>>--
>>Nigel Barker
>>nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk
>
>But what are you using all those inchs for? Size matters to some
>people, I like 17 myself, but am happy with 15. I think you need
>to work out what the PC is for before recommending a screen...
>
>Cheers
>
>John
>
Agreed, it depends what you are using the PC for. My development PC
has a 17" IDEK (great monitor, clear picture, etc...) and needs at
least this with the amount of Windows used by most development tools.
The other PC (used for Word processing, accounts, etc) has a 15" Sony
SF2 and is ideal for this application. 

If you are looking for a 15" monitor then I can highly recommend the
Sony, slightly more expensive than the others (~300UKP) but has a
great quality picture (even better than my 17" IDEK). Highly
recommended, since quality is even more important when displaying high
resolution on a smaller screen.

Cheers,
Simon
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Windows NT, OOP, OOA/D, etc.             wilsons@roverpte.demon.co.uk
// sig under construction, beta due Q1'96 (M$ timescales)
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nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk (Nigel Barker) wrote:

>My thoughts exactly. It beats me why people spend lavish amounts on
>graphics cards, disks, memory, soundcards etc etc & then sit in front
>of a poxy 15" monitor or even worse a 14". I must confess an interest
>here as I have a 21" monitor & nowadays find even a 17" monitor
>limiting. Given the choice between a 486 with a >17" monitor & a
>Pentium with a 15" I'd go for the 486 every time.

If I had a 17" monitor (or higher) then the glass would almost be
touching my nose.
Currently, I am borrowing a 15" monitor and because my desk is small,
then screen is only 16" from my eyes.  If it were any closer, it would
be uncomfortable.
I have been running this 15" monitor at 1024x768 and the resolution is
quite adequate for CAD work under Windows.
I am now looking for a good quality monitor that can give high
resolutions, but will be comfortable at such a short distance.


Matt West
Chilton, Oxfordshire, England
matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk

In article <319603d2.105737262@news.demon.co.uk>, nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk (Nigel Barker) says:
>
>On Sun, 12 May 1996 12:47:54 GMT, george@highrise.demon.co.uk (George
>Wood) wrote:
>
>
>>I've got no details of any of them but if a personal recommendation is
>>worth anything they have mine.  I have the 17" Vision Master and can
>>honestly say I've *never* had a singlr complaint.  It gives a clear,
>>crisp well-defined picture under Win95 & DOS.  Think hard about the
>>size, 15" is not really big enough IMHO.
>>
>
>My thoughts exactly. It beats me why people spend lavish amounts on
>graphics cards, disks, memory, soundcards etc etc & then sit in front
>of a poxy 15" monitor or even worse a 14". I must confess an interest
>here as I have a 21" monitor & nowadays find even a 17" monitor
>limiting. Given the choice between a 486 with a >17" monitor & a
>Pentium with a 15" I'd go for the 486 every time.

I'm sorry, but I disagree with you, totally.

I do not consider having a bigger monitor is necessarily better.

At home, I have used a 14" monitor quite satisfactorily for years, and
then last year, when I got a new computer, I decided to go for a
15" monitor. This I thought, would be better to use not only because it
had a better spec but because it was slightly larger.

Well, immediately I got it I regreted it, as I had to sit further
away from the screen to keep things in focus. In doing so, I found I had
to reach further with my arm, in order to use my mouse, which made it a
little more uncomfortable and difficult to use.

At work, I sit in front of a 17" monitor which I find is quite large
enough. Fortunately, I have enough room behind me so that I can sit
further back still from the screen than I do at home. This even makes it
more difficult and uncomfortable to use my mouse.

If I were to use an even larger screen, I would have to sit even further
away from the screen, and then have an extendable arm to reach my
mouse.

As my eye sight had been tested very recently, to see if I needed any
glasses to help me view my screen, I passed with flying colours and
told I needed no corrective glasses.

I therefore feel that a larger screen is not neccessarily good for
normal sighted people.

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In article <Ttr$iBAPCmlxEw1E@rmplc.co.uk>, John Winney <JWinney@rmplc.co.uk> says:
>
>
>But what are you using all those inchs for? Size matters to some
>people, I like 17 myself, but am happy with 15.
>

Good grief !

I would be bloody happy with 15" as well !

With 17", I would be deliriously happy !

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    The above article is the personal view of the poster and should not be
       considered as an official comment from the JET Joint Undertaking
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In article <4n7cj3$9q4@postman.jet.uk>
           Roy.Clapinson@jet.uk "Roy Clapinson" writes:
> 
> Well, immediately I got it I regreted it, as I had to sit further
> away from the screen to keep things in focus. In doing so, I found I had
> to reach further with my arm, in order to use my mouse, which made it a
> little more uncomfortable and difficult to use.
> 
> At work, I sit in front of a 17" monitor which I find is quite large
> enough. Fortunately, I have enough room behind me so that I can sit
> further back still from the screen than I do at home. This even makes it
> more difficult and uncomfortable to use my mouse.
> 
> If I were to use an even larger screen, I would have to sit even further
> away from the screen, and then have an extendable arm to reach my
> mouse.
> 

Roy,

Can I suggest that you may be more comfortable if you move your screen
further away or move your mouse closer? It sound like that would  help
your problems with big screens...

-- 
Keith Rimes
(21" monitor and loves it)

In article <Ttr$iBAPCmlxEw1E@rmplc.co.uk>
           JWinney@rmplc.co.uk "John Winney" writes:

> In article <319603d2.105737262@news.demon.co.uk>, Nigel Barker
> <nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk> writes
> >My thoughts exactly. It beats me why people spend lavish amounts on
> >graphics cards, disks, memory, soundcards etc etc & then sit in front
> >of a poxy 15" monitor or even worse a 14". I must confess an interest
> >here as I have a 21" monitor & nowadays find even a 17" monitor
> >limiting. Given the choice between a 486 with a >17" monitor & a
> >Pentium with a 15" I'd go for the 486 every time.
> >
> >--
> >Nigel Barker
> >nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk
> 
> But what are you using all those inchs for? Size matters to some
> people, I like 17 myself, but am happy with 15. I think you need
> to work out what the PC is for before recommending a screen...

I've seen monitors labelled as 14" and 15" side by side, and I had to 
measure the image to see any difference in _image_ size (and the guy 
selling them gave me a rather sour look too...).

Yes, it depends on what you want to do, but I wouldn't use anything more 
than 800x600 on a 14"/15" monitor -- I've tried and, while it lets you 
look at more of a large graphics image, things are too small to work on 
(even with the large fonts for the Windows menues).

I've been looking on what I've spent on my machine over the last couple 
of months, and I could have put the money into a 17" monitor.  Maybe 
next year...

-- 
David G. Bell -- Farmer, SF Fan, Filker, Furry, and Punslinger..

In article <4n7cj3$9q4@postman.jet.uk>, Roy Clapinson
<Roy.Clapinson@jet.uk> writes
>
>Well, immediately I got it I regreted it, as I had to sit further
>away from the screen to keep things in focus. In doing so, I found I had
>to reach further with my arm, in order to use my mouse, which made it a
>little more uncomfortable and difficult to use.
>
>At work, I sit in front of a 17" monitor which I find is quite large
>enough. Fortunately, I have enough room behind me so that I can sit
>further back still from the screen than I do at home. This even makes it
>more difficult and uncomfortable to use my mouse.
>

I understand that the Korean lens manufacturer SUNAVA is getting
together with the Japanese company MITSABISHI ELECTRIC to produce high-
end interlaced 17 and 20 inch monitors with corrective glass according
to most optical prescriptions. Apparently the venture will be marketed
under the name SUNAVABISHI and distribution will be launched in the US
and Canada this summer, with a European launch later in the year. Does
anyone know if this is true?
-- 
B.MacDonald, Northwood, Middlesex, UK
E-mail burns@nthwd.demon.co.uk or burns@dircon.co.uk

"David G. Bell" <dbell@zhochaka.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>I've seen monitors labelled as 14" and 15" side by side, and I had to 
>measure the image to see any difference in _image_ size (and the guy 
>selling them gave me a rather sour look too...).

Wasn't a Philips, was it..?  My Sony 15" monitor at work is bigger than
a Philips 17"...

>Yes, it depends on what you want to do, but I wouldn't use anything more 
>than 800x600 on a 14"/15" monitor -- I've tried and, while it lets you 
>look at more of a large graphics image, things are too small to work on 
>(even with the large fonts for the Windows menues).

Hmm.  I run 1024x768 with large fonts on my Panasonic 15" at home, but I
need to cos I type from 5 feet away.  It's still very readable, though.
And at work, I run with small fonts; the Trinitron screen is crisp
enough to make it quite useable, even for CAD work.

But, yes, all things considered, an Iiyama 17" would be better :)  If I
had room for one :(

-- 
Marcus Bainbridge - just ordered some 21" Iiyamas for the CAD stations
marcus@mwb.u-net.com - http://www.u-net.com/~mwb

Keith Rimes <keith@titanite.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <4n7cj3$9q4@postman.jet.uk>
>           Roy.Clapinson@jet.uk "Roy Clapinson" writes:
>> 
>> Well, immediately I got it I regreted it, as I had to sit further
>> away from the screen to keep things in focus. In doing so, I found I had
>> to reach further with my arm, in order to use my mouse, which made it a
>> little more uncomfortable and difficult to use.
>> 
>> At work, I sit in front of a 17" monitor which I find is quite large
>> enough. Fortunately, I have enough room behind me so that I can sit
>> further back still from the screen than I do at home. This even makes it
>> more difficult and uncomfortable to use my mouse.
>> 
>> If I were to use an even larger screen, I would have to sit even further
>> away from the screen, and then have an extendable arm to reach my
>> mouse.
>> 
>
>Roy,
>
>Can I suggest that you may be more comfortable if you move your screen
>further away or move your mouse closer? It sound like that would  help
>your problems with big screens...
>
>
Keith,

Thanks for your suggestions but I have move the monitors as far back as possible, both at
work and at home, and that of course, did the trick.

The problem at the moment is, at work, I haven't sufficient space to move my mouse any
closer, and that's due to the setup of the office. At home, I would need a removal company
to shift all the papers, files, floppy discs, CD's, beer cans, etc, etc, etc, in order to
get at the table, on which my mouse is on, and move it a little closer, but it could be
done.

I must say, I've been meaning to do this, and I hate to admit it, for nearly a year. I
just take one look at the mess and put it off.

I shall have to grasp the job with both hands and get on and do it. It would make using
the computer far more comfortable.

Thanks again for your suggestions Keith, 

Roy.

Matt West (matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
: monitors ?
I'm quite happy with my Taxan 580LR+. I'm driving it at
1024x768x256 @ 75Hz (cos my elderly S3 adaptor only has 1Mb :( )

: Do new monitors come with a driver for W95, [snip]
Monitors do not require special drivers, except that information about
a monitor's capabilities can help set up the video driver correctly, which
is what W95 does.

: I want a monitor which can save the settings (ie. horizontal/vertical [snip]
The 580 does this.

=============
David Haworth                      dave@tigcomms.demon.co.uk
Tiger Communications         Quae narravi, nullo modo negabo

Thank you for all the input to help me choose a 15" monitor.

As I had heard many praises for the Sony monitors, I decided to spend
a little more and get the Sony Multiscan 15sfII.  I am very pleased
with my choice.  The usable area is slightly larger than the viewable
area so you can stretch the image to completely fill the screen. I've
got to setup my graphics card software with a few new options, but so
far it looks good.


Matt West
Chilton, Oxfordshire, England
matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk

Marcus Bainbridge (marcus@mwb.u-net.com) wrote:
: Hmm.  I run 1024x768 with large fonts on my Panasonic 15" at home, but I
: need to cos I type from 5 feet away.  It's still very readable, though.
: And at work, I run with small fonts; the Trinitron screen is crisp
: enough to make it quite useable, even for CAD work.

: But, yes, all things considered, an Iiyama 17" would be better :)  If I
: had room for one :(

I'm very pleased with my Iiyama 15" monitor: the picture is sharp and the
convergence at the corners is pretty good.

I usually use 800x600 at 72 Hz, although it can be used at 1024x768 (though
the text is a bit small). 1280x1024 is also possible, although only at a
flickery 60Hz.

As with most things, my own monitor is much better than the rebadged
anonymous monitor that I use at work!

In article <3194f098.813363@news.demon.co.uk>, matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk 
says...
>
>Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
>monitors ?
>I have heard that the Iiyama monitors are meant to be very good.  

Yes - the Iiyama monitors are good - we recommend them here when a 
replacement monitor is required. I purchased for home use a 9017E (17" 
Vision Master Pro) from Wild West Components in Chelmsford in March - and 
I'm well pleased with the quality - I'm runnning it from a 4Mb Matrox 
Millenium card on a Gateway P5-120.

-- 
Trevor
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Trevor Wright,Computer Resources| Direct: +44 1245 242224
GEC-Marconi Research Centre     | Fax:    +44 1245 475244
GEC-Marconi Ltd, Great Baddow   | Work: trevor.wright@gecm.com
Chelmsford,Essex. UK CM2 8HN    | Home: trevor.wright@enterprise.net
---------------------------------------------------------------------

In article <4o3tfl$dd9@neptune.theplanet.co.uk>, "Simon Mountford B.Sc."
<simon@moneywell.prestel.co.uk> writes
>trevor.wright@gecm.com (Trevor Wright) wrote:
>
>>In article <3194f098.813363@news.demon.co.uk>, matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk 
>>says...
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
>>>monitors ?
>>>I have heard that the Iiyama monitors are meant to be very good.  
>
I use the 17" version of this one my mate uses the 15" after seeing his
I purchased, Iiyama also do a great extended warranty which gives door
to door exchange if the need arrises I ve always looked at test reports
but will only purchase when I ve seen it running.
>>Yes - the Iiyama monitors are good - we recommend them here when a 
>>replacement monitor is required. I purchased for home use a 9017E (17" 
>>Vision Master Pro) from Wild West Components in Chelmsford in March - and 
>>I'm well pleased with the quality - I'm runnning it from a 4Mb Matrox 
>>Millenium card on a Gateway P5-120.
>
>>-- 
>>Trevor
>>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>Trevor Wright,Computer Resources| Direct: +44 1245 242224
>>GEC-Marconi Research Centre     | Fax:    +44 1245 475244
>>GEC-Marconi Ltd, Great Baddow   | Work: trevor.wright@gecm.com
>>Chelmsford,Essex. UK CM2 8HN    | Home: trevor.wright@enterprise.net
>>---------------------------------------------------------------------
>Confirm above; do go the extra and get 17" not 15"
>
>
>

-- 
Colin Smith

In article <3194f098.813363@news.demon.co.uk>, Matt West
<matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk> writes
>Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
>monitors ?
>I have heard that the Iiyama monitors are meant to be very good.  I
>see that the Iiyama 15" Vision Master MF-8515F is 259+VAT.  Does
>anyone have the specifications of this model ?
>
>I have just upgraded my PC and now have a Videologic 2Mb GrafixStar
>300 PCI graphics card and run Windows 95.  Do new monitors come with a
>driver for W95, as I see that you can now select your monitor model in
>the Windows setup ?
its the graphic card that controls the monitor (re the vision master
15"-17" ) the drivers are with the card. There is still quite a shortage
of 95 drivers from card manufactures, the ones shown in and available in
95 are what manufactures forwarded to Microsoft in the Beta stage, some
manufactures never even bothered, there are drivers for Iiyama in 95.
more important if the graphic card is not shown you have to enter your
own details.... hope this is of help.
>I want a monitor which can save the settings (ie. horizontal/vertical
>stretch, brightness & contrast) for different resolutions or have a
>number of user defined memories.  This may be standard on button type
>controlled monitors anyway, but I'm not sure.
>
>Possible choices for 15" monitors (and price exc. VAT) :
>
>CTX 1565D SVGA MPRII                           (230 ukp)
>NEC MultiSync XV15, 1280x1024 80Hz             (274 ukp)
>MAG DX1595 TFT                                 (289 ukp)
>Iiyama Vision Master FST MF-8515F              (259 ukp)
>Philips Brilliance Autoscan 15B                (254 ukp)
>Samsung Syncmaster 15GLI 1280x1024 Plug & Play (289 ukp)
>Taxan Ergovision 580+ LR 1280x1024 N-I         (269 ukp)
>Viewsonic 15ES 1024x768                        (270 ukp)
>
>Does anyone have any magazine reviews that may show the specifications
>of some of these monitors ?
>Any guidance to help me make the correct choice will be much
>appreciated.
>
>
>Matt West
>Chilton, Oxfordshire, England
>matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk

-- 
Colin Smith

Colin Smith (colskip@colskip.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: In article <3194f098.813363@news.demon.co.uk>, Matt West
: <matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk> writes
: >Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
: >monitors ?
: >I have heard that the Iiyama monitors are meant to be very good.  I
: >see that the Iiyama 15" Vision Master MF-8515F is 259+VAT.  Does
: >anyone have the specifications of this model ?
: >

I don't have the exact spec of the Iiyama 15" (the monitor that I have on my
PC at home). However it is capable of running at about 100 Hz in 640x480,
72 Hz in 800x600 or 70 Hz in 1024x768. You can actually get it to run at 90Hz
in 800x600 but the picture is then a bit smaller, even with the size controls
turned to maximum. It will also work (at a pinch!) at 1152x900 or 1280x1024,
although only at 60 Hz refresh. All these resolutions are non-interlaced.

The controls are:

brightness, contrast		analogue thumbwheel controls
vertical+horizontal size	)
vertical+horizontal position	) digital "up/down" buttons
degauss

There is no control for adjusting the convergence. I think there may be
controls for adjusting barrel/pincushion distortion.

I'm very pleased with my monitor: the sharpness and steadiness of picture
are very good and the convergence of RGB at the corners is better than many
monitors that I've seen. Barrel/pincushion distortion is not a problem.

It seems to cope well if the resolution is changed: the picture fills the
screen in all resolutions and (as far as I can tell with a Diamond card
which blanks the screen briefly when switching between full-screen DOS and
800x600 Windows) the picture doesn't seem to "bounce" as the resolution is
changed.

The monitor is capable of going into energy-saving mode if the card sends the
appropriate signals (lack of horizontal/vertical sync?). In that case, there
is a delay of about 5 seconds when it turns back on.

Although nominally 15", the _visible_ part of the screen is about 14" diagonal -
manufacturers usually quote the size of the tube, including the border which
is hidden by the casing - sneaky!

On Fri, 24 May 1996 08:51:40 GMT, simon@moneywell.prestel.co.uk (Simon Mountford
B.Sc.) wrote:

>trevor.wright@gecm.com (Trevor Wright) wrote:
>
>>In article <3194f098.813363@news.demon.co.uk>, matt@tdraft.demon.co.uk 
>>says...
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any recommendations or magazine reviews for 15"
>>>monitors ?
>>>I have heard that the Iiyama monitors are meant to be very good.  
>
>>Yes - the Iiyama monitors are good - we recommend them here when a 
>>replacement monitor is required. I purchased for home use a 9017E (17" 
>>Vision Master Pro) from Wild West Components in Chelmsford in March - and 
>>I'm well pleased with the quality - I'm runnning it from a 4Mb Matrox 
>>Millenium card on a Gateway P5-120.
>
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>Confirm above; do go the extra and get 17" not 15"
>
>
>
Detto, I have 17" monitor on me desk in the office Apricot (Sony Tritron) and at
home I have 14" NEC 3d and I can say from the experience of using the day in day
I would perfer to have 17" and there are good deals about on th 17" monitors
(NEC, Sony FT screen)

mu@oasis.icl.co.uk (Martin Underwood) wrote:

>Although nominally 15", the _visible_ part of the screen is about 14" diagonal -
>manufacturers usually quote the size of the tube, including the border which
>is hidden by the casing - sneaky!

As the originator of this thread, I thought I'd jump in again on this
subject of the actual size of the screen.  I have now got my new 15"
monitor, a Sony Multiscan 15SFII, and am very pleased with it.  After
all, it is probably the most expensive 15".

The actual viewable area of the (very flat) screen is only 13.75"
(across the diagonals), although the actual tube could be as much as
16.5"-17".  The picture can be stretched way past the viewable area,
so the image can nicely fill the screen.

I'm sure some people are very upset when the unpack their new 15"
monitor to find that it is actually only a 14" (or less).  Still, my
new screen is a massive improvement over my old 14" (err... I mean
13") Tatung monitor.  It is amazing what difference an inch makes.
Ask my girlfriend !